1. Democracy and Personal Freedoms in
In Chapter 39 of the novel the narrator says "Bodily functions at least remain democratic". ... For the most part, each cell of the body is equipped with the same chemical messengers, and therefore whenever a cell needs more or less of something it triggers the release of some kind of chemical messenger or protein which is usually in turn relayed to the brain. ... Additionally, just as in a true democracy every part of the body from nervous system, to skeletal, to integument, etc. plays an equal role in maintaining the body. ...
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