Alcohol in Our Society; Huxley’s View in Relation to Brave New World Es

Alcohol in Our Society Huxleys View in Relation to withstand New World Aldous Huxleys Brave New World is a science fiction book that captures both the good and bad sides of cloning and mass production of humans through science. Huxleys book, published in 1932, conveys his well-developed and disturbingly accurate ideas about human behavior in what was then the distant future. In addition, his writing measures the capacity for which humans canister obsess over not only having a perfect society, but also having total control over bothone and everything in a world where zipper is wild and untamed. Individualism is seen as a cause of instability, and society in its entirety is broken down into five castes. For the people of the World State, life story is based on immediate pleasure and constant happiness sex and the use of the drug soma are a major part of every persons life. The use of soma is so prevalent in the World State that no other drugs are ever used by anyone. It is the cure for everything and the supplement to happiness. In some ways, it is possible to say that soma is used in a fashion that could draw comparisons to the use of alcohol in the society known to humans today. On several occasions in the book, major characters show their use soma as a way to work from harsh or uncomfortable feelings, or to further enhance their social activities. In one such case, Lenina and Henry take several doses of the drug firearm on a date (Huxley, 75). The use of soma, in this pillow slip, causes the two to become rather oblivious to what is happening around them, and eventually leads to them engaging in informal intercourse. In this sense, it can easily be seen how soma is used in a similar way as alcohol people use i... ...ohol became an instance of how soma could be considered a good alternative to alcohol. Lindas uncontrolled drinking, however, came as a result of her conditioning and use of soma when she was a nonmigratory of the Wo rld State. Consequently, it can be argued that everyone from the World State is an abuser of soma in that he or she uses it to lean from anything and everything, similar to the way Linda uses alcohol to escape her past and her son. Huxley is clearly using soma to make a statement about society in general, how people use alcohol and other drugs as an escape and associate them with happiness and fun. It is obvious from his writing that he believes that a society, which is so intent on self-indulgence and considers this to be High Life, is very a scary thought and worth comparing such a world to our own. (www.grlzontop.com/bnw/index2.html)