The lack of interest shown by governments towards ensuring quality human necessities such as food and water as seen in our world and in books such as 1984 is a repugnant act of Dehumanization.
In George Orwell’s 1984 the society that the people live in is a totalitarian based which is referred to as the Party.Winston, the main character of Orwell’s novel, works in the ministry of truth which is responsible for falsifying information that is given to the citizens and is one of the few who are privy to the unjust done by the party . One example of the wrong doing of the government is when “the Ministry of Plenty had issued a promise (a ‘categorical pledge’ were the official words) that there would be no reduction of the chocolate ration during …show more content…
This means that the one resource that is crucial to life and can make the difference between life and death is not accessible and safe for civilians to drink. Although this static applies to all of Africa, making water clean and accessible has not been proven to be impossible as seen by the success of the Rwandan government and their success of raising the percentage of accessible water to 54% even though their country is rated as the 17th poorest country as opposed to Sierra Leone’s ranking of 27 on the same list as of 2015. Yet, they still have not put any policy in place which would regulate the quality of drinking water.(analysis)
The citizens of Sierra Leone are not the only ones to be dehumanized through the deprivation of clean water. It is currently happening in our own backyard. Yes, in the United states of America.The same principles embedded in the declaration of independence which says “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life.” This very principle of the right to life has been violated in Flint,
In George Orwell’s 1984 the society that the people live in is a totalitarian based which is referred to as the Party.Winston, the main character of Orwell’s novel, works in the ministry of truth which is responsible for falsifying information that is given to the citizens and is one of the few who are privy to the unjust done by the party . One example of the wrong doing of the government is when “the Ministry of Plenty had issued a promise (a ‘categorical pledge’ were the official words) that there would be no reduction of the chocolate ration during …show more content…
This means that the one resource that is crucial to life and can make the difference between life and death is not accessible and safe for civilians to drink. Although this static applies to all of Africa, making water clean and accessible has not been proven to be impossible as seen by the success of the Rwandan government and their success of raising the percentage of accessible water to 54% even though their country is rated as the 17th poorest country as opposed to Sierra Leone’s ranking of 27 on the same list as of 2015. Yet, they still have not put any policy in place which would regulate the quality of drinking water.(analysis)
The citizens of Sierra Leone are not the only ones to be dehumanized through the deprivation of clean water. It is currently happening in our own backyard. Yes, in the United states of America.The same principles embedded in the declaration of independence which says “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life.” This very principle of the right to life has been violated in Flint,