The dictionary version of a civilization is "the stage of social organization and human development which is considered the most advanced." While this is accurate by scientific standards, civilization has much more to offer. Although every civilization has rules, norms and laws, they also give people choice. The U.S. Constitution states “certain unalienable rights, which include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” This may seem simple or meaningless to some. But to me it means everything. It describes how, as human beings, we have the right to choose. The ability to pursue the thing(s) that makes them happy is just as important as their right to be unhappy. In Huxley's novel and in the film The Truman Show, freedom is so manipulated and tainted that, by today's standards, it could not be considered freedom. freedom at all. In Brave New World and The Truman Show, he shows the negative effects that this type of society can cause. In both the novel and the film it shows how drug or substance abuse must be enforced to appease, conditioning and sex are used as a means to control the subject(s), but only lead to deterioration physical or mental of the subjects. Before You Start Breaking Up In summary, I will give you a brief overview of the novel Brave New World and the movie The Truman Show below. Brave New World This is, by our current standards in 2014, what many may consider a dystopian society. But for most people who actually live there, this society is considered more of a utopia. Or at least the leaders, creators and governing bodies of society try to present it that way. Although many citizens of Brave New World society seem happy, it is only due to their ignorance...... middle of paper...... and despite this second gram of soma" (BNW) . As I read this, the word “bottled” kept popping up. It's as if they were locked in a bottle; a bottle of soma.CONDITIONINGBrave New World is full of examples of conditioning the minds of its citizens. Linina remembers the sleep programming done where they continually repeated a phrase or set of phrases. In this particular case it was "Everyone works for everyone. We can't do without anyone. Even the Epsilons are useful. We couldn't do without the Epsilons. Everyone works for everyone. We don't we can't do without anyone” (BNW) It's as if they didn't want individuals and everyone was conditioned to conform to the rules put in place. “Brave New World demonstrates that the philosophy of greatest happiness. for the many cannot lead to that happiness at all” (Alienation in Aldous Huxley’s.).