Crimson: what it might mean in Brave New World

While reading Brave New World, I've noticed that the color crimson is commonly used, specifically in chapter 5, with lines such as, "Crimson at the horizon, the last of the sunset faded," "T shone crimson against the night,"and " crimson twilight of the Embryo store." Furthermore, in chapter 5 we see a glimpse at what the society portrayed in Brave New World worship. The idea that consumerism and materialism, distributed by mass production has replaced God in the religious role of the society additionally exemplifies the use of crimson in this chapter. Doing some research I was able to discover that the color crimson usually symbolizes an individual's status, commonly the upper class, along with power. Additionally in the Elizabethan era, high church officials were seen wearing crimson ropes. It also represents humility and atonement , which are all seen in chapter 5 of the book, with Bernad Marx, "Separate and unatoned, while the others were being fused into the Greater Being; alone even in Morgana's embrace-much more alone indeed, more helplessly himself than he had ever been in his life before." We can infer that Albert Huxley's utilization of the color crimson in chapter 5 exemplifies the meaning of chapter 5 as a whole, the significant role that religion plays in society, however in Brave New World it is conveyed through consumerism, with "Ford" playing the role of god.

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-by: Mario Hernandez

This Is the Year of our Ford?

Maybe it's just me but I have noticed certain economical themes that are portrayed in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. A great example of this is the replacement of the word "Lord" to "Ford" one of America's greatest industries even during the Great Depression which is referenced in the book as "the great Economic Collapse" on page 48.
"In the nurseries, the Elementary Class Consciousness lesson was over, the adapting future demand to future industrial supply. 'I do love flying ,' they whispered, 'I do love flying, I do love having new clothes, I do love...' (Pg. 48)"

This idea of consumption is prominent throughout the book. On chapter 5 part 2 Huxley mentions a place where an immense T is shone. This T could represent the image of a cross, and instead is replaced by T which signifies Ford Model T. Society replaces religion with materialism.
Also, has anyone noticed the sign that represents years, "A.F."? Well to us it would normally be A.D. or B.C. but in the book it probably means "After Ford". My question is, who exactly is this Ford?

What has struck me the most interesting about Brave New World is how Aldous Huxley, in creating a Utopian society where people are regulated, does so not through despotic means but through strategical mazing of the human mind (Whether it's reverse psychology or not I'm not one-hundred percent). Endorsing people's natural urges to be sexually active at young ages disintegrates what we today, as a society, look down upon. Where we endorse limited sexual partners, Huxley's Utopia encourages unlimited promiscuity. The act of doing so degenerates love to a meer mockery, freedom an isolated figment of our imagination, and propagates stable efficiency as the metallic road of all truths.