Sacrifice

// What function(s) does this scene perform? What is it doing? // // Why has it been written? What purpose does it serve? // // How is the scene’s construction (i.e., the way it’s built) conducive to its function & purpose? //
 * displays the poverty of the reservation and how little technology they have
 * describes a religious sacrifice in detail
 * shows reactions of the new world people to the old world concepts and traditions
 * to show contrast between the new world and the old world
 * to explain customs of the Indians
 * to show what the world would be like if it had not developed at all for 600 years
 *  entrance of the savage mid-scene helps to explain more about what's going on
 * interruption of description of the sacrifice with Lenina's comments get the new world's people's reaction to old world's customs
 * Lenina's and Bernard's comments about the setting help to show the difference between the reservation and the World State