Manipulation In Brave New World, By Aldous Huxley

In the novels, 1984, by George Orwell, and Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, there are many hidden messages that are meant to warn society. These novels show the struggles of having governments with full control and their methods of controlling people. The messages that Orwell and Huxley portray throughout their novels are that manipulation can be used to limit freedom, technology can be used to further control people, and governments will use fear to regulate thoughts and activities. In both of the novels, the governments use manipulation to limit and remove freedom. In the book, Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, the women are conditioned to know to always take birth control. As stated in the text, “Lenina did not forget to take all the

One of the most alarming technological advances in the novel 1984 was the use of the telescreens. As read in the text, “‘Do you know how it got hold of me? In my sleep! Yes, that’s a fact” (Orwell 233). The telescreens are used to constantly track, listen, and watch people. In this situation, Winston's friend was arrested for saying rebellious things in his sleep. Another example of the telescreens was when Winston was being tortured and they were able to access his thoughts to learn his fears. As stated in the text, “‘Your especial fear is that it will be your backbone. You have a vivid mental picture of the vertebrae snapping and the spinal fluid dripping out’” (Orwell 233). The government does not just use the telescreens to regulate the people to avoid detrimental events, but they use them as a weapon against the people. A form of technology that is used in Brave New World was a shock therapy that was used to influence consumer purchases. Huxley writes, “The idea was to make them want to be going out into the country at every available opportunity, and so compel them to consume transport” (Huxley 22). The use of technology in this novel is used to advance medical practices that influence economics. By controlling reproduction and behaviors, the government is able to demand people to work the jobs that are given to them and influence purchasing. The message that author George Orwell tries to warn the reader of is the effects of allowing the government to watch over one’s life with technology. Furthermore, Aldous Huxley explains how technology could be used to control reproduction and job