Brave New World Journals

In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, there is a piercing theme of scientific advancement being the downfall of society. In the novel, the "normal" part of the world has grown up in a Utopian society where sadness is not allowed. Everyone (besides the savages) takes soma to not feel these emotions of sadness or anger. Despite this perfect world, there are some who fail to meet the proper standards either by lack of conditioning or alcohol being put into their blood surrogate. Bernard is one of the failures who do not seem to fit in. He feels an urgency to be an individual and express his individuality through his emotions. He refuses to take soma because he wants to experience emotion at its finest. …