Our society enjoys drugs in the same way the citizens of the World State do, which is the governing society of Brave New World. In these strange times, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and its depiction of the drug soma is more relevant and frightening than ever. Let me dial back a few notches - what is a drug? Is it a substance that alters a state of consciousness? Something that shimmies around your brain chemistry and makes you feel good?Īre drugs something to be wary of? Like a thief in the night, coming to steal your body’s vitamin C supply, which is a common side effect of smoking? Critical masterpiece Brave New World by Aldous Huxley outlines the components of a complicit society - one of pleasure and beauty and a drug called soma.
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