Brave New World vs. 1984
There are lots of ways to compare 1984 by George Orwell to Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. They both have to do with very futuristic ideas. I noticed that they both had basically the same character structure. In 1984, there is the leading lady Julia, and in Brave New World, there is Lenina Crowne. The main male character in 1984 is of course Winston Smith, and the leading man in Brave New World is a cross between Bernard Marx and John the so-called savage. There are also two god-like figures in the novels. I noticed this. One is O'Brien from 1984 and the other is Mustapha Mond from Brave New World. The basic ideas of the two novels are also similar. They have to do with rebellion against the so-called perfect new world and the sanctuary they find at the end. John the savage found peace by hanging himself. (It was hard to notice that, but I did. It made an excellent ending to the novel.) Bernard found peace by being transferred to an island where things were different and supposedly better. Winston found peace by being brainwa
Although both novels are extremely negative, I'd rather be safe and have fun and even be brainwashed then be hiding my true thoughts and living in fear. They have forbidden thoughts and are considered odd by others. It has to do with animals rebelling against the farmers. Bernard Marx and Winston Smith are two characters who are extremely alike. I think the most common topic for stories is rebellion. So that is one way in which the two stories differ. It is even promoted with the children who are decanted, which means that the Utopian embryos are taken out of the bottles in which they've matured. Another interesting point is that both of the novels have machines that tell you things while you're sleeping. Overall, I think both books were very cleverly written and excellent examples for what novels about the future should be like. As long as everyone uses regulation birth control and no one gives birth to a child naturally, then sex is considered perfectly normal. Lenina Crowne is a girl who would be described as voluptuous or the majority of the Utopian society in which she lives call her pneumatic. And both of the girls end up betraying their lovers in the end. The topic of futuristic rebellion is used in lots of ways. The sexual activities the children participate in is called "erotic play", in which they run around naked exploring one another's bodies in which ever way they please. If I were to choose which society to live in, I would probably choose to live in the Utopian society rather than Oceania.
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