Brainwashed

pleasure is absurd. Everything our societies founded on; religion, family and long lasting love is unknown of in Brave New World. The book begins with an introduction of the society starting with how humans are produced, the Bokanovsky Process. Then, brainwashed from birth which is hypnopaedia. Humans are taught what is right and wrong from the viewpoint of the government. Furthermore, to accept what they are, and more importantly they’re taught to value society over themselves, resulting in…

Brainwashed into thinking the ides shown on television could actually be you or become yours. It is easiest to target young people and younger adults because they seem to be more “thoughtless, easily distracted and obsessed”(Miller 146). The young people have grown up being brainwashed normally by the commercials that “work full-time to lure the children into absolute and permanent dependency”…

They reject him by saying, “What is not thought by all men cannot be true”, and “What is not done collectively cannot be good”. This supports the fact that they had all been brainwashed and were thus living in a backwards state of mind. In “Anthem”, the society is still using candles and people who are above the age of 40 are called useless. The Scholars believe that the light bulb is evil and cannot exist as it was not thought…

hurt and kill people and the more he did that the more he cared less to human life. In a way he was dehumanized, the things he witness were so graphic and hard to take in at times. Furthermore Ishmael Beah shows how a person who is good can get brainwashed into not caring about others and life. Ishmael Beah shows his careless emotions and actions toward life while being in war. Those actions are slitting throats, torture, taking drugs and killing.…

drugged out of their minds. Cocaine mixed with smokeless gunpowder called “Brown Brown.” Kids are forced to take this before being sent out to kill. They’re given a gun and they learn at an early age that the gun is their only comfort. They’ve been brainwashed and are forced to live by the precept, “kill or be…

Conformity: the word that brings fear into some minds and relaxation in others. Throughout the world’s history, the idea of authoritarianism has consumed many political leaders’ agendas. The premise behind the idea of conformity is the betterment of society; however, it has been proven to create a hostile atmosphere as showcased in Ken Kesey’s fiction novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Prevalent during the decade of the 60s, authoritarianism commanded society. Because the United States was…

Do you remember being a child in elementary school? Remember getting dropped off or walking to school and running off across the parking lot to search for your friends, the games of hide and seek or tag on the playground? Remember returning to your family, and being tucked into bed at night? Some children cannot say they ever did this, or had anything like this, for they were forced into battle, or pressured into joining the rebel army. In 2007, there was an estimated 7,000 to 10,000 child…

running sore [...] stink like a goat [...] emaciation[...] neck like a carrot [...] eleven teeth left [...] hair coming out[...]skeleton” (224). Throughout 1984, Orwell reinforce strong diction to convey the sense of torture by O'Brien as he try to brainwashed Winston of “2+2=5”…

The government has brainwashed their citizens to believe that they were living the best life possible under their control. Logan’s and Montag’s society thrives for the need of always being entertained. To further explain, Mildred only cares about her “family” on television. She…

loosing his manliness by murdering his friend who thought had liability in Macbeth. As Lady Macbeth was by Macbeth’s side encouraging by telling him what he has committed, as perfectly normal,Macbeth feels guilty of murdering Duncan, Lady Macbeth brainwashed him and calms him down by saying, “Why, worthy thane, You do unbed your novle strength to think so brainsickly of things.Go get some water, and wash this filthy witness from your hand” (Shakespeare II.iii. 44-47). A good man is someone who's…