BNW vs. Matrix
The novel, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, and The Matrix directed by the Wachowski brothers, are very similar with respects to their characters, and settings, and yet so different at the same time. A futuristic society, based on the three principles of the state COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, and STABILITY, is what Brave New World requires there people to follow and conform to the ideals of the state and leader, and to what they believe is the "normal" way of life. The Matrix, is also a futuristic tale that's designed to overpower the human mind of not only the viewer, but the inhabitants as well. In this society, it's controlled and run by the power of technology that distracts human minds, while the body is used as an energy source to stay alive and well. The characters, and settings of Brave New World, and The Matrix can be compared and differentiated in great detail.The main characters of both Brave New World, and The Matrix are indeed similar and different. The main character in Brave New World, John the savage and Neo in The Matrix are similar as both are brought into the "real world". John the savage is taken out of his world by Bernard, and brought into the Brave New World and he discovers the world of Shakespeare. Neo is born
The other major character similarity is between Bernard of Brave New World and Cypher of The Matrix. Bernard is quite It is clear throughout the controlled worlds of both the Brave New World, and the Matrix that these two stories are very similar and yet also have some distinct differences that set them apart. The characters and plots of each are distinctly fundamental to the main idea of the story, and we see two stories with both similar ways of life from the ideal eyes of a futuristic society. A utopia, defined as a perfect world, free of destructive thoughts and problems does not have Brave New World or The Matrix in its definition, although both societies feel as if they are the perfect world, but really who knows or can say what the perfect world consists of?
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Approximate Word count = 1368
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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