Whereas the main distinction in Nineteen Eighty-Four is between rulers and ruled, in Brave New World, people are divided into different social orders defined by disparate tastes and lifestyles. The same could be said of China today, where the gaps between rich and poor, urban and rural populations, and coastal and inland culture are so great that it is much harder than before for people from varied walks of life to feel that they share common plights and goals.
《美丽新世界》中另一个控制策略是将民众之间的分隔界线最大化。在《1984》和《美丽新世界》中统治者与被统治者主要的区别是由完全不同的品味和生活方式决定的不同的社会等级。中国今天的情况与此类似，贫富、城乡、沿海和内地文化之间的差距如此之大，以至于与以前相比，不同阶层的人们感觉越来越难以拥有共同信念和目标。