In today's society people are always striving to reach perfection. It isn't surprising to see a “perfectionist”, in fact it is completely normal. These perfectionists try their hardest to obtain what their idea of perfection is, but what they don't realize is that it is impossible. Everyone’s idea of perfection is different and if we lived in a utopian society we would come across problems like manipulation and individualism. This can be seen in the texts “Harrison Bergeron” and 1984.
Attaining perfection would be impossible because everyone’s idea of it, in their own mind, is completely different. Following one person's perception of it almost always results in rebellion. For example in 1984 Winston (and Julia) rebelled against the party through thought crime, “ His pen had slid voluptuously over the smooth paper, printing in large neat capitals DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER…”(Orwell 23). Here winston is expressing his hatred and fury in his diary. He also has sex with julia because, “The sexual act, successfully performed, was rebellion. Desire was thoughtcrime” (Orwell 87). Winston performs these rebellious acts to …show more content…
People would get bored and there would naturally be competition. It is human nature to want to be better than someone else. It would be hard to enjoy life and have reason for living because individuality is what makes life interesting. For example in “Harrison Bergeron”, “Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else” (Vonnegut 1). In the world of Harrison Bergeron equality is strictly controlled. It becomes incredibly boring “because you don’t compete with anybody around here. You just set around” (Vonnegut 1). Although some might say making everyone equal creates less problems in the world, we wouldn’t stay this way and end up right back where we
Attaining perfection would be impossible because everyone’s idea of it, in their own mind, is completely different. Following one person's perception of it almost always results in rebellion. For example in 1984 Winston (and Julia) rebelled against the party through thought crime, “ His pen had slid voluptuously over the smooth paper, printing in large neat capitals DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER…”(Orwell 23). Here winston is expressing his hatred and fury in his diary. He also has sex with julia because, “The sexual act, successfully performed, was rebellion. Desire was thoughtcrime” (Orwell 87). Winston performs these rebellious acts to …show more content…
People would get bored and there would naturally be competition. It is human nature to want to be better than someone else. It would be hard to enjoy life and have reason for living because individuality is what makes life interesting. For example in “Harrison Bergeron”, “Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else” (Vonnegut 1). In the world of Harrison Bergeron equality is strictly controlled. It becomes incredibly boring “because you don’t compete with anybody around here. You just set around” (Vonnegut 1). Although some might say making everyone equal creates less problems in the world, we wouldn’t stay this way and end up right back where we