The novels, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and 1984 by George Orwell, although both portray many differences, they also contain many similarities. These two books have many details that may be seen as a warning to today’s and future societies. Showcasing not only the rapid advancement of technology, but also the increasing amounts of government control over society. The two books also have similar displays of the increasing amounts of harmful drug and alcohol abuse. Writing about these three factors alone serves as a warning for the future because of how well they relate to the overall state of today’s society. Technology is advancing all over the globe. Computers, cell phones, and even robots have been introduced to the world as a result
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Conditioning, also known as brainwashing is a key component in both books. This can be seen in both Brave New World and 1984. Because both of the settings take place in a dystopian society, it is apparent that the government has substantial power over the people in these worlds. As and example, in 1984, the government watches the people of the society through their advanced technology; the telescreens. Telescreens are an important factor in this society, as it is how the government keeps track of everybody. These mechanisms are a useful tool for the government to control and keep their people conditioned and brainwashed the way that The Inner Party wants them to be. An example of The Party’s brainwashing is toward the end of the book, when O’Brien is torturing Winston into loving Big Brother, O’Brien shows his own dedication to and love for Big Brother. George Orwell writes on page 247, “There was a memory hole in the opposite wall. O’Brien lifted the grating… it vanished in a flash of flame… ‘Ashes,’ he said. ‘Not even identifiable ashes. Dust. I does not exist. I never existed’.... That was doublethink… But it was perfectly possible that O’Brien had really forgotten the photograph” (Orwell 247). As can be seen, in 1984 the Inner Party uses a series of different tactics to make their people believe in what the are telling them. This also appears in Brave New World, where the creators of the New World use conditioning of embryos and babies to run their society. Though the duration of Brave New World, a series of different phrases are brought up. These include “Orgy Porgy”, “A gramme is better than a damn” and “Everyone belongs to everyone”. These phrases are used as the embryos and children are being conditioned. Each phrase has a specific meaning, and every person in the society follows these phrases systematically due to being so heavily
Conditioning, also known as brainwashing is a key component in both books. This can be seen in both Brave New World and 1984. Because both of the settings take place in a dystopian society, it is apparent that the government has substantial power over the people in these worlds. As and example, in 1984, the government watches the people of the society through their advanced technology; the telescreens. Telescreens are an important factor in this society, as it is how the government keeps track of everybody. These mechanisms are a useful tool for the government to control and keep their people conditioned and brainwashed the way that The Inner Party wants them to be. An example of The Party’s brainwashing is toward the end of the book, when O’Brien is torturing Winston into loving Big Brother, O’Brien shows his own dedication to and love for Big Brother. George Orwell writes on page 247, “There was a memory hole in the opposite wall. O’Brien lifted the grating… it vanished in a flash of flame… ‘Ashes,’ he said. ‘Not even identifiable ashes. Dust. I does not exist. I never existed’.... That was doublethink… But it was perfectly possible that O’Brien had really forgotten the photograph” (Orwell 247). As can be seen, in 1984 the Inner Party uses a series of different tactics to make their people believe in what the are telling them. This also appears in Brave New World, where the creators of the New World use conditioning of embryos and babies to run their society. Though the duration of Brave New World, a series of different phrases are brought up. These include “Orgy Porgy”, “A gramme is better than a damn” and “Everyone belongs to everyone”. These phrases are used as the embryos and children are being conditioned. Each phrase has a specific meaning, and every person in the society follows these phrases systematically due to being so heavily