Brave New World: 1

ONOMATOPOEIA

"Whizz and then, click!" page 9

In the first chapter of the book, the author uses an onomatopoeia to convey his point. This is very effective not only to the reader's eyes, but also to the reader's ears. We do not just see it, however, we hear it as well. This allows the reader to really connect with the author and understand just what he was trying to convey in that sentence. While reading this phrase, I was directly transferred into the "Organ Store". I could see the little bottles zooming by and could hear the sounds that they made. By use of onomatopoeia, I was given tangible evidence to exactly what was happening in that chamber. Four lines down, the author uses the same words to reiterate the constant, perpetual motion of the system. It also can show how uniform the society is if every movement makes the same sound repeatedly as if it were just an average factory.