others. Other individuals in the Brave New World are content while these three characters are searching for something not given to them by the government, something beyond physical happiness. They are searching for actual happiness. Individuality, which is one of the strongest values in the United States today, is taken away at the moment of conception in the Brave New World. This is done first, with the loss of family. Many eggs have been fertilized and split to create mass amounts of twins, and tubes have replaced the mothers womb. While in the tubes the destiny of any individual has already been set. Through the use of use of oxygen, alcohol and hormones the childs intelligence is shaped to fit the level assigned to him, Alpha (as the highest class) to Epilson (the lowest class). After birth the government is constantly conditioning children so they will know their place in the world. With the loss of mothers and fathers, the children learn all of their norms and values from the same source, the government. With the destruction of family, the government has prevented the largest source of human emotion: family love. There are no more emotional ties to anyone, even sex is turned into a purely physical act. This lack of intimacy, or emotional ties to others, is the key ingredient for stability in Brave New World. Deep emotions of any kind are dangerous in this utopian world because they cant be regulated or controlled. If for any reason, in the Brave New World, one starts to feel their individuality, the emptiness of their life, or loneliness, there is always soma. Soma could be our equivalent to a combination of Prozac and Ecstasy, but with no side affects other than you might sleep in too late. Citizens are encouraged to take soma whenever they feel out of sync with their world. The idea of giving these drugs to all seems ridiculous, but is in theory quite common today. In the United States, it seems that everybody ...
