Media is corrupting our minds. Every now and then we rely on media to relieve our mind from stress and things that causes us to burn up our brain. These days when one has free time there is always some sort of media that will help you feel better. It may be something as simple as an ipod, computer, or even Xbox360. We always have all that technology waiting to be used and occupy our minds. One can get on the Internet and find something new every second.
In The Brave New World there is this substance supplied by the government, called soma. This "soma" is often used by everyone and is required by the government. Soma is pretty much a drug that makes you feel good and forget all your worries our anything that is not comforting, it blows your mind away and completely makes you happy. The government uses this for their advantage and allows them to easily control their people and keep everything stable.
So all in all, I believe that the soma is a little like todays media. It can easily be obtained and used and we use it for the same purpose. To take your mind off of things and take a break from life by just enjoying some TV, playing some video games, or surfing the web.
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Do you think the media is like a drug? Soma is like a drug. It makes you forget about your conscience mind and lifts you into an unexplored world. Soma makes the characters in Brave New World brain dead for a good amount of time. Media does play an important role in making our minds into nothing, but the effects are highly different. If tv is like a drug is it bad? Should we cut back on how much tv we watch? Or should we just keep letting the media control us, so we can have those few minutes of peace.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I agree with some of your thoughts I would like more details to convince me. All media does not hurt you; it depends on the person and what they choose to watch, because there is some educational media that is being aired for those who want to learn. We don’t always have to turn to media as a stress relief, because we can use other methods to help cope with the problem, such as: reading or even writing. Since you say that media is controlling, do you think that soma affects the people in the brave new world society as social media do to us.
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