“Brave New World” and “V for Vendetta”

In “Brave New World,” the social order was maintained by the government that controls the citizens. The citizens have been educated since they were born to be satisfied with environments and hierarchy they belong to. In addition, when they feel unsatisfied with environments and hierarchy, the governments provide them medicines soma to make them feel happy so that they can forget their angriness. Therefore, the society is preserved by the government that is capable of eliminating the citizens’ abilities to think and behave on their own thoughts. On contrast, in the society of 'V for Vendetta,' the social order is retained by the government that oppresses their citizens to the extent that they cannot democratically publicize their opinion against the government. Those two societies of “Brave New World” and “V for Vendetta” are similar in the face that both of their governments oppress their citizens to maintain the social order. However, two governments differ in how they repress their citizens. While one in “Brave New World” completely controls their citizens interiorly and exteriorly, one in “V for Vendetta” control their citizens only exteriorly, so it is up to citizens whether they follow orders of the government or not. Only being controlled on surface, someone like V could make the actions to change the society.