Midterm Exam Essay #5
The prompt I am going to be writing about is describing and analyzing both books on the language barrier they both have in common. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and 1984 by George Ordell are dystopian stories that have a very, “negative utopia” type vibe from the both of them. They were both written at two different time periods in history but both are very similar in plot overview. Brave New World was published in 1932, and 1984 was published in 1950. Both dystopian story books both have restrictions on thought processes, expressing individuality, and of course, language and communication comparisons.
Yes, Both books were similar in certain ways of interest, such as following certain unreasonable rules and laws and
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In 1984 it is a lot more restricted i feel compared to Brave New World. 1984 has thought police, Spies and harsher rules i believe personally. You can’t think on your own, talk on your own or even lives the way you want. Everything in 1984 is controlled or at least tried to be. There is always a lupool that you can get around which is what Winston and Julia thought they were getting around. Winston and julia both were rebels but were very different. John hates the party with a burning passion. He does multiple things in the story to test the limitations of the the party. Winston get a journal illegally and writes criminal things in it, He has an affair (which is also illegal) with julia his, “lover,” and does many other things to try to make himself feel better about his hatred toward the party and Big Brother. The line, “War is peace, Freedom is slavery, Ignorance is strength appeared in the book earlier in the novel but had great meaning behind it about what the books message is. War is peace by keeping people scared so they stay united, Freedom is slavery because whoever wants and rebels for freedom will lose and never get it, and Ignorance is strength because not knowing most things will keep you in line and like a clone just how the party wants you to be.
Brave New World and 1984 both had people that were frowned upon by people because they were different and wanted something that everyone else didn't want. John in Brave New World wanted to free and Winston in 1984 wanted to be free as well and to be able to think and act on his own free will. Both in a way wanted the same thing, and unfortunately failed to accomplish what they set out to
The first similarity is that both of the novels are written by Negro slave. They described the cruel experience in southern plantation and escape from the southern slavery to northern freedom.
Two classic novels, 1984 written by George Orwell and Brave New World penned by Aldous Huxley both possess similar topics and themes. In both novels societies are striving for a utopia, or a perfect society. These novels also take place in societies with versions of totalitarian governments, which is a government that rules by coercion. Not only are the topics similar, but in both novels a rebellious character is the protagonist; Winston Smith from 1984 and John the Savage in Brave New World. Another parallel in the books are the tactics that the government uses to instill fear and power over the citizens. A common theme expressed in Orwell’s novel 1984 and Huxley’s novel Brave New World is that government uses
The doctrines in the novel are presented formally, but Winston and Julia’s evasion of them makes them seem less formal. At various periods throughout the novel, Winston goes through monologues with himself to see whether or not he should accept a mandate or not. This shows the core of Winston’s personality. He is very speculative about society, and wants love more than anything. “ Life, if you looked around you, bore no resemblance not only to the lies that streamed out if the telescreens, but even to the ideal that the Party was trying to achieve.”(73) Orwell’s use of “you “ and the persuasion he plunges urges one to follow contribute to the fact that this work is informal. Out of the three books I read, I found 1984 the most enjoyable because it was the most realistic and most applicable. It made me question totalitarianism, capitalism, the meaning hidden behind a government. One realizes that the government, (The Party) can have complete control because they can hide in a cloud of lies and deceit that they themselves procured. In today’s world, laws are viewed as more guidelines than rules, because some laws are mistaken or ignored. Jaywalking is against the law, but it is rampant everywhere. In this novel, laws serve as rules, so there is no escape from them, no loopholes that one can find. Also Orwell had withdrawn the appellate system in his novel, so that no opinions can be justified and what the Party says is always right and one should follow them without any questions. Also, 1984 showed insight that though capitalism is an effective system, it is flawed. The vivid descriptions of war-torn neighborhoods and the separation from the rich and the poor were the very reason that the revolution occurred in the first place. Orwell’s contrasting style subtly warns of awareness, and living in a more balanced
The society within 1984 though much like the society in Fahrenheit 451 has many differences mainly in the way it is set up and how the government runs. The Inner party makes up only 2% of those that live within Oceania. They make all of the policies, and
The books 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley are both connected in the way society controls people. Both these books illustrate control over their citizens through government intervention. People are constantly being watched either by telescreens or neighbors in 1984 while there is no privacy in Brave New World at all. In 1984, children are in a league of youth spies and send people to jail because they look suspicious. Brave New World’s children are created to be controlled for the sake of society. Sex is bad in 1984 because it promotes the idea of pleasure or selfish needs while Brave New World embraces sex to promote happiness. 1984 and Brave New World both control the people of society through privacy, sex, and children.
