Comparison between 'The handmaids Tale' and '1894' (language as controlling force, language styles, structure and contexts'

<Tab/>Both the novels '1984' and 'The Handmaids Tale' provide warnings of how each author sees certain problems in society leading to dystopian states. Dystopian genres exist in both novels, but arise for different reasons. Resulting from Atwood's concerns about political groups and aspects of feminism; 'The Handmaids Tale' illustrates how declining birth rates could lead to a state where women are forced into bearing children. In contrast, '1984' …

…real an issue it was. In conclusion both novels give us a view of a fictional dystopian society and warn how events could take place in the world today. Although they are of the same genre the worlds are created by different language features and styles. The author's had different concerns of the world at the time they were writing so the dystopias keep people under their control in different ways and for different reasons.