Brave New World - I cant choose by JRDN
- Brave New World Society
- Lenina choosing Bernard Marx or Henry Foster
- John and Lenina
1984 - Find your love by Drake
- Winston & Julia
- Forbidden love to control passion for the Party
- Hate for the Party or Commitment to it
- Anti-Sex League
- "Its real, undeclared purpose was to remove all pleasure from the sexual act. Not love so much as eroticism was the enemy, inside marriage as well as outside it. All marriages between Party members had to be approved by a committee appointed for the purpose, and – though the principle was never clearly stated – permission was always refused if the couple concerned gave the impression of being physically attracted to one another" (Orwell, ch.6, pt1)
Relationships: 1984 vs Brave New World
World Events - Polygamy
By: Kayla Cordeiro, Brian Garcia, Amanda Arcuri & Tristan Jack
- The practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time
- Similar to brave new world because in the novel they do not believe in having a relationship with one person
- Differs in each society the viewpoint on polygamy
- Accepted and encouraged in Brave New World
- Disapproved and frowned upon in modern society
Relationships in 1984
Song Connection
World Events - Gay Marriage Vs. The Catholic Church
1984
- Winston and Julia
- approval
- reproduce more party members
- Relationships in 1984 were more private and secretive.
- Status in society
- Women in the Anti-Sex League
- Big Brother before all
- Love the Party first
- Undivided Faith and trust in Big Brother and the Party
- Close and sexual relationships are forbidden by the Party
- No passion between couples in the Party
- Only the proles (lower class) could have intimate relationships
- "In a way she realized that she herself was doomed, that sooner or later the Thought Police would catch her and kill her, but with another part of her mind she believed that it was somehow possible to construct a secret world in which you could live as you chose. All you needed was luck and cunning and boldness. She did not understand that there was no such thing as happiness" (Orwell, pt 2 ch.3)
“If you can feel that staying human is worth while, even when it can't have any result whatever, you've beaten them.” (Orwell, ch.7, pt.2)
Tree ball / Tball
Relationships in Brave New World
The Value of Sports
- Relationships were open to the public
- Relationships were also quick and partners usually didn't connect on an emotional level
- Sex is is focused more on the pleasure aspect rather than the emotional aspect
- Since society eliminates every painful emotion, it is nearly impossible in a relationship to have deep feelings for someone
- Savage reservation has the opposite view on marriage
- Savage reservation believes in marriage, love, and family
- The object of the game is like mini golf where the player needs to put a small black ball into a hole that is the same size as the ball. Once the ball enters the hole, the ball is then shot up into the air in any direction. The player that placed the ball in the whole is forced to run and catch the ball before landing. If the player catches the ball he/she must then throw the ball into a hanging basket on the tress that is operated to move to different branches in the matter of seconds.
- This game promotes quick reaction time, hand eye coordination and the main aspect to focus on the ball and where it needs to be.
- Allows responsibility
- Teamwork
- Dedication and determination
- Punctuality
- Healthy living (stay young)
- Concentration
- Social interaction
"The people of the World State are conditioned, which means sex and reproduction are controlled by the World State. The people of the reservation can instead freely decide what they want to do or not." (Spang, Role of Sex Brave New World)
Liquid G
" Nowadays the Controllers won't approve of any new game unless it can be shown that it requires at least as much apparatus as the most complicated of existing games." (Huxley, Ch.3, 38-39)
- A product to aid in the process of a women's orgasm.
- Women are always ensured maximum satisfaction when engaged in sexual intercourse.
- Men will not be affected by the drug.
- Side effects include drowsiness, dehydration, hunger and hormone instability.
"Every one belongs to every one else" (Huxley, ch.3)
"I want to know what passion is," she said. "I want to feel something strongly." (Huxley, ch.6, pt.1,92)
Works Cited
- Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: HarperCollins, 2004. Print.
- Orwell, George. 1984. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1949. Print.