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In Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World, one of the central ideas is the idea of eternal happiness. This is shown many times throughout the novel, and as the story progresses the idea goes from one that seems inherent to those inhabiting the world of the novel, to one that is clearly strictly enforced and required to keep. One time in which this requirement of happiness is shown is during John’s protest of the modern world and, particularly, of soma. When he begins throwing soma out of an open…

In George Orwell’s novel “1984” The Two Minutes Hate is a powerful –and weird display of many of the psychological concepts. Since all of the members of society are required to participate in the Two Minute Hate, there’s definitely an aspect of groupthink at play. The one member of the Party who escapes is Goldstein. His picture is shown each meeting and he is hissed and booed. He may have been one of the good guys who was able to escape The Party but is now a bad guy because the Party says so.…

In the book Brave New World, there is a world where everything has become industrialized, including the people. To create an indestructible society, how people think and what they do is controlled before they even are born. I was disgusted when I read how babies are treated in this story to reach this goal of a rich society. Nobody in this story gets to decide their own future. They are all born in tubes and deprived of nutrients and oxygen until they are perfect or inhibited. As they grow into…

this novel to recall the totalitarian societies that had caused suffering and conflict among people which he embodies in 1984. This novel portrays Stalin and Hitler who had higher authority over everyone, the greed for power, belief of cleansing the world of wrong doings and total control. The Big Brother depicted in the novel was mostly the same as Stalin. Even in the portrayal of the character Big Brother, he is described as “man of forty-five, with a heavy black moustache, and ruggedly…

Propaganda and Mind Control as used by Adolf Hitler and Nazi Party and Brave New World Bryant McGill once said, “Our minds have been poisoned and our accepted beliefs are unnatural and artificial.” The use of mind control is to poison the minds of society and to get civilians to forget about their natural beliefs and only allow higher power teach them. In the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, a dystopian society is introduced, where babies are made to work and controlled to be happy with…

George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four” is heavily influenced by the totalitarian governments present during the World War 2 era and serves as a warning to the world about the restriction of individualism that might occur if this type of government took over. Orwell, living in the 1940’s, was a witness to many totalitarian governments across the world and realized their danger. Orwell’s message, or “warning” can be seen through the character Winston Smith and the rise and fall of his…

In the novel, Brave New World, Aldous Huxley successfully shows the contrasting values of two different societies. He creates the Savage’s character in order to reveal how a more traditional society and a New World society treat an outcast. John’s actions and decisions make an impact towards the citizens of both societies. This will ultimately lead to both assumptions and morals of each society. Through John’s alienation Huxley displays the dehumanization that occurs in a “civilized” and…

The predictions that were made by George Orwell have come true through ISIS. George Orwell’s novel 1984 tries to warn society about the cruel future that will soon come upon us because of our actions of the past. Even in the 21st century, over nearly 60 years after the release of 1984, they’re still several ways in which the novel is still relevant. ISIS has by hacking into facebook and twitter accounts comparing to Oceania and other societies. Both ISIS and Orwell share very close similarities…

Ralphie’s Mistake By: Yumna, Jazmynn, Dexter, and Owen Many centuries ago, in an African village, a young boy named Ralphie lived with his grandfather named John. He would help his grandfather on his farm, while he listened to the stories his grandfather told. Unfortunately, the crops never went farther then being a seed in the ground. One day Ralphie asked his grandfather, “Papa, why do we waste our time growing crops that don’t grow?” His grandfather told him about the urban myth of…

A Brave New World opens up in the year of 632 A.F. All of civilization has been obliterated by a terrible war. After this a new era is produced under the man Henry Ford, who enforces stability through dictatorship. The society depicted in the story is based off of a caste system. Ford created and maintained peace throughout society by producing children in factories and conditioning them to act a certain way when it came to society and also by tranquilizing adults with a drug called “soma”.…