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The human aspiration for control has an element of cynical manipulation on the desires of society. Lois Lowry’s novel ‘The Giver’ and Andrew Niccol’s film ‘In Time’ portrays the potential harms of power through dystopian systems. Both texts scrutinize the exploitation of freedom through the development of a futuristic society that advocates potential harm to the human race. Through the progression of the two texts, Lowry and Niccol reveal a dystopian society, which at first is portrayed as a…

“Bartleby, The Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street” narrates a story of a peculiar man, Bartleby, who initially works as a “subordinate clerk in the Dead Letter Office in Washington” (29). Every day, he holds the responsibility of handling cart-load of “dead letters” and “assorting them for the flames” (29). One day, a sudden change in administration forces Bartleby to forsake his position at the office. In search for a job, Bartleby appears in front of a lawyer’s “office threshold” (6), hoping to…

account for the question of how we remember history. Our perception of historical events is shaped by the media and literature that was produced during these events. Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World reminds us of the dangers of eugenics. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 critiques book burning and idea suppression, and was written at a time when the Red Scare and fear of communism lead to widespread suppression of literature, films and plays. Similarly, George Orwell wrote 1984 around the end of…

The Eternal Champion series is a series of literary works by Michael Moorcock, the influential and celebrated author of fantasy and science fiction from England. With a belief that science fiction and fantasy need to include all orientations, genders, and races Moorcock developed the idea of a confused paradoxical being struggling to find balance in an unordered world. In this regard, he made the Eternal Champion character, who is the lead protagonist in most of his multiverse works. The…

There are many ways that an author can go about writing a story to convey his or her message. In the 1926 short story “My Wood”, E. M. Forster writes about the impact of materialistic things on himself. In the 1952 short story written by Ray Bradbury “The Veldt”, Bradbury describes the hold that technology has on people and how it can put people in dangerous situations. The two short stories contain a similar concept of how easy it is for one to become obsessed with inanimate objects. In both of…

Danielle Poole English 101-901 Katie Bickham 27 November 2017 Emasculation An unnamed narrator narrates the novel Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, this might have been a choice made by Palahniuk to ensure that the readers are actively involved when reading the book, and to develop particular themes. The narrator is creating an alter ego by coping an dealing with an emasculated, self-centered, and materialistic society. Through having to deal with absent fathers, consumerism, and an aimless…

Christina Fatse Satire period 2 November 1, 2010 Mr. McGarry The Use of Satire in Expressing Social Flaws in Feed The satirical and dystopian novel, Feed, by M.T. Anderson exposes many social flaws that are present in today’s society. The book portrays the foreshadowing events of the future if there is no change in our society. The people living in the world of Feed rely heavily on the technology of their feed. Due to the reliance on their feeds, the people are unaware of their surroundings, or…

Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay “Self Reliance” (1841) is widely regarded as one of his most influential, contemplated, and enduring pieces of work. The superhero genre stands apart from more traditional academic discussions on “Self Reliance”, but perhaps may be the most effective medium through which to discuss Emerson’s thoughts in the modern day. Within these movies and television shows, audiences witness and applaud a physical manifestation of the genius Emerson discusses in “Self Reliance”.…

Lord of the Flies and The Hunger Games Comparison Essay Have you ever felt like it was all up to you to make a difference in your social situation? That is exactly how Katniss Everdeen and Ralph felt in The Hunger Games and Lord of the Flies. These novels both have an over controlling power, one main hero or heroine, and a very important meaning for fire. A common theme in both of these books is that the struggle to survive will overcome the ability to maintain any humanity. In the Hunger…

My final project was a powerpoint presentation that was used for a class at a made up institution. The presentation was a top ten tips on how a totalitarian utopian society could eliminate or control individuality from occurring in their society. Totalitarian governments control every aspect of society, and many films about utopian societies have depicted these all controlling governments. The tips in the presentation focused on how you could run a utopian society that would eliminate…