Brave New World And Matched: A Comparative Analysis

Though both set in dystopian futures, the societies in Brave New World and Matched vary immensely. To illustrate, Brave New World consists of a society focused on technology. A particular scientific method of egg fertilization serves as a foundation of the World State, as Huxley describes as a (1) “Major instrument of social stability” (18; ch. 1). This quotation shows that citizens of the World State rely heavily on technology before they are even born. On the other hand, the society in Matched is more skeptical about the use of technology. Cassia describes the society’s apprehension over technology, (1) “[Technology failure] is what happened to the society before ours. Everyone had technology, too much of it, and the consequences were disastrous” (31; ch. 3). The book reveals this layer of society to connect the story with present time, in which technology plays an immense role in everyday life. In order to compensate for their society’s lack of technology, citizens in Matched rely more on knowledge. It is explained, (2) “And, as the Society reminds us, there’s a difference between knowledge and technology. Knowledge doesn’t fail us” (31-32; ch. 13). With technology, there is a fear that it could replace human effort. This is the …show more content…
In Brave New World, savages are outcasted to a Reservation where people behave in the polar opposite manner of those who live in the civilized World State. Huxley describes these differences:
(4) “no communication whatever with the civilized world . . . still preserve their repulsive habits and customs . . . marriage, if you know what that is . . . families . . . no conditioning . . . monstrous superstitions . . . Christianity and totemism and ancestor worship . . . extinct languages, such as Zuñi and Spanish and Athapascan . . . pumas, porcupines, and other ferocious animals . . . infectious diseases . . . priests . . . venomous lizards . . . (99-100; ch.