High school essay: Who's is more like contemporary society; Orwell's 1984 or Huxley's Brave New .... [View All]

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My daughter has to write an essay about 1984 and Brave New World. She has to take an opinion about which book better represents contemporary society today. I choose 1984 hands down, but I bet some of you geniuses here can give her some great points to consider. Does anyone here have any input?

Here are a few of my Ideas:

"We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power." (from Nineteen Eighty-Four)

Contract for a new american century is a good place to respond to the above.

"The Party's agents constantly rewrite history. " From 1984

reasons for war, treatment of indians etc... Help me out here.

The official language is Newspeak, and the society is dominated by such slogans as "War is Peace", "Freedom is Slavery", "Ignorance is Strength."

Clean air innitative, healthy forrest etc.... Help here too.

big brother, thought police..... help