What Are The Similarities Between 1984 And Brave New World

How The Leaders Maintain Control In the books 1984 and Brave New World, there are many examples of world leaders using extreme methods of discipline to maintain their control over the collective. In Brave New World, the world leader uses soma, conditioning, fear, and sex to control the citizens of the World State. Similarly, in 1984, the leaders used telescreens, the concept of doublethink, the revision of the past, repressed feelings, and fear to maintain their extreme control. As well as all of these methods, there is a strong psychological aspect that is shown throughout both novels. Granted, it is quite subtle, but at a closer investigation, it is prominent in many different ways. Overall, both authors utilize extreme measures to

“‘Yes, every one belongs to every one else,’ Lenina repeated slowly and, sighing, was silent for a moment; then, taking Fanny’s hand, gave it a squeeze. ‘You’re quite right, Fanny. As usual. I’ll make the effort’” (Huxley 43). Lenina shows her disappointment at these things that Fanny is telling her through her sighing. She does not actually agree with Fanny, she is just terrified of not being accepted. This method is one of the most subtle and psychological because it is not blatantly described as fear. In the World State, there is a fear of not being accepted; this causes everyone to be very similar, if not exactly the same, with their strange behavior and actions. Lenina’s fear of not being accepted forced her to do things she normally wouldn’t so more people would accept her. This shows Freud’s concept of the “id” which displays the desires of your mind are out in the open for everyone to see. Lenina didn’t actually desire to be with Bernard, but she was pressured by others to be with more than one person at a time; she desires acceptance, not

In 1984, the collective’s acceptance of contrary ideas, the forced repression of feelings, fear of Big Brother, and his ability to rewrite history was used maintain his absolute control. Similarly, in Brave New World the world leaders used drugs to make them feel no true emotion, conditioning, and fear of not being accepted into their society extensively to stay in power. Both Brave New World and 1984 have a strong connection to psychology and it was used throughout the books. After analyzing both closely, it is very obvious that this method is used similarly in the