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How Does Huxley Use Soma In Brave New World

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Brave New World on Soma
In todays society drug use is strongly discouraged, but in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World has shown otherwise. Aldous Huxley wrote what he thought was a new and better life then what we’re living now. The Brave New World is a society in which people are separated by social classes and everyone and everything is controlled. The people would use a drug called soma as another way to control the people. The drug can also be seen as a symbol of the powerful influence science has on the society. Soma is highly encouraged when one is having feelings that aren’t suppose to exist in the world. The drug can also be used as a safe concoction for the people. Also the people take soma to help them deal with what they’re going through. Additionally, the drug can be a solution that a lot of the people go to avoid their problems. Since the drug is completely it doesn’t cause any conflict. In The Brave New World, Aldous Huxley shows the positive effects of drug use. One good effect of soma that Aldous Huxley shows is that it allows (you) to have no emotions. In the people in the new world can just take soma to help …show more content…

Social stability is very important in the new world; they think without it everything will fall apart. So they use soma to make sure nobody is falling out if line. For example, if someone is out of control (you) can give them soma and then they will calm down. Therefore, the drug can be used as a tool to enforce order. Soma can also be used to help people forget about thinks that is hurtful to them or the society. Mustapha Mond said, “Bring three men, and take Mr. Marx into a bedroom. Give him some soma vaporization and then put him to bed and leave him” (Huxley 226). This quote shows how soma can be used to sedate people that are hysterical. Soma can be helpful in making sure disorderly situations are contained

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