Instead, the State would relieve peopleÆs anxieties because in a socialist society everyone was technically ôequal.ö For this reason, the State in Aldous HuxleyÆs Brave New World essentially has created a single religion for its people. Huxley uses BernardÆs last name to refer to Karl Marx, who is famous (infamous?) for his quote that ôReligion is the opium of the people.ö Marx was a socialist, and the quote was meant to explain his belief that religions were organized to relieve peopleÆs anxieties about their personal responsibilities for the inequities in life.
It is no accident that Bernard Marx in Aldous HuxleyÆs Brave New World is tormented by his awareness of his individuality.
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