Friday, July 23, 2010
Drugs and Soma
Although Aldous Huxley's world may seem too far into the future, I believe that he did a great job of foreseeing. The fact that he believed that humanity would become so dependent on an anti-depressant or drug like soma seems to be accurate. As time progresses drugs become a greater part o people's lives. They are frequently used as an escape from problems or troubles. Over the years drug abuse has increased. In 1979 31.3% of people of all ages abused drugs and in the year 2001 the percentage has increased to 41.7%. One could only imagine how dependent people will grow on drugs in the future. In Aldous Huxley's world soma is distributed regularly and is a part of everyone's daily life. This may seem like an exaggeration compared to how often our society consumes drugs or how large of a role they play in our daily lives but it is not difficult to imagine. Our current society can quickly become dependent to an anti-depressant or drug, like the people in Aldous Huxley's novel are dependent on soma. In my opinion Aldous Huxley's vision of soma is not just possible but accurate.
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Now we wait for Desiree to come in and agree with you.
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, you're right. It is accurate. Just look at Chrystal Meth, Marijuana, and the other drugs. A hit of those and your worries will be swept away.
I agree with you Erika, it is a huge possibilty that our society can become dependent on a drug.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the number has increased since 2001, because mention of drug use is everywhere, in movies, in music, on television, not only are they everywhere but drug use is greatly glorified.
It's a scary possibility especially because when you use drugs, you build a tolerance to it so you have to have more and more to get the desired effect increasing the level of addiction.
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ReplyDeleteI agree, Erika, I was thinking about how dependent people would be on this drug if it existed.
ReplyDeleteJust think about it, if you saw an ad that told you if you take their product you can escape reality and dive into your own wonderland guranteed, wouldn't you be interested?
I almost don't want to know how many people would try it...