Compare And Contrast The Tempest And Brave New World

Many pieces of literature involve a theme that includes a powerful figure and a group of people that are subject to that power. Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” and “The Tempest” written by William Shakespeare are no different. These two works have the same theme, but with two different purposes in mind. The techniques compared and contrasted in these two works are character and plot, motifs, and symbols. Aldous Huxley begins “Brave New World” in the year 632 A.F. which is approximately the twenty-sixth century. Set in the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre the director takes a group of students on a tour throughout the facility. Throughout their tour they encounter hatchery workers such as Bernard Marx and Lenina Crown.

Aboard this boat is the King of Naples. Miranda, watching the ship from shore is frantic after her father, Prospero, created the storm. Ariel, Prospero’s servant spirit, destroys the ships and scatters the passengers across the island where he is ordered to spy on them. Ferdinand, a passenger from the boat, meets Miranda where the two fall in love and against Prospero’s orders, marry. Ariel casts a spell on the other shipwreck survivors and arranges for goblins to “grind their joints”. After putting them through much misery Prospero forgives them and grants them their

Despite the differences in some parts of the two works, they work to achieve similar messages. The pieces strive to show the importance of a balance in power by illustrating societies with power concentrated in a small amount of people, leading to overwhelming governments. The purpose is to shed light on the dangers of an overpowering central force, and how it can affect the society it dictates. Even in present day America, these two literary works are beacons, shining a light on groups attempting to grasp hold of power over