How Is 1984 Still Relevant Today

I chose question number 2. Which was how do both books illustrate that unconformity or standing out is frowned upon by society? How is this true in modern society? My essay will answer these questions.
In both books standing out is very frowned upon. Standing would get you into a lot of trouble to. In both books society is very structured. Both have a specific way of living and have to follow such rules. Just like in our modern society today, we have to follow such guidelines. Our society has some similarities to brave new world and 1984’s society. For example when you see someone being different or doing something out of the ordinary, people tend to tare and judge you. They’re judging you because your not following society, your stepping out of the rules and being original. Just like in brave new world or 1984 when they stepped out of the rules, others started to stare or feel uncomfortable around them. …show more content…
But you’re punishment I would say is that someone recorded you and put on social media In our society, the form of “punishment” is embarrassment or humiliation”. Opposed to in brave new world or 1984 the government could physically punish you for standing out.The people in brave new world and 1984 don’t have the same type of government we have in our society. They don’t have the rights we have to express ourselves. For example in 1984 because the main characters chose to not follow the rules. The government punished them by ruining their bodies. Everyone knows one way to hurt someone is to hurt their self confidence. That’s exactly what the government did. They shaved their heads making them feel uncomfortable in their own bodies. In the end basically, they turned them into a whole different person. The government took away their memory to better their society for the