It's not about control; the world-controllers are not power-mad dictators, they are the architects of a great society. They decided that happiness was the most

It's not about control; the world-controllers are not power-mad dictators, they are the architects of a great society. They decided that happiness was the most important thing to maximize and created a society in which everyone is happy. They, unlike the rulers of Oceania, do not seek power and control for its own sake, they seek it in order to do what must be done for the benefit of society. Brave New World is not about freedom from control, as it is in 1984, it's about what we value as a society. It questions whether happiness is so worthy a goal and shows us the sacrifices we must make for happiness.