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"For particulars, as every one knows, make for virtue and happiness; generalities are intellectually necessary evils. Not philosophers but fret-sawyers and stamp collectors compose the backbone of society." pg. 5, Chapter one

In this book there is plenty of intellectual control happening. People have no concept of curiosity, questioning and bigger ideas because they are blinded by the ignorance instilled in them from such a young age. - C

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"We condition the masses to hate the country," concluded the Director. "But simultaneously we condition them to love all country sports. At the same time, we see to it that all country sports shall entail the use of elaborate apparatus. So that they consume manufactured articles as well as transport." (Chapter 2 Page, 33)

All the power the state has over its citizens conditions them towards consumerism. The people are conditioned to do certain things thus taking the concept of happiness and the allowance of free speech away. - C

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"Stability," said the Controller, "stability. No civilization without social stability. No social stability without individual stability." His voice was a trumpet. Listening they felt larger, warmer. (ch. 3 pg. 55)
Stability plays a large role in the World State. The whole society is conditioned to be stable and very Utopian like.  In this Society there is very little room for reality and creativity among the people because everyone is conditioned to create a "perfect" society.

On a side note, the controller has a very controlling and large voice that makes him more persuasive and provides him with the power he wants. -C

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"Those who meant well behaved in the same way as those who meant badly. Even Lenina was making him suffer. He remembered those weeks of timid indecision, during which he had looked and longed and despaired of ever having the courage to ask her. Dared he face the risk of being humiliated by a contemptuous refusal? But if she were to say yes, what rapture! Well, now she had said it and he was still wretched." (Chapter 4 pt. 2, pg. 75)

In such a controlled environment, Bernard cannot express his passion for Lenina. Bernard will suffer either way, he will feel unfulfilled if he doesn't ask, he suffers humiliation if she says no, and he suffers from her casual treatment of his passion if she says yes. Bernard is being held back from expressing his passion, as well as sacrificing his happiness by the conditioning of Lenina. Bernard can't do much because his feelings are different from the rest of those around him - C

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"The electric sky signs effectively shut off the outer darkness"
Pg 86 Ch.5

The signs literally cut off the truth of the sky. They cover the sky with beacons of "happiness" via song to the point that the characters don't even take note. -A

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" 'I don't understand anything,' she said with decision, determined to preserve her incomprehension intact." Pg 101 Ch.6 Pt.1

Lenina is physically pushing away the reality of the world and wishing only that she could go back to the fake happiness of the event they just left or of the meaningless sex they're about to have. -A

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" 'But cleanliness is next to Fordliness' she insisted. 'Yes, and civilization is sterilization,' Bernard went on" Pg 119 Ch. 7

Even in this new, alien world they are unable to push out their programmed mind set and it's twisted view of this different culture. -A

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"The strange words rolled through his mind; rumbled, like the drums at the summer dances;" Pg 140 Ch. 8

When John discovers Shakespeare in his mother's room he take it as an escape from the world where he is an outsider and finds happiness with eloquent stories that he can relate to. It does make him stab one of his mother's lovers but overall it is beneficial for him. -A

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At the beginning of the chapter Lenina is disgusted by the reservation. But instead of just bearing with it she just decides to escape by taking so much some she passes out for 18 hours.

"She swallowed six halfe-gramme tablets of soma, lat down on her bed, and within ten minutes had embarked for lunar eternity. It would be eighteen hours at the least before she was in time again." p. 149
-S

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the director instead of letting people live their lives and have a real life he gets rid of anyone who defies his society in order to keep everyone happy with their crazy lives.

"A public example", is what the director was going to make out of Bernard.
p. 153
-S

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While everyone else likes to just escape reality John is disgusted by the identical twins and just bears through it instead of becoming a drug addict like the rest of society and escapt the reality to just be happy.

"I dont believe it's right" p.161 is what john said talking about soma.
-S

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John rushes into the Park Lane Hospital for the Dying, where Linda is staying. The nurse matter-of-factly says there's no hope of recovery. When John says Linda is his mother, the nurse blushes.

The Nurse is conditioned to speak about death as if it's nothing, but the word "mother" she can't handle.  -K

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when john makes a friend and has a way to escape from just having to socialize with Bernard it really destroys bernard. when bernard finds ut of this it really hits hime and he just turns so soma again to "solve" his problems instead of living life. this whole society jsut turns to rugs to keep themselves happy and the government is happy to keep the people happy with drugs.
-S

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i did not see anything that really relates to this issue in this chapter its really just Lenina and John having a night to themselves to be together and they discover that they have completely different sexual views. while Lenina was raised in the new world and sex is just normal to her john is surprised by this. Lenina tries to seduce john but he is not having it he pushes her off of him and calls her a whore.
-S

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"why you don't take SOMA when you have these dreadful ideas of yours. you'd forget all about them. and instead of feeling miserable,you'd be jolly. so jolly."      (p. 89) -K

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"Listen, I beg of you," cried the Savage earnestly. "Lend me your ears…" He had never spoken in public before, and found it very difficult to express what he wanted to say. "Don't take that horrible stuff. It's poison, it's poison." (15.20)

It's interesting that John finds himself at first ineloquent, given that he's had so much experience with the greatest works of literature. But this raises an important question: does John think for himself, or does he simply regurgitate Shakespeare's words? He certainly uses Shakespeare as a safety net here. -K

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Some days later, the Savage settles away from any city, in an abandoned lighthouse. He brings a few supplies, determined to grow a garden and become self-sufficient. When he catches himself being happy, which he considers offensive to the memory of his unkindness to his mother, he whips himself.

For a man determined to make a stand against a totalitarian government that forces it's citizens to be happy, unhappiness is the only freedom.  -K

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Mond admits that both art and science have been sacrificed to the cause of stability. He reveals his own past as a physicist who started experimenting too deeply in science. As a result, Mond says he was almost faced with the same fate that awaits them: being sent to an island.

Mond's history as a physicist means he fully understands the truth and beauty that are sacrificed to stability and happiness.  -K

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Because i'm unhappy again; that's why. 'well id rather be unhappy then have the sort of false, lying happiness you were laying here. 'I like that" (p. 163) -K

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By eliminating all things that can possibly harm or lead to unhappiness, the society is deprived of the truth, ultimately leading to a life of stability and happiness. -K

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the way society is set up so unhappiness does not happen and happiness is associated with the way society has already been set up. -S

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History before 150 AF is redacted and the students when speaking with the controller seem to have to idea ow people were made before their current process. The controller expresses a lot of interesting thoughts on how savage and unhappy people were in the          Pre-Ford times. -A

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Soma is described as having “all the advantages of Christianity and alcohol; none of their defects.” which is to say, it is the combination of the two activities humans partake in most to relive themselves of guilt, religion and alcohol, combined and without any down side. It is happiness in a pill; literally. The main visible downside is that it makes one lose track of reality. In essence, Soma is a direct parallel to the conflict between happiness and reality and its common, almost unconscious and constant use is a symbol that in the book, Happiness is held decidedly above all else. -A

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"It hasn"t been very good for truth, of course. But it"s been very good for happiness. One can"t have something for nothing. Happiness has got to be paid for" -C