Book 22. (7 results) Dancer of Gor (Context Quote)
Chapter #
Sentence #
Quote
11
704
He wore green robes.
11
705
I did not know at that time but this indicated he was of the caste of physicians.
11
706
That is a high caste.
11
707
If I had known he was of high caste I might have been a great deal more frightened than I was.
11
708
Most Goreans take caste very seriously.
11
709
It is apparently one of the socially stabilizing forces on Gor.
11
710
It tends to reduce the dislocations, disappointments and tragedies inherent in more mobile structures, in which men are taught that they are failures if they do not manage to make large amounts of money or excel in one of a small number of prestigious professions.
He wore green robes.
I did not know at that time but this indicated he was of the caste of physicians.
That is a high caste.
If I had known he was of high caste I might have been a great deal more frightened than I was.
Most Goreans take caste very seriously.
It is apparently one of the socially stabilizing forces on Gor.
It tends to reduce the dislocations, disappointments and tragedies inherent in more mobile structures, in which men are taught that they are failures if they do not manage to make large amounts of money or excel in one of a small number of prestigious professions.
- (Dancer of Gor, Chapter )