1984 number 1

In George Orwell's book 1984, the government creates and monitors a seemingly equal society. Nobody is supposed to have individual thoughts, and they are tricked into completely believing anything that the government or Big Brother deems true. To do this, Big Brother has a branch of government called the Thought Police. They use telescreens to monitor the actions of all citizens while it shouts propaganda of the Party. They are also in charge of dealing with people who commit thought crimes. The usual punishment is called being vaporized because no evidence of existence is left. The Party's three main slogans are "War is Peace," "Freedom is Slavery," and "Ignorance is Strength." These emphasize the importance of collectivism, naivety, and war. The government is also able to alter the past to prove that it is always correct and to show everyone that the present is better than the past, and they should be happy. This is also how the vaporization occurs; the past is changed so vaporized people seem to have never existed. Although this is not a perfect society, and people are not equal and happy, it is technically a utopia. It is because there is the illusion of equality, but the leaders of the Party have more power than lower members and average citizens.  All ideas of conflict within the society were eliminated because the government was supposedly in an endless war with one society and an alliance with another. Finally, the people think that they are happy because the Party made it seem like their present lives are much better than in the past, but in reality, they are worse.