While starting 1984, I noticed an interesting difference between Brave New World and this book. In Brave New World, it was known to readers that people were "manufactured" and designed in a specific way that forced an individual to follow a certain path.
For example, some people were born as alphas while others were born as gammas or deltas. As people were born into this world they were instantly met with expectations, designated jobs, etc. It was interesting to me that Winston wasn’t born into a specific role in society and that no one was really “above” someone else or inferior to others (except for the proles). Despite how brave new world’s environment and 1984 differed, both stories have people pushing strong beliefs onto everybody else.
If you were to be a character in this story, would you rather be in brave new world (where you are manufactured and designed to live a certain life) or be in 1984 (where you are heavily conditioned to live a certain lifestyle and live in fear of being against the “Big Brother”)?
Or is there no difference where you end up? Citizens in Brave New World are also conditioned to believe in certain ideas through classical conditioning as well as other means.
Honestly, I would probably rather be in A Brave New World. Just because I feel like the people in Brave New World are a lot more naive. I feel like these people don't know that the way they are living is world and terrible. I would much rather not know I was living a horrible lifestyle than know that my life sucks and theres nothing I can do about it.
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