"She must have fallen into a gully somewhere; or been eaten by a mountain lion. Ford knows." (Page 97)
This quote falls very shortly after my previous blog's quote, but I found it a particularly good example of the vernacular used in this book. The name of Ford is used throughout the book, but it is most consistently and significantly used by the Director himself. I've been searching the book for the best way to blog about this incessant word, and I wanted the accompanying quote to be from the mouth of an important character. As it is, the Director won my little contest for best quote. The whole idea behind this word, "Ford," is that it is used much in the same way someone might use the word: Lord. For example: "Lord knows," "Oh, Lord, that's ridiculous." I also find it ironic that Ford and Lord rhyme. I can only assume that Huxley purposefully chose this name. If he didn't, that would be too much of a coincidence for well-crafted literature.
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