"But cleanliness is next to fordliness." PAGE 110
This is an example of an aphorism that their society accepts. Today, some people accept the saying that "cleanliness is next to Godliness." This provided another example in which a parallel between God and this Ford is drawn. This aphorism, expressed by Lenina because of the filthy circumstances she encountered on the reservation, provides a truth that she is used to living by. The Indians of the reservation obviously do not live by the same standards.
In addition to the intriguing nature of the Ford business, I find it a little ironic that Linda and Lenina find it so odd and revolting that the community of Indians is viviparous. The fact that they find it mad and cruel that people belong to each other as a family is weird because that is how we live so we think it perfectly normal. They are the ones who are cruel and mad because they sleep around and use contraceptives so that all the children are created in large numbers. The idea that everyone belongs to everyone also differs from our traditional family structure that we are accustomed to.
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