1984:Mothods of Control

In Nineteen Eighty-four and Brave New World, the controlling states effectively manipulate the population’s thoughts, through various controlling factors unique to each novel. In both novels, history is distorted or altered completely, and the emotions and thoughts of the populations are controlled by a successful combination of thoughts and ideas. The states in both Brave New World and Nineteen Eight-four are led by high-powered minority groups which oversee the rest of the population, although with differences in austerity. The state in Nineteen Eighty-four is controlled by fear, the threat of the Thought Police, constant observation and the brainwashing of the young throughout the education system. Brave New World teaches its policies through hypnopaedia, social predestination, and a state-distributed drug called soma, all which keeps the population content with their lives.

In Nineteen Eight-four, the population of Oceania is divided into two groups – the Party members, wh...