THE LIST OF
CASTES
A note from
Kiera:
This is a general idea of where professions fall within the castes described in
The Selection. I realize it doesn’t
cover every possible job on the planet, but hopefully this list makes the divisions
a bit clearer.
ONES: Royalty,
clergy
TWOS: All
celebrities, such as MTV-type musicians, professional athletes, actors, models;
politicians as well as all officers in any policing, military, firefighting, or
guarding position that are assigned by draft
THREES: Educators of
any kind, philosophers, inventors, writers, scientists of any kind, doctors,
veterinarians, dentists, architects, librarians, all engineers, therapists or
psychologists, film directors, music producers, lawyers
FOURS: Farm owners,
jewelers, real-estate agents, insurance brokers, head chefs, project managers
for construction, property/business owners for things like restaurants, shops,
and hotels
FIVES: Classically
trained musicians and singers, all artists, live theater actors, dancers,
circus performers of any kind
SIXES: Secretaries,
waitstaff, housekeepers, seamstresses, store clerks, cooks, drivers
SEVENS: Gardeners,
construction workers, farmhands, gutter or pool cleaners, almost all outdoor
workers
EIGHTS: The mentally
or physically unwell (particularly if there is no one to care for them),
addicts, runaways, the homeless
