"Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain."
-Page 132
This sentence is the thoughts of John towards Popé, a man who frequently sleeps with his mother. Again on page 133 John thinks to himself, "Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous... Like drums, like the men singing for the corn, like magic, the words repeated and repeated themselves in his head." These adjectives are applied to Popé and are used frequently to emphasize his characteristic quality. Therefore, Huxley has used an epithet to describe John's hatred towards Popé. The author lets the reader know that John hated Popé more than anything. Popé puts on a smile and acts as if he is kind, but John sees right past this. He sees him only as an evil villain. He cannot stand him and wants him dead. John hates this "remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain."
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