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Biased Life “The Allegory of the cave” written by Plato many years ago still has tons of principles that are used to this day and will still apply in all the years to come. One of the principles that I have noticed that relates to today is how it relates to politics. Like how they only see one way perspectives. The government is filled with politicians and all of them are biased and some even corrupt. Politicians compare to the chained prisoners in Plato's “Allegory of the Cave” in the sense…

People often think they have the ability to change the society they live in, which is true if you’re a part of the government. George Orwell’s novel 1984 shows how this could happen, but also how it couldn’t if you have no authority. George Orwell wrote 1984 in 1949, in reaction to the upcoming totalitarian governments after WWII. Orwell felt that these types of governments were very mind controlling; He wanted to let readers know that these governments only wanted to control what belonged to…

1984 by George Orwell is portrayed in many dystopian ways. It talks about the dystopian society people live in, how the control people are under is dystopian and Winston being a dystopian protagonist. In the novel, Orwell shows a dystopia with his way of a futuristic setting while showing the fear of technology. In a dystopian society and/or technological trends have contributed to a corrupted or degraded state of deprivation and oppression. Governmental tyranny and an exploitation of the people…

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is a dystopian fiction novel written in 1984. This totalitarian society was created by the government in order to gain control and oppress the citizens in Gilead. This novel follows the journey of the main character, Offred, before and after Gilead was created. Before Gilead was created June, whose name was changed to Offred after becoming a handmaid, had a husband, child, and job. Once the government took control everything was taken away. She was then…

In George Orwell’s novel 1984, he shows their society ruled by Big Brother. Big brother is a totalitarian state which uses a surveillance to maintain power. Similar to 1984’s government Big Brother, the American government uses various technology to spy and monitor its citizens to prevent rebellion and terrorist attack. Surveillance is a big key to their success, they use many methods to spy on its citizens. A major Surveillance tool they use is the Telescreen. The Telescreen is both a…

Both Orwell’s 1984 and Zamyatin’sWeare dystopian novels expressing the fear of totalitarian governments and the lives of the citizens in these countries. Both of these novels express a similar theme. For example, both novels are set in an unpleasant totalitarian society in which the citizens are constantly being repressed and in both novels there exists an attempt to rebel against the government. Despite these similarities, a closer look at both novels reveals that they have less in common than…

Destruction of dystopian citizens and everything around them leaves them to believe they need someone to tell them what to feel, say, and think. Their society cannot function without this dictatorship. There is also destruction at every turn. The citizens of the dystopian society feel that they want an organized society. Therefore allowing citizens to stop destruction and dehumanization of their society. The oppressive government of a dystopian society maintains control by dehumanizing the…

Control is the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events. Many people believe that control is necessary to bring law and order to people and situations that wouldn't ordinary have it. Excessive use of control and propaganda has a negative effect on those it's being enforced upon. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kessy, has a recurring theme of control over people's lives. Nurse Ratched uses oppressive rules and consistent manipulation, to always get the…

The novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell has many important themes that express what society could be like in the future. This story is told through the eyes of Winston, a member of the Outer Party who does not believe in the ways of how society works. Winston thinks he is alone in the world until he meets someone who has the same beliefs as him. All of the sub-themes in the novel contribute to the altering of major one. The theme freedom and enslavement changes dramatically…

A single person can control and dictate an entire society by just a simple picture or a few words. An example of this is Big Brother from George Orwell’s 1984. This character brings a reign of terror to the people by threatening them and torturing them with the loss of their loved ones. Big Brother damages the developments of the people within the society, Winston, and the evolution of Winston and Julia’s relationship. Big Brother is never physically present, however the outcome of his actions…