Brave New World VS 1984

It was hard to think of similarties between these two vastly different societies, but I did find a few concepts of these two books that was similar. Firstly, both civilizations rule by controlling their people. In BNW, the ten world leaders use social conditioning, brianwashing, and drugs to keep thier people in line and happy. They teach them to not disobey the World State because they are taught to like what they do. The idea of controlling the people is also seen in 1984, but to a much more severe degree. The Party does not use social conditioning a birth to teach the people, but they impliment ways of influening the people's thoughts and habits. The telescreens, for example, are a way to keep tabs on the people and make sure they are not doing anything suspicous. The Party also uses propaganda, and changes history in favor of the Party to make the people believe the Party is good. Finally, the thought police are the most controlling aspect of the party; arresting and sometimes killing people just for thinking bad thoughts about the party.
Another similarity I found, was the fact that both societies use social class as a form of control. Brave New World makes each citizen an Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma, or Epsilon at birth and teaches them their place in the World State. In 1984, the citizens can either be a part of the Inner Party, Outer Party or the Proles. These social classes are used by both societies use social classes to control the people without being able to advance or retreate in the ranks.