Symbolic Language In 'A Brave New World'

In ‘A Brave New World’, symbolic language is used in the first opening paragraph, ‘A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories [...] Community, Identity, Stability.’ This demonstrates not only a development in the setting but also the outlook of the world as the building is portrayed as ‘squat’ despite the building being ‘thirty-four stories’ high, indicating that the surrounding buildings are even taller. This building is believed to symbolise that London is even more industrialised in the new divergent society as what would have been seen as tall before, is now seen as small in comparison. This adjustment in values, not only for London but for the entire world, shows that the world is being managed differently and suggests that London
is the central point of the advanced society. The words ‘identity’ and ‘stability’ may have been chosen to demonstrate a symbolic meaning of a world that is now different from their own by symbolising that the people are now given a purpose through adapting and that there is a unfamiliar sense of establishment in the community but this is possibly due to the authority of the regime, showing domination and a lack of freedom in the advanced society.