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... Imposing happiness is a very dangerous method that can lead to the deprivation of an individual’s humanity. In Brave New World, soma was fed to the people to ensure their unfaltering elation and submission. ... The Director said it best when he proclaimed, "that is the secret of happiness and virtue- liking what you’ve got to do. ... The desire for happiness breeds the surrendering of judgment. Thus, there is great danger in imposing happiness because it creates a state of being consistent with a lack of thought and knowledge. ... In both 1984 and Brave New World, the government manipulates the identity of each denizen. Soma and hypnopaedia are schemes to maintain the false security the population of the Brave New World feels. ... In Brave New World, the use of soma to delete sadness and trouble from society and implication of Bokanovsky’s Process to create all caste members alike disturbs the equilibrium.
Approximate Word count = 754
Approximate Pages = 3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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