In this book the government struck fear into the hearts of it's loyal citizens by harsh punishment for miniscule crimes an example of this is the saint of the pyre he was burned at the stake for a crime he committed and all he done was say the unspeakable word “they had torn out the tongue of the transgressor so that they could speak no longer”(Rand,50). The government wanted to let the people know that they were in control of every minute of their dull predetermined lives. And to do this they had to be sure that every person in their community was afraid of the consequences if they were to break a law or be different than everyone else. The government took out all leisure time from the people of the community because even as simple as it
