Four-leaf clover

In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury portrays an idea of what happiness is in a different type of form, which is knowledge. In the fictional society of Fahrenheit 451, the people are being controlled by the government, where they are not allowed to think. By thinking, you get knowledge, and by having knowledge allows the people to think for themselves, of what they think is right or wrong. Through acknowledging what is right or wrong, leads people to think for themselves, thus they…

Today’s government is flawed, it is not perfect and neither are the people under it, but the government situation that we have today is not even close to the troublesome governments that are found in the dystopian novels 1984 and Brave New World. The term utopia describes a world that is filled with peace and happiness. A dystopia, on the other hand is a world filled with manipulation, controlling government, and sadness. In Huxley’s Brave New World he shows the reader his idea of a futuristic…

Fear is an emotion that evokes different actions from different people. When examining the speeches, “Inaugural Address of Franklin Delano Roosevelt” and “Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy”, the illustration of fear in them becomes visible. Each speech was written at different times and had different situation that brought upon fear. The two speeches contain different rhetorical devices that help each author with convincing their audience of something. The devices that are used in the…

Declaration of Independence War, competition, and eagerness to get rid of the neighbor are a few insincere characters that the current society seems to follow. When a young child sleeps on an empty stomach knowing that when he or she wakes up the dining table will still be vacant, then it is irrational to say society cares. Not only is there a high rate of unemployment, but there is also a towering rate of imprisonment of adolescence. The lack of education and inequitable opportunity in the…

Dystopia of V for Vendetta and Pleasentville There are always a place in people’s mind that are the “perfect world” to them, which is call Utopia, and there are also a place in people’s mind that is the world they are scare to live in, which is call dystopia. The movies, V for Vendetta and Pleasentvilleare are both example of dystopia, showing the strong government that is in contorl of the city/ or country. The feeling of dystopia are shown lots more stronger in the movie V for Vendetta,…

Bank transactions, social media, and medical release forms, are just a few examples of privacy matters encountered daily, but what definition does privacy hold in today’s society? In Professor Daniel J. Solove’s essay, “Why Privacy Matters Even if You Have ‘Nothing to Hide’,” he debates that privacy issues affect more than individuals with something to hide. Professor Solove describes how an insufficient definition of privacy allows for an interpretation of its meaning. Privacy, However, cannot…

Eric Arthur Blair, more commonly known by his pseudonym George Orwell was born in near Bengal, India in 1903. Orwell is most famous for his work dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, a book published in 1949 and still widely read today. As a young man, Orwell was vehemently against imperialism, a political ideology of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. At the age of 24, Orwell began developing a personality that would influence his authorial style.…

Mockingjay Extra Credit Essay In Suzanne Collin’s book Mockingjay, Collins explores the deprivation of morality through the totalitarian regime of the society of Panem. Following the Quarter Quell, the heroic protagonist Katniss Everdeen becomes the symbol of hope for the rebellion against the tyrannical Capitol. The whole novel establishes the theme of manipulative gameplay similar to the Hunger Games, in which high officials exploit their weak subjects for personal gain and fear. Thus, the…

Anthem, a fictional novel written by Ayn Rand, depicts the portrayal of collectivism in a strictly totalitarian society. The society based in Anthem differs from the society in the United States because individuality, technology, and education are all uncommonly correlated. Ayn Rand defines Equality 7­2521, the protagonist, as being against his collective society and has him discover the significance of individuality. Rand reveals the fears of collectivism that holds his society back from…

In the passage, Swift gives a deeper insight into the irrationality present on Houyhnhnm society: the Yahoos characteristics and how they came to this country. While listing rational reasons of why the Yahoos should be exterminated Swift builds up the irony for finding the perfect rational society where the human race is at risk of been exterminated. The debate in this passage is a representation of a much bigger debate that nineteen century nations underwent while deciding how to navigate…