Brave New World
power maintenance
Describe power maintenance in Brave new world and 1984 novels?
Describe power maintenance in Brave new world and 1984 novels?
In both books the maintenance of power is literally what the New World is. Power is a means to a socially desirable end, the maintenance of this power is the means to keep power perpetually. In 1984 O’Brien sums this up when he says,
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever."
Similarly in BNW, Huxley sets up a society where people are artificially conceived and "programmed" with the intention to maintain indefinite power for the government.