Two Worlds Apart The novel Brave New World written in 1932 by Aldous Huxley is about a fictional futuristic society. In this story, Huxley writes about the world state and the everyday activities and duties of several different main characters along with many others. Though the society in this novel is many years ahead of Huxleys generation, it shares many similarities with the modern day civilizations found all around the world; along with many differences. While being similar in certain aspects, the way of living in the world state contains drastically different activities and processes that would most likely prove to be controversial if they were to be introduced in modern day society. At the beginning of the novel, the reader is exposed
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there are many laws against the use of recreational drugs including marijuana, cocaine, prescription painkillers and many others. While none of these are found in the world state, there is a drug called soma taken almost mandatorily by much of the population. Soma is a muscle relaxer that creates a “holiday” for the user which is a sleep-like state in which the user experiences great happiness. The use of soma in the world state is very similar to the misuse of drugs in America. While it may seem wrong by todays standards to produce drugs like soma for the populations consumption, it keeps the citizens of the world state civilized and provides them with an escape whenever needed which can be very …show more content…
Though marriage and relationships are nonexistent in the world state, sex is not. In the novel sex is extremely prevalent with almost all of the population participating in these activities. While many would think so much sex would result in a very high amount of pregnancies this is not the case. Women of the world state wear a belt that holds contraceptives used to prevent pregnancy, this is almost the same as modern day birth control pills and serves the same purpose as condoms. This amount of sex in current day America would be perfectly normal. The only controversial issue that would arise if this sexual lifestyle was prevalent in todays society is the age at which sexual activity is acceptable. In the novel, young children are encouraged to participate in sexual activity, while in current day society young children are often purposely kept from sexual knowledge until high
there are many laws against the use of recreational drugs including marijuana, cocaine, prescription painkillers and many others. While none of these are found in the world state, there is a drug called soma taken almost mandatorily by much of the population. Soma is a muscle relaxer that creates a “holiday” for the user which is a sleep-like state in which the user experiences great happiness. The use of soma in the world state is very similar to the misuse of drugs in America. While it may seem wrong by todays standards to produce drugs like soma for the populations consumption, it keeps the citizens of the world state civilized and provides them with an escape whenever needed which can be very …show more content…
Though marriage and relationships are nonexistent in the world state, sex is not. In the novel sex is extremely prevalent with almost all of the population participating in these activities. While many would think so much sex would result in a very high amount of pregnancies this is not the case. Women of the world state wear a belt that holds contraceptives used to prevent pregnancy, this is almost the same as modern day birth control pills and serves the same purpose as condoms. This amount of sex in current day America would be perfectly normal. The only controversial issue that would arise if this sexual lifestyle was prevalent in todays society is the age at which sexual activity is acceptable. In the novel, young children are encouraged to participate in sexual activity, while in current day society young children are often purposely kept from sexual knowledge until high