Hunger Games And Brave New World: An Analysis

We all chase for well-being in one’s life. Especially in today’s society, we rely much of our living on technology to enjoy more affluent life. Extraordinary breakthroughs in science, such as robotics, nuclear fusion and internet have brought lots of benefits to human society and raised man life to an unprecedented level. Therefore, people cling too much on the development of technology nowadays. However, excessive pursuit of advancement in technology may become the very body of the untruth. A lot of the ethical dilemmas lurk under the brightness of development and the novel “Hunger Games” and “Brave New World” clearly draw the danger of future society under prodigious development through loss of individuality. Both “Hunger Games” and “Brave New World”, depict a catastrophic future society in thrall of power and regulated by social control. The completely organized society and the preordained caste system are justified under the ostensible reason for social stability. For example, in the “Hunger Games”, ‘Hunger Game’ is being used as a tool for the Capitol to control the Panem. Capitol forces tributes from different …show more content…
The governments in both novels try their best to eliminate the individuality of their citizens in order to easily control them. They view individuality as a potential risk to the stability of society, since it could cause the revolt or reform of the society. Citizens of districts were cannot fully get the chance to find their identity. Furthermore, in Brave New World, emotions were controlled with chemical compound called soma, because emotions are the fuel that drives man to act on a belief, think and have a subjective view. Also, soma was not only a tranquilizer; it was also a stimulant of mind and body, a creator euphoria as well as of the negative happiness that follows the release from anxiety and tension. But, happiness exits under sadness and