"Suddenly it was as though the whole air had come alive and were pulsing, pulsing with the indefatigable movement of blood. Up there, in Malpais, the drums were being beaten. Their feet fell in with the rhythm of that mysterious heart; they quickened their pace. Their path led them to the foot of the precipice." -pg 108
When fetuses are being conditioned, surrogate blood is used to nurture them. The whole concept of surrogate blood epitomizes life in the society of Brave New World. There is nothing personal or real or 'pulsing' about the way the characters in the this novel live. There are no specifically special connections between people; relationships are merely surrogates for what could be. Everyone belongs to everyone else. Long term preferences are frowned upon. Once Lenina and Bernard arrive at the Savage Reservation in New Mexico, they experience whole new type of existence.
The passage at the top is the description for the atmosphere at the Savage Reservation camp. Huxley uses his diction such as 'pulsing', 'alive', 'rhythm', 'mysterious heart', and 'blood' to create effective imagery of a living, unsurrogate life force that contrasts the casual, unnatural lifestyle of the society in Brave New World. These images and atmosphere of real life disturbs Lenina, but excites Bernard. No doubt, the realness and rawness of life on the Reservation disturbs and estranges Lenine, who previously anticipated seeing the Savage Reservation. However, Bernard finds something enticing in the aura of the Reservation and perhaps feels that this is what he has been missing. This is the place where he belongs.
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