Essay on 1984 and Brave New World

[Oli]

Hi, I'm doing an essay in school comparing these two works. However, I'm struggling to think of a title as there is simply so much to compare and contrast and argue when it comes to these two novels. I had thought about 'how the authors create a hopeless and pessimistic dystopia' or 'Orwell creates a more hopeless and pessimistic dystopia than Huxley'. I was also thinking of doing a question on the individual against society ...

It has to be an argument to get the higher marks, the teacher said the phrase 'To what extent' is the best way to start the question. Any help?

Thanks

[hillwalker]

I would think one of the most enjoyable ways of comparing the two would be 'To what extent have the societies portrayed in each novel become reality?' This gives you ample scope to compare and contrast a variety of issues.

H