While George Orwell’s Animal Farm, and Peter Weir’s The Truman Show may be very different texts, they both look into three particular themes: The good life, a good society, and the justification of power and control. While they may not agree on all of the themes, they both look into them quite deeply, and have some interesting thoughts and views on the three topics.
What is the good life for an Individual:
In the Truman Show, the concept of the good life is one where the individual is free. Life may be simple, or easy, but if it’s under too much control, it’s not the good life. Whereas in the novel, Animal Farm, the individual named Napoleon’s idea of the good life was one in which he is the one in control. Napoleon was supposedly living …show more content…
Christoff had full control over Truman’s life, but that’s not what Truman wanted, he wanted a society where everybody was genuine, everybody was themselves, and everybody was free. Nobody should be living a lie. Orwell, on the other hand, opinion is that a good society is one in which everybody works together. In Animal Farm, the society only remained good whilst all the animals were equal, and were all contributing. As soon as the animals were unequal, the society collapsed, and the goodness was vanquished. Orwell believed that societies should work together, whereas Weir believed that people merely have to be free.
Animal Farm and the Truman Show really don’t have many obvious similarities, but when you look at the deeper, more metaphorical side of the two texts, they both have some deep insight on the themes of the good life, a good society and the necessity of power. Peter Weir and George Orwell are two very insightful people, who have interesting theories. They are in agreement when it comes to justifying power, but their opinions on the good life and a good society aren’t quite the
What is the good life for an Individual:
In the Truman Show, the concept of the good life is one where the individual is free. Life may be simple, or easy, but if it’s under too much control, it’s not the good life. Whereas in the novel, Animal Farm, the individual named Napoleon’s idea of the good life was one in which he is the one in control. Napoleon was supposedly living …show more content…
Christoff had full control over Truman’s life, but that’s not what Truman wanted, he wanted a society where everybody was genuine, everybody was themselves, and everybody was free. Nobody should be living a lie. Orwell, on the other hand, opinion is that a good society is one in which everybody works together. In Animal Farm, the society only remained good whilst all the animals were equal, and were all contributing. As soon as the animals were unequal, the society collapsed, and the goodness was vanquished. Orwell believed that societies should work together, whereas Weir believed that people merely have to be free.
Animal Farm and the Truman Show really don’t have many obvious similarities, but when you look at the deeper, more metaphorical side of the two texts, they both have some deep insight on the themes of the good life, a good society and the necessity of power. Peter Weir and George Orwell are two very insightful people, who have interesting theories. They are in agreement when it comes to justifying power, but their opinions on the good life and a good society aren’t quite the