Brave New World versus 1984
Brave New World versus 1984“… The goal is to be unified: Take my hand be my brother. The payment silenced the masses, sanctified by oppression. Unity took a backseat, sliding further into regression.” — Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti, Creed.
Every human civilization has a logical concept behind their methods of existence. They plan philosophies and techniques to suit, as well as benefit the society. Without a plan, different circumstances may determine the route that the society will take. Therefore, the social destiny of the group may end up in chaos and disorder. In order to prevent this, Mankind should select its own objectives and devise a plan to achieve them . The only way to achieve complete order and peace is to direct the community into a utopian society. Seriously- take a step back and think about it. Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a land free of crime, hatred, disease, and poverty? A utopia is generally defined as a place of ideal perfection in all aspects of existence. Within that concept, there are five basic elements to achieving an utopia according to the Utopia by Thomas Moore . The elements are as follows : Everlasting life; All good and no evil; Infinite terms of all tangible needs and wants for existence, without any required effort to obtain those provisions; A perfect balance between the individual and society; and Complete knowledge. When all of these elements exist in a single society, one has achieved a complete Utopia. However, the road to the Utopian society is not a smooth one. There are many obstacles one must overcome. If all does not go well the people begin to realize that they lead a controlled life. Their futures are pre-determined. They are all grouped into social classes and are conditioned to benefit the society, without expressing their own opinions. That dreadful aspect has become a reality in the lives of the characters in George Orwell’s 1984 an Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. A supposed “utopian” society has mutated into a contrasting “dystopian” society. While both authors write with the same concept in mind, “Perfection gone wrong”, their novels compare and contrast in other aspects as well.
A strong similarity between the novels 1984 and Brave New World is the chance for a revolution against the government. ‘ Rebellion’, defined as “an organized attempt to overthrow a lawful government by force of arms” by Webster’s Dictionary, 1991 ed., is not even in the vocabulary of the people of 1984, an accomplished goal of Big Brother. The Party is trying to rewrite history as well as create a new language, Newspeak in which their goal is to eliminate all chance of crime and opposition, two aspects not in agreement with a utopian society. Also, in 1984, there is a chance that a secret society, known...
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