mity that exists throughout the life cycle. A child’s entire mind is shaped by the state; their IQ, education, morals and class awareness. This is done through a process called hypnodaedia; where lessons are repeated several times while the children are asleep, throughout the course of their childhood. The lessons that each child receives in their sleep form the mind of the adult that they become. Both novels have transcended contemporary problems in society , they both have a structured, work based civilization and both have separated themselves from the ways of past society. But the novels differ in their views of love, religion, and the way to eliminate social classes. It can be said that some of the differences stem from the different time periods. More wrote his book before the Scientific Revolution, before industrialization, Huxley's comes after. Inthe 16th century, England was still a predominantly agricultural nation, which is reflected in More's ideal society, where all people work on the land for at least part of their lives. By the 1930s, when Brave New World was written, work had become increasingly routine and dehumanizing; people had become slaves to machines. But one must also make note of the fact that when Huxley wrote his book, more than four centuries had passed since the writing of More's Utopia, yet nothing had been done to mitigate the greed and violence that More had foundso appalling. And 60 years after Brave New World, we find that the gulf between rich and poor grows greater, while large sections of our inner cities have been written off as war zones. If we fail to bring about stability through greater democracy, an authoritarian order will be imposed. The utopias of More and Huxley will then become even more important, for we will need to address the questions they raise about the balance between the individual and the collective. From this standpoint, More's Utopia is clearly preferable -- but it is ...
