*Since the citizens of New London are conditioned to take soma from a young age, they become reliant on the drug to the point where everyone walks around in some sort of drugged state. Any sense of tension or confrontation causes characters to grab their soma dispenser. The drug allows society to have better control over the citizens since soma helps extract any sense of individuality. Without soma, people would start to get a better sense of who they truly are by experiencing all types of emotion, either good or bad. Stability would also be more difficult to achieve. For New London to retain its hive mind, all citizens must be compliant.
Soma was meant to symbolize the influence of science and technology when the drug was introduced in Huxley's original story. In reality, the author seemed to have predicted society's pill addiction that remains a problem to this day. The leaders of New London don't want citizens to be free-thinkers which is why they hammer down the importance of soma.*
SOMA is a brand name of a muscle relaxer.
https://screenrant.com/brave-new-world-soma-drug-uses-purpose-explained/
Aldous Huxley's SOMA is from "Brave New World"
*Since the citizens of New London are conditioned to take soma from a young age, they become reliant on the drug to the point where everyone walks around in some sort of drugged state. Any sense of tension or confrontation causes characters to grab their soma dispenser. The drug allows society to have better control over the citizens since soma helps extract any sense of individuality. Without soma, people would start to get a better sense of who they truly are by experiencing all types of emotion, either good or bad. Stability would also be more difficult to achieve. For New London to retain its hive mind, all citizens must be compliant.
Soma was meant to symbolize the influence of science and technology when the drug was introduced in Huxley's original story. In reality, the author seemed to have predicted society's pill addiction that remains a problem to this day. The leaders of New London don't want citizens to be free-thinkers which is why they hammer down the importance of soma.*
It’s pretty good.