Social Classes In Brave New World

In the United States, society is divided into social classes much like the caste system of countries in the past. In today’s society, there is not a formal division of people by law, but instead, people are divided by wealth and work. There are many ways to divide Americans into social classes, but the four more broad social classes are the upper class, middle class, working class, and lower class (University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing) These social classes are very similar to the caste system that is set up in the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. When Aldous Huxley was writing Brave New World he may have been reflecting how society was in the United States. The Caste system of Brave New World reflects the way that society works in the United States currently and in the past. Society in the United States is divided …show more content…
In the United States you are not born, and your social class is assigned to you, instead what class you end up in usually depends on the choices you make. These choices ultimately will lead to what kind of job you have, your education level, and your social status. People across the country are separated into 4 main social and economical classes, the first being the upper class. The upper class makes up about 4% of the U.S. population, and is made up of households whose yearly income is $200,000 or more(DeNavas-Walt, Proctor, and Smith). In order to have this large amount of income, these households must have high paying jobs that are rare and limited in the United States. The middle class