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Harrison Bergeron The story “Harrison Bergeron” was written by Kurt Vonnegut. The story takes place around 2081, at the time the government wanted everyone to be equal and would do certain things to keep people equal such as putting black caps on teeth, giving them special glasses, or putting a radio on their head to mess with their thinking. Harrison his self is a huge boy to be fourteen years old, he is seven feet tall, handsome, and smart. He represents the hard working…

A total oligarchical society should be avoided because trying to keep hope is hopeless as hope is destroyed and power corrupts all. This theme is shown in George Orwell's 1984 and- amoung other points- is developed and assisted by symbols. 1984 tells the tale of a man named Winston Smith in his “heroic” battle fighting against the Party, his oligarchical society. He attempts to reclaim the past, and, with his lover Julia, “rebels” in sex and their “secret” meetings. Winston becomes infatuated…

“Inexistent Past” Intro: Many who consider themselves to be “strong-willed” will often say it is incredibly hard for them to have alternative thoughts towards a subject, but it reality, most can be put into a puzzled mindset. Paradoxes are often used in order to spark contraversial thinking within a reader or an audience and can be quite influential and seemingly manipulative when repeated so frequently. Throughout the dystopian novel 1984, by George Orwell, many paradoxes are utilized when…

George Orwell is the author a dystopian novel called 1984. This novel was written as a warning to the western countries after World War II ended. It cautioned them from turning to totalitarian governments. This story revolves around a man named Winston Smith. It shows us a horrible and dark world through the eyes of Winston. In this world, there are many lies, brainwashed people, and strict rulers. The people of Oceania, the country Winston lives in, are continuously under surveillance. If…

Everyone fears something. Our fears control our every decision, whether we know it or not. Fear is a common trait that authors use for inspiration when writing their books, and it is just one of the many good qualities that connects many dystopian novels together. Authors George Orwell and Lois Lowry took full advantage of this knowledge when writing 1984 and The Giver.By using fear to control the societies in both 1984 and The Giver, Orwell and Lowry are getting at the idea that society has to…

To manipulate an audience to believe certain ideas, companies use propaganda. Today’s society and the societies of the past use many forms of propaganda. A few types of propaganda include cardstacking, glittering generalities, bandwagon, assertion, testimonial, and plain folk. In George Orwell’s novel, 1984, the Party adopts Big Brother as their main form of propaganda to manipulate and control the citizens of Oceania. Comparatively, in Skechers ad for their new Burst tennis shoes in Glamour…

‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ by George Orwell displays philosophical ideas and views based on historical figures such as Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin due to Orwell’s hatred towards authoritarian governments. Although ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ was a factional novel, Orwell displayed the corruption of the government through his reflective image of a society to that of many corrupt dictators such as Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler. Orwell in his novel depicts a dystopian world where freedom is in the grasp…

Many of the powers of rulers of the countries and the Government today are very similar to the influence enforced on the society by Big Brother and the Government in the novel 1984. For example, in the novel, Big Brother uses similar Political Outrage techniques that our newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump has taken. In this past week, Trump has made a large accusation that our former president, Obama, has ordered a wiretap on him at the White House. Trump responded by…

In 1984, politics were frail and fixed with a spark. The government can either lead the world to be a nice better place, or the government can lead the world to be bad and bring it down and bring a train wreck with them. In the book 1984, the politics of the party have taken control of everything. There is only hope for those who will stand up and take a chance against the government. The free will is ended by history love being banned and not even one person getting privacy to themselves. I…

As children, people fear what might be under the bed like, the boogey man, but as they grow up they fear not what is under the bed; but the world around them. Their childhood fears intrigue them, as they want to follow their curiosity into the world around them. That is why as they grow up they want to watch horror movies or TV crime dramas to fascinate them but also give them a sense of fear as to what might happen. They fear what has not happened yet as they do not know what might come of it.…