Can one person accurately state what lies in the future? Though people would like to believe so, the future can only be predicted through a person’s opinions and perspectives of the present. Dystopian novelists do an excellent job prophesying the future of a world century in advance, whereas, utopian novels describe an essentially perfect society. They use vivid symbols, compelling word choice, and interesting characters to create a stimulating story. Themes involving technology, corruption, and social equality help develop an intriguing and suspenseful novel. A popular example is George Orwell’s eye-opening novel, 1984, which he warned the nation about abuse of technology and pleaded that people speak up about their thoughts and feelings
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In light of these new laws, people exceeding a certain IQ or lustiness are forced to wear certain “handicaps” that hinder the way people think or look. George was wearing a forty-five pound bag of bird seed, as well as a microphone in his ear that distributes disturbing noises all day long when he thinks of something the government believes is controversial. This leads the reader to infer George has an ideal or envious feature that would make someone feel subordinate to him. Hazel stares blankly at the ballerinas on the screen making subtle comments as each on twirls and jumps across the stage. Hazel has no handicaps and the reader assume this is because she is brainwashed enough by the government to think and act in a consistent manner. Hazel makes comments as simple as, “That was a real pretty dance, that dance they just did... If I was Diana Moon Glampers, I'd have chimes on Sunday-just chimes. Kind of in honor of religion... Who knows better than I do what normal is” (Vonnegut). The word choice in these quotes are plain and …show more content…
The author arranges his story this way to further support the theme. If equality is the main theme, creating boring dialogue for the characters and complex narrations for thought and explanation supports the conflict between the characters and their own thoughts. This organization visualizes how the characters want to think versus how the government trains people to express their thought. All in all, the organization of the story affects both theme and the characters in this short
In light of these new laws, people exceeding a certain IQ or lustiness are forced to wear certain “handicaps” that hinder the way people think or look. George was wearing a forty-five pound bag of bird seed, as well as a microphone in his ear that distributes disturbing noises all day long when he thinks of something the government believes is controversial. This leads the reader to infer George has an ideal or envious feature that would make someone feel subordinate to him. Hazel stares blankly at the ballerinas on the screen making subtle comments as each on twirls and jumps across the stage. Hazel has no handicaps and the reader assume this is because she is brainwashed enough by the government to think and act in a consistent manner. Hazel makes comments as simple as, “That was a real pretty dance, that dance they just did... If I was Diana Moon Glampers, I'd have chimes on Sunday-just chimes. Kind of in honor of religion... Who knows better than I do what normal is” (Vonnegut). The word choice in these quotes are plain and …show more content…
The author arranges his story this way to further support the theme. If equality is the main theme, creating boring dialogue for the characters and complex narrations for thought and explanation supports the conflict between the characters and their own thoughts. This organization visualizes how the characters want to think versus how the government trains people to express their thought. All in all, the organization of the story affects both theme and the characters in this short