"Yes, everybody's happy now," echoed Lenina. They had heard the words repeated a hundred and fifty times every night for twelve years.Huxley places such emphasis on repetition that he literally repeats the fact that the people are conditioned through repetition.* Not only does he state it here in the fifth chapter, but he also mentions it in all the previous chapters. "Ford" is repeated so many times that I actually used it in conversation in place of God. In addition, the second and third chapters include small chunks of the actual conditioning process of repetition during sleep.This repetition is an effective tool in Huxley's arsenal of writing mechanics because it mirrors the conditioning process.
Also, I've come to see an underlying current of sexuality and promiscuity throughout the novel-- Orgy-porgy, the children playing erotic games, everyone belonging to everyone else. I wonder how this is going to play out in the novel (because I doubt Huxley put that in the story for no reason).
Is it strange that the song "Bottle of Mine" mentioned in the fifth chapter reminded me of Everclear's song "Father of Mine"? Enjoy this song! Don't be fooled by the upbeat instrumentals; it's a sad song.
Until Next Time,
Alysse
*I now realize this is called motif and is in fact a lit. term from our list.
those lit terms are everywhere!
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