Both
1984 and
Brave New World present a dystopia, or a negative utopia. Each collectively and individually presents a moral question addressing the misuse of science and technology. What is that moral question? Why are these books still revered as classics?
George Orwell’s classic novel, 1984 brings forth a terrifying representation of the abuse of technology. In every chapter, Orwell describes, in depth, the futuristic technologies that are an every day occurrence but severely diminish the amount of privacy and freedom given to the people of Oceania. This poses several moral questions that are extremely relevant in today’s society, such as the query of how much technology is necessary for modern society to be successful and how many of these advances are just an invasion of people’s privacy. 1984 will always be relevant in our world because it is impossible to achieve a true utopian society. Its relevancy makes the novel a classic.
ReplyDeletePeople view these books as classics because they picture what we will be like in the future. So, I think will refer to them if they think our government is corrupt.
ReplyDeleteThe moral question of Brave New World is "Should technology and science be used to solve many of the world's problems if it also destroys our freedom,morality and our liberties such as the ability to think and reason for ourselves?" The reason these books are still revered as classics are because they were very advanced thoughts and theories for their time and because it is still possible for these ideas and theories to occur in the future which adds even more interest and intrigue to these books which will continue to make them great classics.
ReplyDelete"Brave New World" and "1984" are still considered classics,even though they were written in the 30's and 40's. The reason they are considered classics is because they predicted our future of what this world was coming to. In some ways these books were right about our future, and this is why they are considered classics today.
ReplyDelete1984: The moral question that 1984 presents is about privacy and the way people are controlled through technology. The main character is Winston Smith and he believes that the government, "Big Brother" is out to get him; he thinks that the people of Oceania shouldn't be controlled through a totalitarian government and should be able to do whatever they want. The moral is basically saying you think you might actually hate, or strongly dislike, something but in the end you might actually love it.
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ReplyDeleteThe moral question in the book "1984" is, "How did the citizens of The Airstrip allow the government to get the way it is?"
I believe this book is still a classic because it poses a general warning towards allowing the government for full control.
-Austin Jones
1984 asks the moral question of if the government using technology to know your every move and thought is too invasive or not. In the book, the members of the Party cannot hide a single detail from the government because of the telescreens and the Thought Police so the Party members don't have any privacy at all.
ReplyDeleteThis book is still a classic because several of the main concepts such as double-think, Newspeak, and Memory hole have become common language terms that people use to describe some societies around the world. The story told by Orwell is still relative to the people of today so it continues to be a popular choice of literature.