A society should be made up of different people, ages, religions, color, and freedom and not in a world where everyone is the same, have restricted freedoms, and where everyone worships one individual. In both, 1984 by George Orwell and North Korea are both examples of that type of society, called a dystopia. A dystopia is “an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives” (“Dystopia”) and a utopia is “a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions” (“Utopia”). I believe that utopias become dystopias, because no place can be perfect. Places that want to become utopias often try too hard to make people believe that they live in the perfect world. Trying to …show more content…
In 1984 the Party prevents any true, loving relationships, between a man and a woman. Those who wanted to get married, had to be approved by a committee member, and had to not show any physical attraction towards one another. Winston then states that, “the only recognized purpose of marriage was to beget children for the Party” (Orwell 65). This quote demonstrates that there is never any real feelings, the citizens only have sex for the Party. The citizens are also on constant surveillance twenty four seven. Each member of society is required to have telescreens within their home. These telescreens are place in a spot that can see every inch of where they live. The telescreens insure that no one is committing a Thought or face crime, “the telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously .Any sound that Winston made above a whisper, would be picked up by it…” (Orwell3). Propaganda is used throughout the society from posters to the two minutes hate. “Big Brother is Watching You” signs are hung everywhere, which decorate the halls of Victory Mansions and the walls of Oceania. Two minutes hate is used as sort of an anger release method, each day they spend exactly two minutes shouting and yelling at a screen. This tactic is designed to use the rage of the people against the so called “enemies of the party” like Goldstein. The book 1984 by …show more content…
Surveillance in North Korea is tight and watches the private lives of all their citizens, to make sure there are no expressions or comments made against the regime. Kim Jung Un, has also banned any and all access to outside social media, and even their phone calls are monitored. In North Korea they have a saying, “songbun”, meaning that, “North Korean regime has been extremely intentional at creating and enforcing social classes based on political loyalty”(Park). Basically it classifies people in which they live, the higher class has better jobs, housing and more food. To make matters worse, people who disobey, or break the law face, “Public executions and enforced disappearance to political prison camps serve as the ultimate means to terrorise the population into submission” (4News).Kim Jung Un is the totalitarian leader also known as the powerful figure head in North Korea. The people absolutely worship him, but are blinded by the truth. The resources are meant for and devoted to military spending and the development of the country’s nuclear program, instead of feeding the poor. What people their also do not realize is that massive amounts of money are spent on luxury items for the supreme leader. These people live in fear of the outside world, when they should fear North Korea and their leader. In order to find change people need to open their eyes to the world around them, and