The loss of brain and heart in dystopian worlds: totalitarian control of the mind and emotions in “Nineteen eighty-four” and “Brave new world”
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The loss of brain and heart in dystopian worlds: totalitarian control of the mind and emotions in “Nineteen eighty-four” and “Brave new world”Author (s)
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Alberola Crespo, NievesTutor/Supervisor; University.Department
Universitat Jaume I. Departament d'Estudis AnglesosDate
2016-10-18Publisher
Universitat Jaume IAbstract
The dystopian novel is a genre that has gained importance as a branch of science
fiction especially at the beginning of the 20th century. Authors such as Aldous Huxley and
George Orwell have made this literary genre ... [+]
The dystopian novel is a genre that has gained importance as a branch of science
fiction especially at the beginning of the 20th century. Authors such as Aldous Huxley and
George Orwell have made this literary genre reach its consolidation with the composition
of their most distinguished works, Brave New World (1932) and Nineteen Eighty-Four
(1949) respectively. These two dystopias share the common features that define their
genre: a futuristic totalitarian world in which individuals have lost their freedom and
identity in the name of social stability. The ultimate aim of the dictators in both novels is
the enjoyment of perpetual power based on stability, and the mental and emotional
control of their citizens is essential to achieve that purpose. However, the methods
employed by the rulers to keep people subjugated in Huxley and Orwell’s worlds share
some common aspects but they differ greatly at some points. This thesis aims to carry out
a contrastive analysis between those dissimilar strategies executed by the governments of
the two dystopias. Moreover, I provide a brief account of the concepts of ‘utopia’ and
‘dystopia’ and a short overview of the history of this literary genre, as well as a review of
the historical context that marked the works of its two most representative authors which
illustrates the reasons why their conceptions of a possible future dystopian society are so
contrastive. [-]
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Treball Final de Grau en Estudis Anglesos.Codi: EA0938. Curs: 2015/2016
Universitat Jaume I. Departament d'Estudis Anglesos
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