“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.” (3.3.34, Orwell) The character O’Brien declares this line in Orwell’s novel. The quote paints a picture of the type of future the novelist was predicting in both his fiction and the real world. A similar sentiment can be found in another dystopian publication Brave New World. Both bestsellers drew several parallels in their predictions of the future, but In the novel Brave New World, Aldous Huxley gave a exceedingly accurate portrayal of the future, more so than George Orwell did with his book 1984. Huxley painted a picture of a world state controlled by numerous societal standards that the citizens followed as a result of intensive conditioning and genetic modifications. Orwell had a prime focus of a totalitarian government with close tabs on every move made by the population.
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Specifically, the general public could not be bothered by anything other than having a positive experience. There wouldn’t be a need for an oppressive government to outright ban knowledge, people just wouldn’t care about the information. This attitude is seen almost exactly with the consumers of this day and age. Anything critical is handily drowned out in a sea of advertisements and shallow news stories. Although the internet has a copious amount of material, and has revolutionized the way people communicate, clickbait articles are among the most popular reports. The stories rarely teach anything new or practical in daily use, and are merely used to pass the time. Distractions from relevant current events are abundant. Huxley predicted these conditions with his equivalents in his novel, orgy porgy, feelies, and Soma. The culture of the World State is not bothered by anything other than pleasurable feelings and remaining distracted. Without a doubt, these qualities are present in the culture
Specifically, the general public could not be bothered by anything other than having a positive experience. There wouldn’t be a need for an oppressive government to outright ban knowledge, people just wouldn’t care about the information. This attitude is seen almost exactly with the consumers of this day and age. Anything critical is handily drowned out in a sea of advertisements and shallow news stories. Although the internet has a copious amount of material, and has revolutionized the way people communicate, clickbait articles are among the most popular reports. The stories rarely teach anything new or practical in daily use, and are merely used to pass the time. Distractions from relevant current events are abundant. Huxley predicted these conditions with his equivalents in his novel, orgy porgy, feelies, and Soma. The culture of the World State is not bothered by anything other than pleasurable feelings and remaining distracted. Without a doubt, these qualities are present in the culture