Images of Savages

"The mesa was like a ship becalmed in a strait of lion-coloured dust. The channel wound between precipitous banks, and slanting from one wall to the other across the valley ran a streak of green- the river and its fields. On the prow of that stone ship in the ventre of the strait, and seemingly a part of it, a shaped and geometrical outcrop of the naked rock, stood the pueblo of Malpais." (pg 107)
When writing Brave New World, Huxley employs similies, like at the beginning of the above passage, and imagery. Together, these rhetorical devices help the readers picture the scenes in their minds more vividly. The comparisons, such as with siimiles, help the readers connect the images to things that are familiar. The use of imagery, such as in the descriptions the rancid Indians in Chapter Seven, employs multiple senses and therefore provides a more complete experience for the reader.
On a different topic, I feel that this post is an appropriate one to comment on Bernard's last name: Marx. It calls to mind a particular man/idea: Karl Marx and his close to communist ideas, Marxism. Marxism supports the idea that society will eventually become classless and stateless, which will result in maximum freedom for all and a world where the individual is not as important as society itself. I find it peculiar that BERNARD is the character that take the last name Marx, seeing as of all the members of the world Huxley paints, Bernard is the one whose ideas are farthest from Marxism. I am beinging to question that Bernard will start a rebellion; he seems too shy and the World State seems too oppressive. However, considering his last name and different ideas, I will keep my fingers crossed.

 Karl Marx. Attractive guy, eh?