Which of the novels contains more ominous warnings that have come down as reality to our current society? Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and 1984 by George Orwell are dystopian novels both set in a society where there are constraints of one's freedom placed on all individuals. The books seem like someone's skewed imagination, however, these constraints have some ominous warnings and legitimacy that may be represented within the current society. Brave New World touches on the fixation of sexuality while 1984 discusses the increasing feeling of constantly being watched. Both these dystopian novels are placed in a conformed society, an idea that can be equally prevalent within today’s world. Brave New World discusses an idea
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The novel creates a “Brave New World” in order to maintain a sense of order and perfection within their society. Huxley tries to create a utopia where everyone is conditioned to be apart of a certain class. "… all wear green," said a soft but very distinct voice, beginning in the middle of a sentence, "and Delta Children wear khaki. Oh no, I don't want to play with Delta children. And Epsilons are still worse. They're too stupid to be able to read or write. Besides they wear black, which is such a beastly colour. I'm so glad I'm a Beta." (page 27). This quote shows that the world they were living in gave each of the classes different traits and responsibilities to fit into identifiable molds and therefore create a stable society. They believed that stability would be maintained if everyone fit into a certain class. The classes could not create their own beliefs or morals and followed the path that the world controllers created for them. All sense of uniqueness was stripped. All emotions in society were prevented by Soma, a drug that constantly convinced people that they were happy. "They'll grow up with what the psychologists used to call an 'instinctive' hatred of books and flowers. Reflexes unalterably conditioned. They'll be safe from books and botany all their lives.” (page 22) Books were the leading source of knowledge during this time. The controllers conditioned the …show more content…
Though this conformity is subconscious, it has become a reality of our world. Advertisements reinforces into people's minds the idea of beauty. However, this “true” beauty is not true and obtainable because all pictures have been edited from their original forms. This practice has forced people to compare themselves to these imaginary people and do everything to try and look like this “person”. Conformity is also seen within our style of dress and the emerging fashion trends we see. Subconsciously, we conform to the world and people around us and this idea was what Huxley and Orwell comment on within their
The novel creates a “Brave New World” in order to maintain a sense of order and perfection within their society. Huxley tries to create a utopia where everyone is conditioned to be apart of a certain class. "… all wear green," said a soft but very distinct voice, beginning in the middle of a sentence, "and Delta Children wear khaki. Oh no, I don't want to play with Delta children. And Epsilons are still worse. They're too stupid to be able to read or write. Besides they wear black, which is such a beastly colour. I'm so glad I'm a Beta." (page 27). This quote shows that the world they were living in gave each of the classes different traits and responsibilities to fit into identifiable molds and therefore create a stable society. They believed that stability would be maintained if everyone fit into a certain class. The classes could not create their own beliefs or morals and followed the path that the world controllers created for them. All sense of uniqueness was stripped. All emotions in society were prevented by Soma, a drug that constantly convinced people that they were happy. "They'll grow up with what the psychologists used to call an 'instinctive' hatred of books and flowers. Reflexes unalterably conditioned. They'll be safe from books and botany all their lives.” (page 22) Books were the leading source of knowledge during this time. The controllers conditioned the …show more content…
Though this conformity is subconscious, it has become a reality of our world. Advertisements reinforces into people's minds the idea of beauty. However, this “true” beauty is not true and obtainable because all pictures have been edited from their original forms. This practice has forced people to compare themselves to these imaginary people and do everything to try and look like this “person”. Conformity is also seen within our style of dress and the emerging fashion trends we see. Subconsciously, we conform to the world and people around us and this idea was what Huxley and Orwell comment on within their