Alpha-Plus

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Alpha Plus is the highest level caste in Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. The supposedly utopian, civilized world is divided up into different castes, with Alpha Double Plus citizens performing the most mentally difficult tasks, and Epsilon Minus Semi-Morons performing the least. The alpha plus characters in the novel include Bernard Marx, Helmholtz Watson, and Henry Foster. Their function within society is to carry out some of the most intellectual tasks required, generally management of large industries and institutions such as the Bureau of Propaganda.

Despite being the highest caste, it is demonstrated by The Controller (Mustapha Mond) that a society containing only 'Alpha-Plus' individuals cannot survive. There is a need for every caste (Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas and Epsilons) to perform their role in society - much like a production line.