George Orwell s The Brave New World - 1791 Words

In both texts, Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World it is clear from the start the societies show a heavy reliance on state control as a means of maintaining the dystopian civilizations. George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is a powerful presentation of a dystopian society under the influence and control of a totalitarian government. Orwell uses the character of Winston as a vehicle to explore the extent of the governments’ oppressive techniques. Through clever use of free indirect speech as the narrative structure, the reader is instantly immersed into a deprived society under perpetual surveillance of the omniscient ruler known only as ‘Big Brother’, and the effective but perverse methods the state uses to maintain power. In the text†¦show more content†¦In Brave New World, technology enables the population to be manipulated and have their values defined from a young and impressionable age. It is the key to ultimate social control and it is u sed in that way; without the advanced technology the society of Brave New World would not be able to achieve such powerful control. Technology is necessary for all of the vital aspects of the mass reproduction with medical interference. For example the ‘Bokanovsky process’ and ‘hypnopaedia conditioning’ both rely heavily on medical and technological advances. As a result the society is fragmented and unchanging. The plot’s heavy reliance on science could be argued to be due to Huxley’s affluent background and family history within the science field. His grandfather was nicknamed ‘Darwin’s bulldog’ for his support of Darwin’s theories and his active role within Biology. In Nineteen Eighty-Four technology is used very differently, it essence is still  ¬Ã‚ ¬the same (social control) however they use it for invasive monitoring into every aspect of the citizens life. For example ‘Telescreens’ are camera-esque devices which are everywhere, they are designed to â€Å"receive and transmit [information] simultaneously† . As a result â€Å"there [is] no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment† which creates a constant feeling of unease, one which the population learn to tolerate and accept. This further aids the totalitarian government with their aggressive dictatorship,