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Monster Essays - Brave New World: Escape from Reality
Brave New World: Escape from Reality
 	Brave New World by Aldous Huxley takes a look at human obsessions with pleasure.  In the society in the book, there are several quick and easy ways of feeling good.  First of all, there is a soma, a readily available drug used to escape from reality for a few hours or a few days.  The “feelies” are a common form of entertainment.  The audience sees, hears, smells, and feels, a sort of action adventure adult movie.  Casual sex is a third popular way to spend spare time.  Since “everybody belongs to everyone else,” commitment is a non-issue.  
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