Brave New World Analysis

Even though Huxley wrote Brave New World more than 70 years ago, this does not mean that the information in it is no longer relevant. If anything, since it was written so long ago it would make it more relevant. This would make it more relevant because he writes about a dystopian future and at this time period, we are living in the dystopian future that Huxley talks about. Using Huxley’s book, we can tell different flaws in our society that were predicted. Some of the topics mentioned in the book were so accurate that it's frightening. Some of these harsh aspects mentioned in the book that are very relevant now is the drug use portrayed in the book, the openness to sex, and the portrayal of classes. One aspect in Brave New World that is relevant to our current society is the drug use. In the book, everyone uses a miracle drug called soma, this drug works miracles and makes everyone happy. In our society, we have multiple drugs that people use that kind of have the same effect as soma does. In the book, there is a saying that is, “A Gramme is better than a damn.” This quote is basically saying, instead of feeling emotions just take soma and everything will be alright. This is the equivalent of doctors prescribing certain antidepressants to patients to …show more content…
In Brave New World, the idea of sex is no big deal. During one point in the book, a child gets in trouble for not partaking in sexual acts with another little girl on the playground. Our society is now very open to sex, I mean not as open as children having it in public but we may be heading there. Our society is very open to sex especially when it comes to pop culture, such as music, movies, and books. In the book, they would meet each other and that same night they would be in bed together which is kind of like our society now to an extent. Huxley had an idea of where our society was