Joana Melendez-Iotas

http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/how-it-feels--to-use-recreational-drugs/2008/01/09/1199554739462.html



       In the article "How it feels like to be on recreational drugs" Talks about how it is when your own drugs.Like the authors say "It's all about temporary escapism- not escaping from your life all the time- but maybe for 20 hours,it like a holiday" just like how Lenina and Henry refer to there trip in the book as a "friendly world of a soma-holiday. In the book Brave New World citizens are made to think that taking the drug "soma" is ok because in this society it's not looked down upon but encouraged by everyone to consume this drug.This drug is part of there everyday lifestyles.They take this drug in many different dosages.Once high of this socially accepted drug they are oblivious to the world around them.Just like any known drug today, users may feel more energetic and sociable, which can make it attractive to people who have social anxieties, shyness, or who lack the energy to go out and do things. This is probably the reason why in this chapter everyone is having sex orgies and having so much fun, and completely ignoring the fact that they come from hatcheries and that something must not be right with there society.This article related to ch.5 because in this chapter everyone is taking drugs and having relations with everyone and the article makes it easier to understand why it is that there acting this way.

Questions: Do you think our government should supply as with drugs that would make us do things that we usually wouldn't do just to forget what society we are living in?

2.If we was to live in this type of society would you still consume soma even if it is not mandatory to do so?