In the fictional society‚ soma is prescribed to almost every single person. On Lenina and Bernards’ date‚ they had to meet the Warden and “when the Warden started booming‚ she [Lenina] had inconspicuously swallowed half a gramme of soma‚ with the result that she could now sit‚ serenely not listening‚ thinking of nothing at all‚ but with her large blue eyes fixed on the Warden’s face in an expression of rapt attention" (Huxley 47). Lenina had consciously taken a dose of soma because she had recognized
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elimination of families and the promotion of soma. To eliminate close bonds between two people promiscuity was advocated. This was achieved through hynopaedia during childhood. Through this technique intimate relationships between people were eliminated. People of Brave New World did not know what a family was. At the mention of the words mother and father‚ during a tour of the London Hatchery‚ the students became silent and many began to blush. Soma was another devise used by citizens of Brave New
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if there is even a hint of anger‚ the wonder drug Soma is prescribed to remedy the problem. A colleague‚ noticing your depression‚ would chime in with the chant‚ "one cubic centimetre of soma cures ten gloomy." This slogan is taught to everyone‚ from the youngest to the oldest. Unhappiness‚ intellectual curiosity‚ disagreement‚ suffering - none of these feelings is allowed in the world which Huxley creates. At the first sign of unhappiness‚ Soma is prescribed. Emotions of all types are strictly
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life than sex‚ and technology. The World State manipulated the population by telling them that Soma will fix any problem‚ and everything will be fine. John’s mother was addicted to this sex inducing drug and unfortunately overdosed weeks later (passed away). John was sadden by the fact that his mother (real birth) died because of this sickening supplement‚ but others were telling him to just take Soma and cheer up. Another conflict that lead up to this climax was when Bernard got “power hungry”.
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Bernard Marx- Bernard Marx could be seen as the outcast of the social group. He isn’t exactly as tall or as involved in “social gatherings” (sexual gatherings) as the other Alpha group members‚ the “rich‚ wealthy” class of the dystopian society. Bernard views the other members of his social class as disgusting human beings with no morals. Bernard is kind of like the “Winston Smith” from George Orwell’s 1984. He questions society and goes against a lot‚ if not all‚ of their ideas. John the “Savage”-
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Attack on Utopian Society in Brave New World Huxley’s Brave New World is an attack on Utopian Society. Having a perfect society seems ideal since it takes away the pains and struggles of the real world. Things such as finding a loved one‚ heartbreak‚ deciding on a career path‚ being successful‚ and raising a family. This novel focuses on what the world would be like if it were a utopian society‚ and the reader can see that it is not as perfect as it seems. It shows how technology and engineering
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Brave New World opens in the Central London Hatching and Conditioning Center‚ where the Director of the Hatchery and Henry Foster are giving a tour to a group of boys. The boys learn about the Bokanovsky Process‚ which allows the Hatchery to produce thousands of nearly identical human embryos. During the gestation period the embryos travel in bottles along a conveyor belt through a large factory building‚ and are conditioned to belong to one of five castes: Alpha‚ Beta‚ Gamma‚ Delta‚ or Epsilon
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Soma is used to distract people from living a full life filled with family‚ love‚ freedom and individuality. The drug is enforced everyday‚ for example when you leave your work‚ you are given a dosage of soma to take home with you‚ it is your gramme for the day. This drug is described as the “perfect drug”‚ it is a hallucinogen where it is consumed to resolve your dissatisfaction and to calm you; it gives you a ten hour long high and it makes life seem surrealistic. Soma is used to take
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to be taught is because it supports the use of a drug called Soma for people to be able to find happiness. “Christianity without tears-that’s what soma is”. (Huxley 238). The drug is supposed to calm people down and also get them high however without having any bad side effects or hangovers. In my opinion‚ this is wrong since using drugs leads to addiction especially for young people such that they cannot survive with out drugs. The Soma drug was apparently worked on by 2000 biochemists and pharmacologists
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Gender Relations and Roles The concept of gender relations and roles in Bamana culture is a very intriguing subject that many American people may not be well aware of. The gender relations and roles are not the same as in the United States. In Bamana culture‚ the distinction between the genders and gender-based cultural behaviors is not an unlimited but a relative one. These differences and divisions are part of what the Bamana culture unique. Another distinction between the genders is the use
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