"The mesa was like a ship becalmed in a strait of lion-coloured dust" (107).
The author employs analogies and imagery to describe things the reader would consider beautiful: the ocean, flowers, and various landscapes. Although the reader finds these descriptions appropriate, most characters in the novel do not appreciate the beauty in the scenery. Since they have been trained to disregard such beauty, characters find these things uninteresting or strange. The purpose of this particular analogy is to show the reader how lovely the Reservation is, but it goes unnoticed by Lenina and Bernard. The reader is able to picture the natural landscape, untouched by modern society. In contrast to modern London, the Reservation's natural beauty has been preserved. This is a place where modern advancements have not taken over, plowing away nature to make room for modern conveniences. The characters find this place strange, but this is how the world was before the utopia was created. This further shows how the characters find the reader's entire world so unusual and outdated which distances the reader from the characters. At least one of these natural places still exist, preserving the ways of the old world.
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