Dystopia In Brave New World

Imagine a world in which technology is in charge of the world, and nobody can live without some form of drug. Dystopian societies are basically the opposite of an utopia. This means that they are mainly ruled by one person, and everything is unpleasant. The works 1984, Brave New World, and “The Pedestrian” all have many dystopian elements with a variety of sacrifices and gains. In general, dystopian societies offer stability and complete control of power; however, citizens have to sacrifice privacy and individuality, which, as shown in the texts, can lead to government control of everything. Throughout the three texts, the government gains something throughout their totalitarian control. In Brave New World, the world in which they live in
From the text Brave New World, all the characters sacrifice emotions, love, and individuality. The loss of individuality can be found when the director states “From eight to ninety-six buds, and every bud will turn into a perfectly formed embryo, and every embryo into a full-sized adult. Making ninety-six human beings grow where only one grew before” (Huxley 6). This shows that they sacrificed their individuality because people aren’t going to be born to be different, but be born to look like ninety-six others. This is important because people are sacrificing their individuality to ensure that all their doppelgangers have the same job, same intelligence, and same looks. Another example of sacrifices is from 1984, when the author states “The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made would be picked up by it; moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard” (Orwell 6). This shows that the government can now watch everyone due to cameras and microphones inside their telescreens. From “The Pedestrian”, people sacrifice the ability to walk outside when the author states “In ten years of walking by night or day, for thousands of miles, he had never met another person walking, not once in all that time” (Bradbury). This is important because it explains how
In 1984, the people sacrificed privacy in order to have complete control over its people. This was an invalid sacrifice because people need their privacy in order to live a comfortable life. Throughout the novel Brave New World, the people sacrificed love, science, arts, individuality, and emotions in order to have stability. This is not worth it because there are many other ways to have stability, while having emotions and love. People can learn to live with each other harmoniously without any problems. Finally, in “The Pedestrian”, the people sacrificed the ability to walk outdoors and books in order to have technological advances. This is an invalid reason to sacrifice walking outdoors and books because people need these items to keep healthy and to gain more knowledge. In conclusion, these people decided to make sacrifices in order to gain control of their people, stability, and technological