We're
looking for evidence of brainwashing, or indoctrination: quotes that show how the authority
figures (or maybe even peers) in Kathy's world have "programmed" her or others to
believe or accept certain things.
The guardians in Kathy's school are subtle,
crafty, and manipulative, often treating the students with warmth and indulgence so as to earn
their trust. So, much of the indoctrination that goes on is quite subtle.
Below, I'll share all the evidence of indoctrination that I've found in the first seven
chapters.
In Chapter Two, Kathy discusses how her society is set up so that
she and her peers are made to value each other in a commoditized way, giving each other more
respect or importance if they are able to create a lot of products in a short amount of
time:
Looking back now, I can see why the Exchanges
became so important to us. For a start, they were our only means, aside from the Salesthe Sales
were something else, which Ill come to laterof building up a collection of...
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