George Orwell vs. Aldous Huxley, Who will win in the future? |
 May 20 2010, 04:09 PM
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I found this comparison of the writings of George Orwell (1984) to Aldous Huxley (Brave New World) to be interesting:
 Are we on a path towards 1984 or Brave New World? |
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May 20 2010, 07:31 PM
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Easily the latter. Hell, we're already there.
It's worth mentioning, though, that those same indicators typical of the degradation of Western culture would actually be signs of progress in Orwellian societies. As someone who experienced totalitarianism firsthand I suspect that Orwell would have seen a state of cultural "cheapness" to be much less grave a living situation than Spanish fascism. |
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mipadi George Orwell vs. Aldous Huxley May 20 2010, 04:09 PM
mipadi I think context does apply in this analysis. For e... May 20 2010, 08:10 PM synapse I've never read brave new world. Didn't kn... May 21 2010, 12:48 AM brooklyneast05 oh yeah i like this, i posted this on my blog once... May 21 2010, 08:55 AM smash agreed. 1984 was so drab i could hardly pay attent... May 21 2010, 10:54 PM Reidar 1984 was one of the most badass books I've eve... May 22 2010, 03:07 AM kryogenix You're all wrong. The world is heading towards... May 22 2010, 10:16 AM
Tomates QUOTE(kryogenix @ May 22 2010, 11:16 AM) ... May 22 2010, 11:34 AM Uso What irony I just finished reading both those book... May 22 2010, 11:03 AM |
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