Why does Huxley begin the visit to the Reservation with the image of a ‘stone ship’? What might this say about each location?

(this question is based on the book ‘Brave New World, chapters 7-8)

a.) literature that explores grotesque characters and eerie, violent occurrences in a dreary setting.

his tongue, i believe, was bloody and hanging out of his mouth.

he looked as if he were hungry.

he has several wolf-like qualities; a gray coat, sharp claws and yellow fangs.

those eyes made me feel, dear reader, like the end was near.

as i reached for a stick, he moved to the other side of the hill.

panting and hungry, he looked at me, a defenseless human and he snarled.

well i said my prayers, however, he simply turned and limped off. 

ah, shun the horrid gulf! by scylla fly.