Propaganda is used to influence our beliefs and concepts. This is why I have chosen the link; “Propaganda is used to distort morality.” This idea can be found in texts such as The Wave, written by Morton Rhue, The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, V for Vendetta, directed by James Mcteigue, and Equilibrium, directed by Kurt Wimmer.
In the short novel The Wave, written by Morton Rhue, Propaganda is used to instil concepts of herd instinct (in addition to conformity to a singular idea) to a group of people such as the students of Gordon High School . The Wave is a novel based on true events in a Californian high school, where students follow their “leader” in a cult like manner. It shows how easily people can lose their identity and code of ethics. In the novel, Mr Ross is able to manipulate the student body through propaganda to behave in a manner that their “leader” commands them to, rather than with their own ideals and beliefs. They therefore act in a way that does not correlate to what they think, but instead move to “the group’s will over [their] own convictions.” This is …show more content…
In V for Vendetta, propaganda can be seen in the pre-recorded media, which is completely regulated by the government. The mouthpiece of this government, Lewis Prothero, is used to send a clear message: that those who do not conform to the government should be regarded as inhuman. Due to a constant thread of propaganda, the beliefs and morals of people in this text are altered to be utilised by the government through the use of a higher being. This is shown by the quote “You think he's not up there? You think he's not watching over this country?” which uses the idea that God is with Norsefire. This idea of support from god is further used to manipulate the people into thinking that his racist ideals in the hate speech: “Immigrants, Muslims, homosexuals, terrorists. Disease-ridden degenerates. They had to
In the short novel The Wave, written by Morton Rhue, Propaganda is used to instil concepts of herd instinct (in addition to conformity to a singular idea) to a group of people such as the students of Gordon High School . The Wave is a novel based on true events in a Californian high school, where students follow their “leader” in a cult like manner. It shows how easily people can lose their identity and code of ethics. In the novel, Mr Ross is able to manipulate the student body through propaganda to behave in a manner that their “leader” commands them to, rather than with their own ideals and beliefs. They therefore act in a way that does not correlate to what they think, but instead move to “the group’s will over [their] own convictions.” This is …show more content…
In V for Vendetta, propaganda can be seen in the pre-recorded media, which is completely regulated by the government. The mouthpiece of this government, Lewis Prothero, is used to send a clear message: that those who do not conform to the government should be regarded as inhuman. Due to a constant thread of propaganda, the beliefs and morals of people in this text are altered to be utilised by the government through the use of a higher being. This is shown by the quote “You think he's not up there? You think he's not watching over this country?” which uses the idea that God is with Norsefire. This idea of support from god is further used to manipulate the people into thinking that his racist ideals in the hate speech: “Immigrants, Muslims, homosexuals, terrorists. Disease-ridden degenerates. They had to