Mimi Petrova
Period 5
11/12/2015
Utopia - The face of a well hidden Dystopia
Utopia is a society who gives the impression of a perfect live, laws, and happiness for all the members, no flaws. A Dystopia is the exact opposite. It 's a world full of misery and nothing is perfect. In most cases Dystopias are formed from a society that was once a Utopia. People go looking for a perfect life and once they find it, it 's usually too good to be true. People start disagreeing, and then some of them are treated bad. Eventually someone or some group decides to take full control, gains respect from the people around them, and they take advantage of the situation. The citizens think everything will be fine when it actually will not.
The book "1984" by …show more content…
The people of Oceania have zero control of their own lives and complete loss of privacy. The television screens and posters represent how they are always under surveillance. You’re not allowed to have your own thoughts because the Government insists that if a person even thinks about a crime, they will eventually commit it. This is the excuse to have that repressing "Thought police". Dehumanization is a big part when it come to this specific Dystopia. “People simply disappeared, always during the night” (Orwell, p. 103) - this is what happens when you don’t follow the rules. They don 't ask permission to take you or brainwash you, they just torture you, until you don’t know right from wrong so you just go along with anything or everything they do or say, “Can you think of a single degradation that has not happened to you yet?” (Orwell, p.112) - A clear example that free will simply does not exist in this society. Orwell intentionally uses very plain language and words like vile, gritty, in order to show how miserable the people and society really …show more content…
The book "1984" was a perfect example of how a group of "chosen" disguise their Dystopian society, behind the facade of an Utopian ideas. Everyone was brainwashed into thinking absolutely nothing was wrong. In the case of "Jonestown cult", the followers had nowhere else to go and thought the cult was the best they could do. Utopian ideas was used by Jim Jones to lure his followers and used them for his own Dystopian world. It is a common theme that can be found throughout many Utopian stories.
REFERENCES
Orwell, George. "1984." Holt Reinhart and Winston", 2000. Print.
History.com, Staff. "Jonestown." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2010. Web. 11 Nov. 2015. .
Biography.com, Editors. "Jim Jones Biography." The Biography.com Website. A&E Networks Television. Web. 12 Nov. 2015.
Period 5
11/12/2015
Utopia - The face of a well hidden Dystopia
Utopia is a society who gives the impression of a perfect live, laws, and happiness for all the members, no flaws. A Dystopia is the exact opposite. It 's a world full of misery and nothing is perfect. In most cases Dystopias are formed from a society that was once a Utopia. People go looking for a perfect life and once they find it, it 's usually too good to be true. People start disagreeing, and then some of them are treated bad. Eventually someone or some group decides to take full control, gains respect from the people around them, and they take advantage of the situation. The citizens think everything will be fine when it actually will not.
The book "1984" by …show more content…
The people of Oceania have zero control of their own lives and complete loss of privacy. The television screens and posters represent how they are always under surveillance. You’re not allowed to have your own thoughts because the Government insists that if a person even thinks about a crime, they will eventually commit it. This is the excuse to have that repressing "Thought police". Dehumanization is a big part when it come to this specific Dystopia. “People simply disappeared, always during the night” (Orwell, p. 103) - this is what happens when you don’t follow the rules. They don 't ask permission to take you or brainwash you, they just torture you, until you don’t know right from wrong so you just go along with anything or everything they do or say, “Can you think of a single degradation that has not happened to you yet?” (Orwell, p.112) - A clear example that free will simply does not exist in this society. Orwell intentionally uses very plain language and words like vile, gritty, in order to show how miserable the people and society really …show more content…
The book "1984" was a perfect example of how a group of "chosen" disguise their Dystopian society, behind the facade of an Utopian ideas. Everyone was brainwashed into thinking absolutely nothing was wrong. In the case of "Jonestown cult", the followers had nowhere else to go and thought the cult was the best they could do. Utopian ideas was used by Jim Jones to lure his followers and used them for his own Dystopian world. It is a common theme that can be found throughout many Utopian stories.
REFERENCES
Orwell, George. "1984." Holt Reinhart and Winston", 2000. Print.
History.com, Staff. "Jonestown." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2010. Web. 11 Nov. 2015. .
Biography.com, Editors. "Jim Jones Biography." The Biography.com Website. A&E Networks Television. Web. 12 Nov. 2015.