Narrative Functions and the Destruction of Community in "Brave New World" (1932) and "1984" (1949)

In this article, I examine the underlying narrative structure of Aldous Huxley’s "Brave New World" (1932) and George Orwell’s "1984" (1949). Methodologically, I draw on Vladimir Propp’s morphology to extract the twelve functions of the proto-model proposed. These are interpreted through Jean-Luc Nancy and Maurice Blanchot’s contributions to community theory. The results suggest that the sequence functions as a narrative symptom of totalitarian repression, which illustrates the fatal clash between the regime’s drive for immanence and the characters’ pursuit of interpersonal alterity.