Comparison of Brave New World and Childhood
Comparison of literary elements of Brave New World and Childhood’s End
Ever wonder what is awaiting the human race in the future? Aldous Huxley once said, “There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception” (“Aldous Huxley”). And the doors of perception are exactly what the readers will walk through while reading these two intricate and imaginative novels. Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End, and Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, definitely express their extremely insightful projection of mankind’s future that has stirred much controversy among readers. Although these books were written by different authors, they have a great deal of similar concepts that provide an idea of what the future holds. One of the similarities they share is that both of the books have the same themes, which are utopia and stability. In Brave New World, The World State’s motto: “community, identity, and stability,” is similar to the environment in Childhood’s End (Huxley 3). An example of this is when the author was describing the Golden Age in Childhood’s End, “By the standards of all earlier ages, it was Utopia. Ignorance, disease, poverty, and fear had virtually ceased to exist,” which is a sign of stability (Clarke 64). Another similarity is how the rulers of both civilizations were treated by their people. For example, “Each of them carried a notebook, in which, whenever the Great Man spoke, he (student) desperately scribbles,” this is relevant to how Stormgren from Childhood’s End paid close attention and was vigorously asking Karellen many questions about his intentions on Earth, “Can’t you at least give us some reason for your concealment? Because we don’t understand it, it annoys us and gives rise to endless rumors,” (Huxley 5; Clarke 14). It is relevant because both examples’ mysterious and allknowing leaders play an important role for their people and cause much alertness.
Another thing these novels have in common is the way
Ever wonder what is awaiting the human race in the future? Aldous Huxley once said, “There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception” (“Aldous Huxley”). And the doors of perception are exactly what the readers will walk through while reading these two intricate and imaginative novels. Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End, and Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, definitely express their extremely insightful projection of mankind’s future that has stirred much controversy among readers. Although these books were written by different authors, they have a great deal of similar concepts that provide an idea of what the future holds. One of the similarities they share is that both of the books have the same themes, which are utopia and stability. In Brave New World, The World State’s motto: “community, identity, and stability,” is similar to the environment in Childhood’s End (Huxley 3). An example of this is when the author was describing the Golden Age in Childhood’s End, “By the standards of all earlier ages, it was Utopia. Ignorance, disease, poverty, and fear had virtually ceased to exist,” which is a sign of stability (Clarke 64). Another similarity is how the rulers of both civilizations were treated by their people. For example, “Each of them carried a notebook, in which, whenever the Great Man spoke, he (student) desperately scribbles,” this is relevant to how Stormgren from Childhood’s End paid close attention and was vigorously asking Karellen many questions about his intentions on Earth, “Can’t you at least give us some reason for your concealment? Because we don’t understand it, it annoys us and gives rise to endless rumors,” (Huxley 5; Clarke 14). It is relevant because both examples’ mysterious and allknowing leaders play an important role for their people and cause much alertness.
Another thing these novels have in common is the way