"Old men in the bad old days used to renounce, retire, take to religion, spend their time reading, thinking--thinking!" -pg. 55
Once again, Huxley makes use of alliteration. Here, in this quote from the Controller, Mustapha Mond, he is describing what life was like before this new age. Because the author uses this device, he gains credibility in the mind of the reader and emphasizes the point he's trying to make.
I find it amusing that everyone in this society is so against the idea of free thought- or free anything actually. The Controller was appalled that men used to think before this system of embryos being "decanted" rather than born, and everything is regulated in a factory setting, rather than by chance in real life. In a way, the thought of humans not having the right to think for themselves is insulting and dehumanizing. On the other hand, I think a society without free thought- or maybe even restricted thought- has the potential to have a positive impact. As the D.H.C. brags, there is no war or unrest in the utopia. Whether that could or would happen in real life remains unknown until we try something new.
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