Phase 2: Blog 8

“We can electrify that whole strip of floor,” bawled the Director in explanation. “But that’s enough,” he signaled to the nurse... The stiffly twitches bodies relaxed, and what had become the sob and yelp of infant maniacs broadened out once more into a normal howl of ordinary terror. (20)

The Director directs the nurses to electrify the floor to scare and harm the babies that way they know not to look at books or come near books. The Director uses Pavlov's and Skinner's idea to  train the babies to stay away from books, that way they aren't intellectual and so they will only stay in their class and not move to the next. It's unfair for one to not have the opportunity to change their life. They're life is determined and set for them, there's no way of changing it. The worst is, they're being taught so young, and they are purposely being hurt. They're way too young to be learning anything and it's considered abuse. Unfortunately, these people don't see their wrong doings. No one has the morals to be realizing that this is wrong. They are seriously hurting these helpless innocent, infants.