Novel Death Match for Honors 12 English:
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World vs. George Orwell’s 1984
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World was published in 1932. From Amazon.com: “Aldous
Huxley is rightly considered a prophetic genius and one of the most important literary
and philosophical voices of the 20th Century, and Brave New World is his masterpiece.
From the author of The Doors of Perception, Island, and countless other works of fiction,
non-fiction, philosophy, and poetry, comes this powerful work of speculative fiction that
has enthralled and terrified readers for generations. Brave New World remains
absolutely relevant to this day as both a cautionary dystopian tale … and as thoughtprovoking, thoroughly satisfying entertainment.”
George Orwell’s 1984 was published in 1948. From Amazon.com: “…1984 was George
Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, Orwell’s
narrative is timelier than ever. 1984 presents a startling and haunting vision of the
world, so powerful that it is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny
the power of this novel, its hold on the imaginations of multiple generations of readers,
or the resiliency of its admonitions—a legacy that seems only to grow with the passage of
time.”
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There can be only one. Make your choice and print your name in the appropriate spot
below:
I, ______________________, being of sound mind and body, choose to read Brave New
World.
I, ______________________, being of sound mind and body, choose to read 1984.