Winston a grey and rough skinned, emaciated, fearful, thirty nine year old man with a varicose ulcer on his leg, who hated a woman named Julia. Winston described her as not handsome, attractive, natural looks, and he liked her hips. Winston has many thoughts about mortally wounding her. (Winston) Julia a twenty six year old woman, known as a rebel from the waist down and she’s a product of the Party. Julia wanted to experience love with someone, in this case Winston. Why did Julia like Winston? One reason Julia liked Winston happened to occur because he wanted to revolt against the party. (How) Winston’s rebellion takes place on a more "intellectual" level than does Julia 's. (How is) Winston hated
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and George Orewell’s 1984 were both composed surrounding times of war in the twentieth century. The authors were alarmed by what they saw in society and began to write novels depicting the severe outcomes and possiblities of civilizaton if it continued down its path. Although the two books are very different, they both address many of the same issues and principles.
There are some differences between the two novels based mainly on the form of control used to mold society to the ideals put forth from the leaders of the society. Orwell focuses on the use of the media, fear and hate to control the masses while Huxley depicts the use of conditioning, sex and soma (drugs). The novel 1984 is rift with hate and violence. This is especially seen through the unending war between the three worldpowers and the use of the Two Minute Hate to bring the people to a state of frenzy. The telescreens are never allowed to be turned off and the people are constantly watched and can be punished for even a thoughtcrime. In contrast, Brave New World focuses on making people happy with their assigned place in life. They are conditioned from decanting through childhood with the prejudice and social values determined by the ten world leaders. This keeps everyone focused on shallow things like physical pleasure without looking for a deeper meaning in life. If everyone is already happy then there is no need to change the system because no one will ever have a cause to rebel. Both societies use a different form of control with the main difference lying in the use of punishment or reward as the stimulus.
As I read Brave New World and 1984, I noticed how some of Aldous Huxley and
The novels, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and 1984 by George Orwell, each setup societies in which the government has almost complete control of the people. One of the most effective ways of gaining the loyalty of a society is to gain the loyalty of the youth. In Brave New World, the government does this by raising the children itself. Children are produced by the government and spend their young lives learning by hypnopædia, or sleep-teaching. On the other hand, in 1984, children are still raised by their parents, but they are taught by the government to distrust them. Overall, in both novels the children are cultivated by the government to be their ideal citizens, but while Brave New World does this by making sure that they have a direct and single line to the child’s mind, in 1984 they instead influence the children that loyalty to the government is the best possible choice rather than thinking for themselves, and in the end, it is shown that both of these processes are effective.
<Interesting Intro> 1984 takes place in a society where the government controls everything and everyone, including ones thoughts. Some characters battle with the outward conformity, where they are supposed to act and think like a party member, and with the inward questioning that makes them rebel against the party. The author, George Orwell, witnessed totalitarian societies with his own eyes. Because of this, Orwell sends a message through the book by trying to show how totalitarian societies are bad. Orwell uses Winston as a symbol that shows how totalitarian societies are not beneficial to the people and can make them live double lives.
Ray Bradbury and George Orwell share a very similar theme in their two novels, Fahrenheit 451 and 1984. Winston Smith and Guy Montag work within an authoritarian organization, in which, they have opposing views of the authority. The novels are placed in a dystopian setting that the authority believes is a utopia. The dystopian fictions both have very similar predictions of the future. The predictions from these novels have not happened. However, it could be a short matter of time until the authors predictions on the future become reality.
1984 and Brave New World, written by George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, respectively, are both books that reflect the authors vision of how society would end up at the course it was going at the time of the writing of the book. Both books were written more than fifty years ago, but far enough apart that society was going in a totally different direction at the time. There are many ways to compare these two books and point out the similarities. On certain, deep levels they are very much the same, while at first glance, on the surface, they are very different. One point that in some parts is the same and some very different, is the governments in each of these books method’s of control.
In the following paragraphs, I will draw out the very similarities and differences read in these three readings. The two novels Night and 1984 were quite different. For starters, Wiesel’s novel Night was based on his own experiences during the holocaust. However, Orwell created a science fiction world, which was based on his idea of the future.
In Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Huxley's Brave New World, the authoritative figures strive for freedom, peace, and stability for all, to develop a utopian society. The Utopian society strives for a perfect state of well-being for all persons in the community, and over-emphasizes this factor, where no person is exposed to the reality of the world. As each novel progresses we see that neither society possesses family values nor attempts to practice them. Neither are passionate nor creative in factors such as love, language, history and literature. Our society today, in general, is unsure about the future: The nightmare of total organization has emerged from the safe, remote future and is