Freedom is not wanted when a person never knows what it means to be free. This is a thought shared in two pre World War Two dystopian future novels. The author of Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, presents a situation where allowing more pleasure allows for a more guidable populous. In contrast, George Orwell’s oppressive society in 1984, instills fear in its citizens through threats and enforcement by the Thought Police. Comparing Brave New World and 1984, the society of Brave New World is easier to control and as a result, they are more stable and more resembles the countries of today.
Rule by crushing the opposition with an iron fist or an extend an open palm with nothing but happiness to spread pleasure. Either way you gain control of the populous. There are very significant differences in the type of control seen in both books. The government of Oceania has created a social hierarchy within its “party”. The bottom of the social ladder is filled with proles which make up 85% of the total population. The next rung up is the “outer party” which consists of mainly of people who work in either of the 4 ministries. The top class in 1984 is the “Inner Party”. These are the main political figures which make …show more content…
The only form of currency is soma, a type of drug, which everyone is addicted to from an early age. The people only work to receive more of the drug. The vast majority of people have no desire to rebel or fight the system to change their lives because they do not have an moments of suffering. The people do not age because of technology and surgeries. Once people grow to an age of death they are sent to a place of dying where no one goes to visit. There are no families and no sense of loss. Dissatisfaction is not a concept and therefore there is nothing but
Rule by crushing the opposition with an iron fist or an extend an open palm with nothing but happiness to spread pleasure. Either way you gain control of the populous. There are very significant differences in the type of control seen in both books. The government of Oceania has created a social hierarchy within its “party”. The bottom of the social ladder is filled with proles which make up 85% of the total population. The next rung up is the “outer party” which consists of mainly of people who work in either of the 4 ministries. The top class in 1984 is the “Inner Party”. These are the main political figures which make …show more content…
The only form of currency is soma, a type of drug, which everyone is addicted to from an early age. The people only work to receive more of the drug. The vast majority of people have no desire to rebel or fight the system to change their lives because they do not have an moments of suffering. The people do not age because of technology and surgeries. Once people grow to an age of death they are sent to a place of dying where no one goes to visit. There are no families and no sense of loss. Dissatisfaction is not a concept and therefore there is nothing but