The soma equivalent in today’s society is a drug addiction. I think that it’s comical how in both worlds people need something to take the edge off. It’s interesting to me how in this utopian society functions on everyone taking soma and everyone feeling joyus. Soma is normalized and if you don’t take soma you are seen as abnormal.
Today there are prescription drugs or medicine for almost everything. People who need these medicines often hide it because they are ashamed of it however in BNW people have soma in their pockets and pull it out whenever they need to feel joy. When people get off from work they get into lines for their daily dose of soma. In chapter six Lenina says “why you don’t take soma when you have these dreadful ideas...” to Bernard and this intrigued me because it’s almost like an acceptable form of peer pressure because soma is as normal as drinking water in this society.
The need for everyone to be happy is a big theme in BNW. I feel that this type of society doesn’t work because society thrives on emotion. If everyone has one emotion all the time then it would be boring. What are your thoughts about this?
-Victoria Garcia
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