To prevent any hint of unhappiness or spiritual longing, citizens take "soma"—a side-effect-free drug that provides a "holiday" from reality .
In the year A.F. (After Ford) 632, the World State has eliminated war, poverty, and disease by sacrificing individuality and deep emotion . Brave New World
Aldous Huxley’s (1932) remains one of the most influential works of the 20th century, offering a chilling vision of a futuristic "utopia" built on the pillars of Community, Identity, and Stability . Unlike the brutal, external oppression seen in George Orwell’s 1984 , Huxley’s dystopia is a "prison without walls," where citizens are conditioned to love their own servitude through constant pleasure, consumerism, and state-mandated drugs . The World State: A Society of Manufactured Bliss To prevent any hint of unhappiness or spiritual