“ You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do ” (Ford). In this society, not many individuals are recognized centuries after dying, since not everybody has the capability to excel in what they are doing. Henry Ford is a businessman, who is still remembered in today’s society, for his inventions in the early 20th century. In the novel Brave New World, Aldous Huxley alludes to Henry Ford in order to give their society a structure since most notions revolve around him. This becomes evident throughout the assembly line, the mass production, the way Ford is perceived as a God and how Ford is always used as a point of reference.
To begin, in the book, mass production is applied to biology, similarly to how Ford mass produced his model- …show more content…
They refer to Henry Ford as a God since he is a role model for their society; often, they say his name instead of swearing “Oh for Ford sakes’’ (90). Huxley add this in his novel because the World Controllers make the caste using an assembly line, thus, people allude to Ford as God because he is the creator of the assembly line. In addition, Ford is not only a subject part of their conversation through the name of God, but , he is also seen throughout many aspects of the society, for example the T crosses on many buildings. "All crosses had their tops cut and became T's. There was also a thing called God" (45). This is to remind the reader of Ford's Model T automobile, the first to be produced via the assembly line. It proves that Ford was viewed as a God to the World State society since their sayings and technology is similar to Ford’s. He is also symbolized in the society throughout the charing T tower. “ Ford sang out an immense bass voice from all the golden trumpets’’ (68). The number of time the bell rings represent the time of the day. Once again, this proves that Ford is alluded, in their world, throughout social and visual aspects in order to structure their …show more content…
Huxley changes the time period; instead of using “J.C” (Jesus Christ), he uses “A.F” (After Ford). " Tall and rather thin but upright, the Director advanced into the room. He had a long chin and big rather prominent teeth, just covered, when he was not talking, by his full, floridly curved lips. Old, young? Thirty? Fifty? Fifty-five? It was hard to say. And anyhow the question didn't arise; in this year of stability, A. F. 632 [...]" (2) Ford’s personality and character displays him as a God-like figure. Here, Huxley uses A.F 632 to refer to the year of Ford’s death rather than the death of Jesus, since religion does not exist in the World State. This also demonstrates that even in casual discussion, Ford is linked to their conversation. Furthermore, in the World State, people do not talk about the past since they say it is old and useless. When they actually do talk about it, they refer to Ford; "The case of Little Reuben occurred only twenty three years after Our Ford’s first T-model was put on the market. (Here the director made a sign of the T and all the student reverently followed) and yet the student scribble hypnopedia first used officially in A.F " (214). Later in the book, the director explained that ancient text are no longer used anymore because they are old and have nothing to do with science, machinery, and how the state views a man’s happiness. When they teach something to the kids, they
To begin, in the book, mass production is applied to biology, similarly to how Ford mass produced his model- …show more content…
They refer to Henry Ford as a God since he is a role model for their society; often, they say his name instead of swearing “Oh for Ford sakes’’ (90). Huxley add this in his novel because the World Controllers make the caste using an assembly line, thus, people allude to Ford as God because he is the creator of the assembly line. In addition, Ford is not only a subject part of their conversation through the name of God, but , he is also seen throughout many aspects of the society, for example the T crosses on many buildings. "All crosses had their tops cut and became T's. There was also a thing called God" (45). This is to remind the reader of Ford's Model T automobile, the first to be produced via the assembly line. It proves that Ford was viewed as a God to the World State society since their sayings and technology is similar to Ford’s. He is also symbolized in the society throughout the charing T tower. “ Ford sang out an immense bass voice from all the golden trumpets’’ (68). The number of time the bell rings represent the time of the day. Once again, this proves that Ford is alluded, in their world, throughout social and visual aspects in order to structure their …show more content…
Huxley changes the time period; instead of using “J.C” (Jesus Christ), he uses “A.F” (After Ford). " Tall and rather thin but upright, the Director advanced into the room. He had a long chin and big rather prominent teeth, just covered, when he was not talking, by his full, floridly curved lips. Old, young? Thirty? Fifty? Fifty-five? It was hard to say. And anyhow the question didn't arise; in this year of stability, A. F. 632 [...]" (2) Ford’s personality and character displays him as a God-like figure. Here, Huxley uses A.F 632 to refer to the year of Ford’s death rather than the death of Jesus, since religion does not exist in the World State. This also demonstrates that even in casual discussion, Ford is linked to their conversation. Furthermore, in the World State, people do not talk about the past since they say it is old and useless. When they actually do talk about it, they refer to Ford; "The case of Little Reuben occurred only twenty three years after Our Ford’s first T-model was put on the market. (Here the director made a sign of the T and all the student reverently followed) and yet the student scribble hypnopedia first used officially in A.F " (214). Later in the book, the director explained that ancient text are no longer used anymore because they are old and have nothing to do with science, machinery, and how the state views a man’s happiness. When they teach something to the kids, they