Adjusting In Brave New World

The Cause and Effects of Adjusting in Between Cultures Picture oneself living in a different society, where one is unfamiliar with the rules and norms that the other members of this society apply as their principles. Imagine, can one succeed in this society, without experiencing culture-shock.? In his fiction novel Brave New World, author Aldous Huxley described the life one character in the book. Her name was Linda Crowne, she was a beta plus nurse at the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre of the Brave New World. One day she wandered off beyond her utopian territory and later found herself in a different environment, where she was completely surrounded by groups of strangers. They appeared to be uncivilized, compared to her usual community base on the clothes that they wore, the way they spoke, the rules that they abided by in their society, and their social norms. Moving back and forth between cultures, Linda Crowne had many difficulties adjusting to her environments, because she was …show more content…
In the Brave New World drugs were invented to combat stress, unhappy moods and behaviors. The distribution was tightly controlled, there weren’t any room for laxity. Consequently, since Linda was lonely and mostly unhappy at the Savage world. She consumed large amount of “soma” to escape her unwanted feeling from time to time. Eventually, she became hooked, which is causes her to grow old, and obese, she also developed wrinkles all over her face. Therefore, she became hideous. In contrast, in the Brave New World society, it was a requirement for one to stay physically attractive and young. Since she was physically unattractive no one had wanted to associate themselves with her. Again, she became lonely and unhappy. As a result, she continues consuming large amount of soma. Which inevitably cause her life, she died of soma