In this novel by Aldous Huxley, we are submerged to a futuristic society called the World State. This revolves around science, pleasure and efficiency. While reading this novel, something that I found very interesting was the constant theme of happiness. Throughout this novel we can see how the stability of society is dependent on the happiness of the people. For Mustapha Mond, a Controller, happiness is one of his top priorities. Therefore if there is unhappiness, the system would come to a crash. They achieve this by doing three things that are crucial. First, physiological conditioning. Meaning that people are made to be suited to their jobs and not aim for anything else than what they are given. Second, through the promotion of sex and the termination of families and relationships, ensuring that no one will ever face unreciprocated emotions. Third, whatever minor inconvenience can be solved by just taking some Soma, which is a drug that makes everything go away. These three methods are widely successful in the World State. Everything seems fine and everyone is more importantly, happy. However, I still can’t shake the question, at what cost does this happiness come? This is something that is explored throughout the story, and we can see how it greatly affects society as we see that not everyone is exactly happy.