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Brave new world

What is the role of soma in the society? When is it taken and why? Can you make any comparisons to our
society?

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Soma is a drug that is handed out for free to all the citizens of the World State. In small doses, soma makes people feel good. John sees soma as a tool of social control. He says that taking soma makes the citizens of the World State “slaves.”
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