I think that the predicted future in
1984 would be more ominous because you have to live everyday in fear of Big Brother. In
Brave New World you can just escape all of the fear by taking Soma and not have to worry about anything at all. You can escape into your own world by taking Soma and not have to worry about anything going on around you. In 1984 there is a lot more worries, because you have to worry about committing a thought crime and getting tooken away by the thought police. You have to worry about your own children ratting you out to the thought police and spying on you. WHen you take Soma you don't have to worry about anything and no worries is better than worries.