Theme Of Brainwashing In Brave New World

The decade of the 1930’s can be characterized in two parts: The Great Depression, and the restoration of the American economy. America had been completely destroyed due to the Stock Market Crash of 1929. It was up to the government and people of the 1930’s to "mend" America’s wounds. One man stood up to this challenge, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He promised to fix the American economy, provide jobs, and help the needy. During The Great Depression, the crime rate had risen to an all new high. J. Edgar Hoover helped to create the Federal Bureau of Investigation. As America was restored, culture grew quickly. Dance clubs, new music styles, glamour girls, movies and sports were all popular forms of entertainment in the

In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, the drug soma is used extensively. Characters such as Lenina, Bernard, Henry and Linda take the drug soma in order to escape reality and this makes them emotionless. Soma users also use the drug in order to fit in with society and simply relax whenever they are slightly emotional.

of life in the 1930’s as deeply corrupted with topics that can be seen as issues within both the

Are you going through a time of despair with little hope? Well if you are, although I hope your not. You may enjoy this essay about a time with very little hope called “The Great Depression”. It took place in October 29,1929-1939. It was a very hard me for everyone with homelessness all over and the stock markets crashing.

Imagine the world in which everyone is happy, there is no pain or suffering, no fear of death, no sadness, everything is good, and the government doles out happy pills, known as Soma, the perfect drug. That society has been created in Aldous Huxley’s novel “Brave New World.” Is everyone truly happy? What do the citizens give up in exchange for living in this utopia and is it worth it? "Brave New World" was published in 1932. Set in a dystopian London six hundred years into the future, the novel follows future citizens through their brave new world. The fact that it was written seventy years ago and so much of it rings true in our world makes it a novel that is captivating. Huxley's story is compelling and terrifying at the same time. It

When reading the novel, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, it is unmistakably evident that the use of stimulants (soma) is the leading source of the society’s happiness. Drugs and medicine are used in both societies in many comparable and contrasting ways. Our “soma” takes a different form than it does in Brave New World, but a lot of the results are the same.

reader's mind about what life was like in the 1930's showing the reader that the world was

theme of a corrupt, brainwashed society that reflects the community during the era of the 1930s.

and culture to drug dependency to brainwashing to others. Huxley also speaks of how the world

Government control is enforced through the use of soma, a hallucinogen that is known to sedate and distract individuals from realizing their enslavement, and this drug is exploited as a way to escape reality. However, this abuse ultimately leads to mental corruption. The majority of society consumes this substance to combat pain, worry, and tension. This narcotic is used in everyday life and “served with coffee” (Huxley 75) to help fill people’s days with mindless acts. Soma gives a feeling of euphoria, often times withdrawing the feelings of depression and illness. “Soma, the perfect pharmaceutical, soothes pain” (McQuail) leaving individuals in a state of pleasure and nirvana. Within the corrupt society, a few characters refuse consumption of the hallucinogen. These individuals are regarded as

“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it or work around it” (Michael Jordan). In Brave New World written by Aldous Huxley, citizens attempt to escape from their problems. It is a dystopian novel which display individuals attempting to escape from their problems. The novel is about a world where humans are controlled by scientist and are genetically bred to act in a certain way. In this world citizens are provided a drug called Soma, which helps them forget about their problems. What they do not realize is that the drug is just an illusion to escape from reality instead of facing issues that life brings. Huxley uses soma as a symbol for other drugs in

Introduction - Use of psychoactive substances for recreational purposes is not a radically new social issue. In fact, history tells us that almost every society had their own pharmacopeia of herbs, potions, and substances that not only contributed to healing, but also allowed the user to escape reality (Schules 1992, 4-5). However, it is the contemporary use of psychoactive drugs purchased through illicit or illegal channels and used by persons neither prescribed nor in quantities larger than necessary that defines modern drug abuse (Robins 2006). Prior to World War I, substances like morphine, heroin, and cocaine were available in the major American cities, particularly those with active international ports. For instance, when Chinese immigrants were first imported to work in the mines and railroads during the early 1800s, they brought opium to America. It was the leisure class, who began to experiment with this drug, and, as in Europe, many major U.S. cities had so-called opium dens. In addition, there were a substantial number of "society women" who ended up addicted because their doctor prescribed this drug to deal with female histrionics or to "cure" an excessive sexual appetite (Johnson 2002). Within major cities, this problem began to spill over into other groups: prostitutes, child laborers, orphans, and even men and women of lower social classes seeking to escape the harshness of their lives (Courtwright 2002, 3-19). Between the widespread use and general

In the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley characters in the novel live in a world where everyone is always without a doubt happy.Mustapa Mond says to John while he’s trying to prove that civilation doesn’t need nobility and heroism because there’s no need for it and that divided allegiances don’t exist because “Now you swallow tow or three half-gramme tablets, and there you are.Anybody can be virtuous now.You can carry at least your morality about in a bottle”[237-238].Soma is a drug that helps you take a “holiday” from all your troubles and escape the real world

They take from these books visual images and these images are their perceptions, which can last a lifetime. There are too many

The effects of soma are very “drug-like”. Soma is often used by the government to control or condition the members of Brave New World.The use of soma or drugs in Brave New World is different than today and the past’s usage of drugs. During the 1930s, substance abuse and addiction began to rise. In World War II, amphetamines were widely distributed to soldiers to fight fatigue and improve their mood and endurance. Marijuana and a large wave of opiate addiction began to rise greatly. Today, marijuana is the most common illicit drug used.An estimated $193 billion are spent on illicit drugs today. Like today, people during the 1930s used these drugs as “feel good” drugs. Substance abuse and addiction is still a rising problem in today's