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. We see that by