In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, a society is created with traditions in place on how to manage emotions. Solidarity services are organized to bring together the people of the Brave New World and relive tensions or anxiety. Every participant in a Solidarity Service says, “I drink to my annihilation” (82) because they are in the midst of taking soma, the community's daily solution to hardship or unpleasantness. As the name of the Service says, everything is done as one unit. “Ford, we are twelve years old; oh, make us one” (82). As a community, everyone participates in the escape from reality and the small problems of the world. By annihilating themselves, they are essentially eradicating their conscious personality from society and taking away their individuality. However, this is the goal of the community. “When the individual feels, the community falters.” (92) Feelings should not be endured, and if they are, soma is strongly advised to deal with them. When someone feels an emotion, the community turns upside down. The community emphasizes the importance of soma; in fact, it ...