The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood and Brave New World by Aldous Hu

The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood and Brave New mankind by Aldous Huxley.While there are many differences between the societies portrayed indystopic literature, they up to now have the common bond of lacking thefundawork forcetal freedoms required for a properly operated society toexist. This cannot be truer for The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwoodand Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. These novels prove that theindividuals freedom are sacrificed in dystopic societies when thegovernment controls the experience, individuality and relationships ofeach person in order for there to be stability in the society.Dystopia is seen in each of the novels through the use of conflictdemonstrating the authority over knowledge, the use of theme toestablish the lack of identity and the use of character to show thecontrol of knowledge.It is evident in both novels that a dystopic society exists throughthe authors use of conflict to illustrate the control of knowledge ofthe past and present in order for there to be stability. For example,in The Handmaids Tale, all Handmaids are forbidden from reading orwriting, this is an attempt by the leaders of the society to controlthe knowledge their citizens can utilize. This control extends overany form of written word, and if the rules are disobeyed, there areconsequences Scrabble. This was once the game of old women, oldmen to be played in retirement villas when there was nothing good ontelevision. Now its forbidden, for us. Now its dangerous. Now itsindecent . Now its desirable (Atwood 174). In this society, Scrabbleis considered forbidden because of what it represents -- freedom ofexpression. The consequences the leaders have imposed create ac... ...ge, individuality andrelationships of each person in order for there to be stability in thesociety. Through the use of conflict, dystopia is established in bothof the novels using the control of knowledge of the past and presentin the society in order for stability. In addition, th rough the use oftheme, dystopia is established using the lack of identity of eachmember of the society in order for stability to be in the society.Finally, through the use of character, dystopia is established throughthe control of the relationships in each member of the societies. Inorder for there to be stability in a society there must be sacrificesmade, especially in a society that is considered dystopic.Works Cited-----------Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaids Tale. U.S.A Seal Books, 1986.Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. Hammersmith, London Flamingo, 1994.