Orwell's 1984 warns us that the future will dominated by totalitarian governments who use force to rule the populace. Brave New World offers another view: that people will become so bebased by entertainment and pleasure that they will willingly give up freedom for a life of guaranteed, mindless pleasure.
Read the short summaries of both books at the links above to remind your self of the books (or learn about them for the first time.
The read this letter from Huxley to Orwell.
Which is more a more accurate future of authoritarian govenment for a country like the USA? Why?
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