“Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past” (Orwell 34). Control is an ever-present existence in societies throughout the world’s history. Control is necessary to a degree; however, leaders can use control to gain more control. In 1984, by George Orwell, and Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, the authors explore how humans thrive off of control; whether it be the act of controlling or being controlled. People who have control crave more of it, and those being controlled yearn for freedom. First, control is vital to children in 1984 and Brave New World. Without being controlled, children would be lost; therefore, the government steps in, creating extreme instances of control. For example, in 1984,
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In order to create the ideal human, the government uses Bokanovsky’s Process. According to the Director of Bokanovskification, “[Bokanovskifying creates] millions of identical twins. The principle of mass production at last applied to biology” (Huxley 6). This shows that the government starts controlling humans even before birth. Identical humans leads to decreased individualism. Decreased individualism gives more control to the government. Furthermore, children are “conditioned” as early as birth. The Director explains, “We condition the masses to hate the country, but simultaneously we condition them to love all country sports so they consume manufactured articles as well as transport” (Huxley 23). Because the government conditions citizens, they gain control, while giving the people freedom. The people can play sports, but in order to do so they need “elaborate apparatus,” which comes from the government. In comparison, another form of conditioning, called sleep-teaching, is used. The Director tells the story, “while the child was asleep, a broadcast programme came through; the next morning, the boy woke up repeating [part of the programme]” (Huxley 24). Consequently, children learn through “sleep-teaching.” This allows the government to control what the children learn while allowing them a reasonable amount of sleep. As has been noted, children require some control; therefore, the …show more content…
The top of the caste system has the greatest amount of power. The Director exclaims, “Controller! What an unexpected pleasure! Boys what are you thinking of? This is the controller; this is his fordship, Mustapha Mond” (Huxley 33). Because Mustapha Mond is at the top of the pyramid, he is superior; thus, he is in control. Like 1984, Brave New World also has party slogans. For example, the narrator describes, “over the entrance [of the building] in a shield, the world state’s motto: community, identity, and stability” (Huxley 1). As has been noted, if followed, the Party slogans lead to increased government power. Those at the bottom develop an increased appreciation for those at the top. The Director explains, “Nothing like oxygen-shortage for keeping an embryo below par. An Epsilon embryo must have an Epsilon environment as well as an Epsilon heredity” (Huxley 14). The Epsilons have a decreased value of life, because of the oxygen-shortage. The others see this and appreciate being where they are in the caste system. Because of this, they choose to obey laws, which increases the government’s power. In conclusion, the caste system and other parts of the government are essential to
In order to create the ideal human, the government uses Bokanovsky’s Process. According to the Director of Bokanovskification, “[Bokanovskifying creates] millions of identical twins. The principle of mass production at last applied to biology” (Huxley 6). This shows that the government starts controlling humans even before birth. Identical humans leads to decreased individualism. Decreased individualism gives more control to the government. Furthermore, children are “conditioned” as early as birth. The Director explains, “We condition the masses to hate the country, but simultaneously we condition them to love all country sports so they consume manufactured articles as well as transport” (Huxley 23). Because the government conditions citizens, they gain control, while giving the people freedom. The people can play sports, but in order to do so they need “elaborate apparatus,” which comes from the government. In comparison, another form of conditioning, called sleep-teaching, is used. The Director tells the story, “while the child was asleep, a broadcast programme came through; the next morning, the boy woke up repeating [part of the programme]” (Huxley 24). Consequently, children learn through “sleep-teaching.” This allows the government to control what the children learn while allowing them a reasonable amount of sleep. As has been noted, children require some control; therefore, the …show more content…
The top of the caste system has the greatest amount of power. The Director exclaims, “Controller! What an unexpected pleasure! Boys what are you thinking of? This is the controller; this is his fordship, Mustapha Mond” (Huxley 33). Because Mustapha Mond is at the top of the pyramid, he is superior; thus, he is in control. Like 1984, Brave New World also has party slogans. For example, the narrator describes, “over the entrance [of the building] in a shield, the world state’s motto: community, identity, and stability” (Huxley 1). As has been noted, if followed, the Party slogans lead to increased government power. Those at the bottom develop an increased appreciation for those at the top. The Director explains, “Nothing like oxygen-shortage for keeping an embryo below par. An Epsilon embryo must have an Epsilon environment as well as an Epsilon heredity” (Huxley 14). The Epsilons have a decreased value of life, because of the oxygen-shortage. The others see this and appreciate being where they are in the caste system. Because of this, they choose to obey laws, which increases the government’s power. In conclusion, the caste system and other parts of the government are essential to