Human being and his tendencies for alcohol and drug consumption is a matter of curiosity since the beginning of civilizations. The cultural and societal aspects of intoxication are worth analysis rather than the individualistic approach to it. As, there arises a question whether, the craving for intoxication is a natural instinct within man or if it is incorporated in him by an external agency.
Every civilization and every religion has their own approach to intoxication and puts forth a set of norms and ethics regarding its consumption. Alcohol seems to be a part of the rituals of many religions and favors the delightful aspect of the same. Certain other religions keep a completely negative attitude towards alcohol; however they do …show more content…
Groups like the Hippies and the Beat Generation has given a new outlook towards drug consumption for creative pursuits. The devastating effect of wars on people’s psyche and the post-war trauma was probably been projected differently into substance addiction and thereby into creativity.
The passage from the most noted novel by Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test justifies the idea of counting on to substance abuse to alter the one’s perception and to escape from the barricades of reality which is unacceptably terrific.
Brave New World written by Aldous Huxley in 1932 is a dystopian novel which deals with the idea of alcohol and its operation in various class hierarchies quite differently. The novel takes place in an imaginary country called The World state where human beings are born in hatcheries under the supervision of the state. People are manufactured into different class divisions namely, the Alphas, Betas, Gammas and the Epsilons; Alphas being the most intelligent and Epsilons being the least.
The Alphas undertake the intellectual pursuits of the State; the Deltas are the skilled workers supporting the Alphas. Gammas are the semi-skilled workers, Deltas, the low skilled workers and Epsilons are the sewage workers of the
Every civilization and every religion has their own approach to intoxication and puts forth a set of norms and ethics regarding its consumption. Alcohol seems to be a part of the rituals of many religions and favors the delightful aspect of the same. Certain other religions keep a completely negative attitude towards alcohol; however they do …show more content…
Groups like the Hippies and the Beat Generation has given a new outlook towards drug consumption for creative pursuits. The devastating effect of wars on people’s psyche and the post-war trauma was probably been projected differently into substance addiction and thereby into creativity.
The passage from the most noted novel by Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test justifies the idea of counting on to substance abuse to alter the one’s perception and to escape from the barricades of reality which is unacceptably terrific.
Brave New World written by Aldous Huxley in 1932 is a dystopian novel which deals with the idea of alcohol and its operation in various class hierarchies quite differently. The novel takes place in an imaginary country called The World state where human beings are born in hatcheries under the supervision of the state. People are manufactured into different class divisions namely, the Alphas, Betas, Gammas and the Epsilons; Alphas being the most intelligent and Epsilons being the least.
The Alphas undertake the intellectual pursuits of the State; the Deltas are the skilled workers supporting the Alphas. Gammas are the semi-skilled workers, Deltas, the low skilled workers and Epsilons are the sewage workers of the