Imagine your every move being watched and controlled by someone behind a screen or sitting in a building, that is what characters in a dystopian novel go through. These novels contain totalitarians that are in full control of their communities. Utopia is a perfect community in which everyone gets along with the laws that are set before them. Dystopia however is a controlled community where everyone must follow and maintain the strict rule and are brainwashed to believe that they are free. In Orwell’s novel 1984 the party is in charge of the community and the members as they watch them at all times by telescreens that transmit and send messages. In Vonnegut’s short story “Harrison Bergeron”, this community must abide by the amendments to be
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When being religiously controlled in each society they must “worship” the figurehead set above them and expect to abide by the rules of the government. They must believe in Big Brother in 1984, Winston says that the society is brainwashed “Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious” [Orwell 105]. If they do not follow this control the thought police will come and take them to jail for thoughtcrime-an occurrence or instance of controversial or socially unacceptable thoughts. The figurehead in “Harrison Bergeron” is Diana Moon Glampers who controls who has to be handicapped or wear masks. She put “Amendment 211th, 212th, and 213th into place making everyone equal” [Vonnegut 1]. Diana will personally come and kill you if caught not being equal with the rest of the society. Families in Divergent are made to believe in Factions for their children which will be their new society and life. Within factions if they do not follow what the leader says the will go straight to death because “there are no safe rooms, no safe truths and no safe secrets to tell” [Burger]. All of these figureheads made their laws and use even more control than just that. Societies are also controlled by the use of technology in each piece of literature all the different ways. Telescreens are used in 1984 to monitor what everyone in the room is doing at that time while also sending messages in some cases. Winston says “It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place within the range” [Orwell 55]. In “Harrison Bergeron”, George “while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicapped radio in his ear” [Vonnegut 1] that makes a constant noise every 5 minutes. This was to make sure that no one could ever overthink a situation and be able
When being religiously controlled in each society they must “worship” the figurehead set above them and expect to abide by the rules of the government. They must believe in Big Brother in 1984, Winston says that the society is brainwashed “Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious” [Orwell 105]. If they do not follow this control the thought police will come and take them to jail for thoughtcrime-an occurrence or instance of controversial or socially unacceptable thoughts. The figurehead in “Harrison Bergeron” is Diana Moon Glampers who controls who has to be handicapped or wear masks. She put “Amendment 211th, 212th, and 213th into place making everyone equal” [Vonnegut 1]. Diana will personally come and kill you if caught not being equal with the rest of the society. Families in Divergent are made to believe in Factions for their children which will be their new society and life. Within factions if they do not follow what the leader says the will go straight to death because “there are no safe rooms, no safe truths and no safe secrets to tell” [Burger]. All of these figureheads made their laws and use even more control than just that. Societies are also controlled by the use of technology in each piece of literature all the different ways. Telescreens are used in 1984 to monitor what everyone in the room is doing at that time while also sending messages in some cases. Winston says “It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place within the range” [Orwell 55]. In “Harrison Bergeron”, George “while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicapped radio in his ear” [Vonnegut 1] that makes a constant noise every 5 minutes. This was to make sure that no one could ever overthink a situation and be able