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alex.hapca

Can you make a comparison between "1984" and "Brave New World" taking in account sex and technology?How is sex seen in both books?What about technology?What was wrong or good regarding the use of both "terms"?

POP CRISTINA · Trimis: 22/05/2008 21:00 Titlul subiectului:

If in "1984" sex is prohibited and accepted only for procreation in "Brave New World" sex is a social activity rather than a way of reproduction and is encouraged from childhood.there is a society where"everyone belongs to everyone else". Moreover the notions like parents and natural birth are considered humiliating.
in what concern technology in "1984" by means of teleecrans and hidden microphones is used to mentain control.In "Brave New World" it is also used for the same purpose by deciding each person destiny before birth.

ramona_covaciu · Trimis: 23/05/2008 07:04 Titlul subiectului:

so, we must understand that in one story sex is prohibited and in the other is encouraged from the childhood?..exactly the oposite..it looks stupid the idea that terms like parents or natural birth are humiliating..i don't like this idea..i mean..if you have a mother and a father and you came in the world by natural birth you should be ashamed? :unsure:

i wouldn't like to be in the places of the personajes of this story :-|

Larisa Sofineti

One of the similarities between these two books that I found quite interesting is about family and how it is seen by others. In "1984", the family is a part of identity that sticks with the past. In "Brave New World", the family is eliminated, it seems like obscene. Also, the mass of manipulation is present in both books. In "1984", people are controlled by producing pain, while in "Brave New World", they are controlled by producing pleasure.

dana_achim · Plunger Data inscrierii: 11/Apr/2008 Mesaje: 26

I guess that there is one important difference. In 1984 the sex was actually prohibited and in "A Brave New World" was not. In "1984" it is found the idea that no feelings have to be implied, and that's why you were not allowed to have sex, just if it is about procreation. And even if u wanted to have sex just to have a children, the "Big Brother" had to be sure that u don't have and affective implication in that relation. The system have you the person with who to have a family and a child, you didn't have the right to choose (as in Winston's case to the very begining ). All this meant that you didn't have the right to an identity.

Laura Cornea · Trimis: 29/05/2008 18:21 Titlul subiectului:

In both books the idea of family is almost absent. In "1984" the characters are supposed to get married and have sex just to have kids... in fact not kids, but new party members. In "Brave New World" the characters live according to the principle "everyone belongs to everyone else" - so there's no stability, for them is obscene to spend more time with just one person.
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Laura Cornea

Laura Cornea · Trimis: 29/05/2008 18:27 Titlul subiectului:

The idea of stability and unity that the word "family" implies is canceled in both book, but through different methods: in "1984" one can't have sexual relations except for procreating; in "Brave New World" everyone has to change the parteners as often as possible in order not to be considered a freak. So in both books is promoted an egocentric style of life.
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Laura Cornea