Manipulative Societies
The books Brave New World, by Aldrous Huxley, and 1984, by George Orwell, are alike because they have comparable organizations. By using brainwashing techniques, censorship, and the obliteration of history, the leaders in Brave New World and 1984 control the thoughts and recollections of the people in their societies. Without using these techniques, the societies being controlled could not exist, because the people would not be disciplined like they needed to be. The citizens in these societies are slaves of the leaders, but cannot resist or do anything to change things for themselves. Chiefly, brainwashing was essential to accomplish while the children were young because then it would ensure that they would grow up to be model citizens in the society. Principally, love was disallowed in both societies, by the virtue that it would cause problems. Fights would begin over relationships that would cause uncertainty that was not needed in the society. When the citizens Brave New World were young, they were involved in sexual games that would introduce them to sex and portray it as something casual. "....this little boy seems rather reluctant to join in the ordinary erotic play."
They must believe that this is the best period of time that anyone has ever lived in, and that there is no other way to exist in the world. They must give credence to the fact that they are being treated very well by the leaders, and that they are happy in life. They also must not believe that an individual has ever taken personal initiative in a society, and expressed new ideas, or tries to change something, going against the government. If this happened then someone in society might develop some revolutionary ideas, and characterize a significant role in the downfall of the society. In conclusion, the brainwashing techniques, censorship, and obliteration of history is the means of by which the leaders of the Brave New World society and the Oceanic society stay in control of their citizens minds, giving them a great deal of power to do whatever they want in their society. Without using these techniques, the citizens of the two societies would get a different illustration of reality, and would probably disagree with the ways of their own society's behavior. If these techniques were ever discovered by the people, then most likely a revolution would befall the society, and changes would be made. Since this is most likely unreasonable, the citizens are these societies will believably be slaves forever. conditioned." (Brave New World, pg. 208)
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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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