If you aren’t already familiar with the idea of classical conditioning, have a quick read about it here. Huxley utilises the idea of conditioning in his novel. TheatreCloud also created this graphic to help visualise the caste system in Brave New World – click on the image to enlarge:

If you are unfamiliar with what a caste system is, SBS explained the traditional Indian caste system in a video here: In Brave New World, there is a five-tiered caste system. In comparison, Orwell published Nineteen Eighty-Four in 1949. TheatreCloud provides a little more context in their discussion of the Historical Perspective of the novel. Psychological discoveries (Pavlov’s dog, Behaviourist School of psychology & Freud’s concepts).Rejection of Victorian morality/ increased sexual libeteries.At the time, a range of events and social issues influenced both the world and Huxley’s novel. īoth are canonical works of dystopian fiction, commenting on the different ways in which society relates with its leaders and political processes.Ī comparison between the major ideas of the two novels is nicely portrayed by Stuart McMillen.īrave New World was published in 1932, before World War II. Huxley’s Brave New World is often compared to Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four.

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