Shaw Soma's Effect On American Society

I believe that the World State is a Utopia which is apparent when examining and analyzing soma use. While on the surface, it may be confusing to readers as to why everyone is taking it and not batting an eye (other than John) about the consequences however Dr. Shaw offers an explanation saying essentially that the soma causes everyone to be happy and that in turn the society is always happy and positive. I think that Shaw’s explanation combined with the effects of Soma are what clearly make this a Dystopia. The soma is making people emotionless and distant and yet know one seems to care or have a problem with it. In my eyes, any society that is artificially happy and it’s people have no emotion, is a dystopia and this is no exception. In addition