Apocalyptic Dystopian View in Orwell's 1984 & Huxley's Brave New World

ISBN-13: 9786200114624 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 76 str.

Layal Abdelkarim Zoreiqi

Opis

Two well-known novels of the last century: the first one is 1984, written by George Orwell, the other is Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. This study aims to examine these two authors' approach in the two novels with regard to the apocalyptic vision by posing the following question:how far true are the events narrated in the two novels,and how far true will they be? In addition, this study explores the authors' perspectives towards totalitarian system and the three-pillars of society structure namely: community, identity, and stability. It examines, also, several new terms associated with totalitarian regime that is why readers will find that 1984 presents some terminologies used by some regimes in the twentieth century. Orwell uses such terms as a warning signals to readers to get them alerted to the danger of using them nowadays by some states especially in third world countries which, some believe, have become plagued by totalitarianism. Orwell does not spare rich countries the blame. He implicitly states that rich countries do support such governments. In Brave New World, states take control of people through keeping them busy entertained or becoming baby hatchers.

O autorze

AbdAlkareem Zreki, LayalA Jordanian, who was born in Jordan and raised in Qatar. Got B.A from Jerash University in English Language and Literature. Holds a Master Degree in English Language and Literature from Middle East University. Works with the FCA organization as an English Teacher for Refugees.