How is the Brave New World a totalitarianism government?

1984 presents the rather more conventional vision of a totalitarian state, in which the government maintains power through surveillance, information control, and torture. read more

The world government of Brave New World is totalitarian as well as authoritarian and it is based upon a caste system, even if it is not based upon a traditional, family-structured caste system. A caste system is necessarily totalitarian, as one’s caste determines nearly every aspect of one’s life. read more

The ThemeTracker below shows where, and to what degree, the theme of Dystopia and Totalitarianism appears in each chapter of Brave New World. Click or tap on any chapter to read its Summary & Analysis. read more