In the futuristic civilization of Panem, formed out of the ruins of what was once America, a harsh and controlling government rules strictly over the 12 Districts. However, when given the opportunity to serve as a leader to rebel against the dictatorship that hosts yearly fights to the death to serve as a reminder of the government’s great power, Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games, steps up and accepts. Driven by her strong sense of justice and will to eliminate the oppressive governmental rule and savage Hunger games, the 2-time Hunger Games vicar leads the Districts to justice against the Capitol and returns the nation to peace and prosperity. In a similar futuristic dystopia, lives O’Brien, the main antagonist of George Orwell’s 1984. Despite the
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In accordance with those of The Party, O’Brien’s view on justice is that every citizen of Oceania, whether in the Inner or Outer parties, or a prole, should basically do whatever Big Brother (BB) orders, and believe in whatever Big Brother says. This Party-based view on justice manifests itself at countless times throughout the novel, especially in the repetition of Winston’s resistance to believe 2+2=5, even if the Party or Big Brother declared this mathematical inaccuracy true. This form of justice has been engrained into O’Brien, fully believing and agreeing with any statement issued by the Party, even if contradictory to knowledge one is certain of, seen in the case where Oceania’s enemy was suddenly shifted from Eastasia to Eurasia without even an acknowledgment to the switch. Failing to fully erase facts in one’s mind to make way for new information from The Party, or resisting a complete and total belief of any Party-taught fact (such as the Party invented the airplane) is viewed as unjust action in O’Brien’s mind, an action of thoughtcrime that must be punished. O’Brien asserts these views on justice in his great desire to eliminate thoughtcrime against The Party. Such
In accordance with those of The Party, O’Brien’s view on justice is that every citizen of Oceania, whether in the Inner or Outer parties, or a prole, should basically do whatever Big Brother (BB) orders, and believe in whatever Big Brother says. This Party-based view on justice manifests itself at countless times throughout the novel, especially in the repetition of Winston’s resistance to believe 2+2=5, even if the Party or Big Brother declared this mathematical inaccuracy true. This form of justice has been engrained into O’Brien, fully believing and agreeing with any statement issued by the Party, even if contradictory to knowledge one is certain of, seen in the case where Oceania’s enemy was suddenly shifted from Eastasia to Eurasia without even an acknowledgment to the switch. Failing to fully erase facts in one’s mind to make way for new information from The Party, or resisting a complete and total belief of any Party-taught fact (such as the Party invented the airplane) is viewed as unjust action in O’Brien’s mind, an action of thoughtcrime that must be punished. O’Brien asserts these views on justice in his great desire to eliminate thoughtcrime against The Party. Such