Imagine living in the most undesirable society, a society where the government watches and controls everything you do, a society where you have no individual choice. It's a society where anything you think or do can be punishable by solitary confinement, torture, or even death. there is no independence, freedom and no personal thoughts. A society where your career and social status are chosen for you and you cannot change it. All of this is happening while the government of society is doing everything in its power to make you believe that this was the most ideal living situation for you. The world I am describing is a dystopia. The dystopia world goes back to the roots of the Greek word dis, meaning bad, and topos, meaning world. Citizens in a dystopian society never question their government. they have been brainwashed or are too scared to speak out about injustices committed in their society. Dystopian societies can be identified by identifying the characteristics of their government using examples from George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. These characteristics and systems of control are social restrictions, government-controlled groups, the use of propaganda, and the alteration of history for the government's beliefs. Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is set in a society that seems more like a fantasy than a possible reality as we know it today. In his novel, people are no longer born, but are instead produced on an assembly line and then placed into a caste system from which no citizen can escape. There is no emotion other than happiness. Not because everyone else is off limits, but because there is no scientific basis within these humans. Since every citizen believes that he is in heaven, he does not see the greatest... middle of paper... your love. If I had the choice, I would prefer to live in the dystopian society of Brave New World, at least in this world you have the illusion of being truly happy. Dystopian societies are about control and power. Some want to create a perfect society, and therefore must have a strong hold on their citizens to ensure that their emotions do not get in the way of a utopian dream. Others just want absolute and complete control over people. However, to fully understand the reason for a dystopian society, it is important to first understand the purpose of the government and understand the mind of the person who controls such a terrifying society. If anyone can figure out why these societies were created, it can be identified by their unique characteristics such as those found in Orwell's 1984, Huxley's Brave New World, and Shyamalan's The Village..