In the first third of the novel there are a few things I noticed. The Motif of the word pneumatic appears throughout the first part of the book. Pneumatic means of or pertaining to air according to dictionary.com. When Huxley uses the word pneumatic, he uses it to explain Lenina or her chair. More generally it is explaining women and saying that they are as important as furniture. This emphasizes the idea of having sex with anyone and everyone. Sex could also be a motif. It is mentioned throughout the book and very casual here in the beginning. It is frowned upon if people don't want to have sex with others.
The Setting in the beginning is in the London Hatchery and Control Center. This sets the society and explains it very well by starting the book with a tour. It explains the setup and organization of society along with the main goals and rules in the society. We understand from the beginning that having sex is encouraged and not looked down on by the society.
The language used in the book is also interesting. Huxley uses casual words to explain the children who "play with each other." The casual word choice highlights the views of the characters in the book. They are all taught the normalcy of playing with each other in sexual ways and it is not strange.
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