The methods of control used in Brave New World are exceptionally well designed for this utopian society. In the society, everyone is given a daily ration of soma, a muscle relaxer that serves as a depressant for anyone with stress. Everyone is encouraged to take soma on a regular basis, as to do so would keep everyone calm at all times. From decanting, children are made to listen to hypnoædic verses that indoctrinate them into believing in what the hatchery wants them to believe. During the occasional riot, some certain hypnopædic verses are played out of music boxes strewn throughout the city that are used to calm the masses. The riot police are known to have used soma in vapor form to calm riots as well as water guns filled with a powerful anesthetic. During a riot caused by John; " Three men with spraying machines buckled to their shoulders pumped thick clouds of soma vapour into the air. Two more were busy round the portable Synthetic Music Box. Carrying water pistols charged with a powerful anæsthetic..." Contrary to what one may think a water pistol is, this is more what the author probably had in mind. The controllers in the new world dispatch non-lethal methods of crowd control, as using lethal methods might anger the general public. Keeping everyone at a generally calm and euphoric mood has served the world controllers well, as there is rarely ever an uprising or rebellion of sorts. Their nonviolent methods are exceptionally effective as it keeps the world productive, peaceful and under control.
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