Literary Devices


Allusion

The use of Our Freud alludes to Freud,who invented psychoanalysis.
They use the term Our Ford to refer to Henry Ford, who designed the model T car and introduced the assembly line. In a sense, it is used to make fun of the Christian God.
Neo-Pavlovian directly relates to Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, who designed conditioning.

Symbolism

As mentioned previously, Aldous Huxley uses Our Ford to symbolize the way Christians used Our Lord.

Imagery

~ A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories.
~ In a gap between two tunnels, a nurse was delicately proing with a lond fine syringe into the gelatinous contents of a passing bottle.
~ They were in a large bare room, very bright and sunny; for the whole southern wall was a single window.
~ Then began to crawl towards those clusters of sleek colours, those shapes so gay and brilliant on the white pages.

Onomonopaeia

Rumbling and Hissing

Hyperbole

No air, no space; and understerilized prison; darkness, disease, and smells
~Home