Government Control In Brave New World

There is often a moment in a piece of distinctive literature that becomes memorable. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, depicts a dystopian environment, a corrupt futuristic society that may be upon us, and the struggle that a character faces concerning the differences between him and those who attempt to control him. The novel educates readers on the power that society and the government possess. Brave New World focuses on control of the citizens by the government through a false sense of happiness, one that allows those in control to manipulate without people realizing it; as a result they are victimized and lose touch with their own personal freedom, emotions, and values. Happiness is something that everyone is entitled experience, but in the novel Brave New World it is the only emotion …show more content…
The characters take a drug called Soma, something that prevents the people from being unhappy. Soma is created to control people and force them to live an “ideal” life, to be happy forever. Instead of working people just have sex or take drugs. However, people are unaware that the government has forced them to accept that being happy is good, everyone should be happy, and this is engraved in their minds because when citizens are happy, they remain oblivious to the crimes that the government is committing. The writer describes an environment that Freedom and Liberty are rights that a citizen should possess, “Liberty to be inefficient and miserable. Freedom to be a round peg in a square hole.” The author specifically depicts the effects of the drugs have on the people, “...that second dose of soma had raised a quite impenetrable wall between the actual universe and their minds.” (Huxley/77). The government has brainwashed people into