s for uniformity or rebel andbegin a process of discovery; there are no people in the middle. By doingso, Huxley makes his own views of man and society evident. He shows thatthose who conform to the "brave new world" become less human, but those whoactively question the new values of society discover truth about thesociety, about themselves, and about people in general. An example of thisis Huxley's views of drugs as an escape. The conforming members of societyused widely a drug called soma, which induces hallucinations and escapesfrom the conscious world for two to eight hour periods. Those very few whodidn't, John included, mainly did not because they thought the drug eitherunclean or an easy escape, one not needed in a society aiming at makinglife very simple. By refusing to "go along" in this escape from reality,John is ultimately able to break from society and define his own destiny. In Fahrenheit 451 Guy Montag, the main character, is able to seethrough the government and the official policies of his society. He doesso by gradually beginning to question certain aspect of society which mostsimply accept as fact. Montag's job as a fireman serves as a setting toshow how many people passively accept the absurdity of their society.Instead of rushing to put out fires, as firemen today do, Montag rushes tostart fires, burning the books and homes of people reported to have books.This was considered by most people to be a respectable profession. But ondifferent occasions Montag took a book out of burning homes and would fromtime to time read them. From this, he begins to to question the values ofhis society. Montag's marriage also serves a setting to contrast passive acceptanceversus questioning of society's values. His marriage is not the happy kindthat couples today experience but more like a coexistence. He and his wifelive together and he supports her, though he apparently neither loves her agreat deal or expects her t...
