Dystopian Government
To come up with an unbeatable system to rule a group of people sounds difficult, but if the right system is applied, it can be done. A Brave New World and 1984 are both two excellent novels that display a type of dystopian government that reigns over a society. It must be noted that these novels rule in very different ways. A Brave New World uses a dystopia of excess, while 1984 uses a dystopia of restriction.
After a quick examination of the definition of each dystopia, it is obvious which one is better. A dystopia of excess simply means, controlling people by distracting people. The way this works is throwing so much stuff in people’s face that they don’t recognize the bondage that they are in. It is almost like a magic trick; look at …show more content…
According to 1984, the system does work only due to the writer’s view. A couple reasons this dystopia would not work is: uprising, loopholes, and curious citizens. The possibility of an uprising is due to the fact that the government is steadily taking and giving back nothing. When people feel like they are being taken advantage of it infuriates them, resulting in a need to alleviate their discomfort. In a dystopia of excess people would not need to alleviate discomfort, because they would feel like they had everything the world could offer. Loopholes are ways people can avoid laws or restrictions by outsmarting their regulators. When someone is told what they can and cannot do they usually revert to their teenage ways. This simply means that they are more apt to break rules and regulations just because someone said they were not supposed to. With this youthful demeanor it is easier to find loopholes. There would be no need for loopholes in a dystopia of excess, because the government gives to the people. Finally, curious citizens just means that people would know something was not right. With many regulations and restrictions there would be curiosity as to why. With a dystopia of excess no one would question because they would be distracted by all of the little toys that keep them
After a quick examination of the definition of each dystopia, it is obvious which one is better. A dystopia of excess simply means, controlling people by distracting people. The way this works is throwing so much stuff in people’s face that they don’t recognize the bondage that they are in. It is almost like a magic trick; look at …show more content…
According to 1984, the system does work only due to the writer’s view. A couple reasons this dystopia would not work is: uprising, loopholes, and curious citizens. The possibility of an uprising is due to the fact that the government is steadily taking and giving back nothing. When people feel like they are being taken advantage of it infuriates them, resulting in a need to alleviate their discomfort. In a dystopia of excess people would not need to alleviate discomfort, because they would feel like they had everything the world could offer. Loopholes are ways people can avoid laws or restrictions by outsmarting their regulators. When someone is told what they can and cannot do they usually revert to their teenage ways. This simply means that they are more apt to break rules and regulations just because someone said they were not supposed to. With this youthful demeanor it is easier to find loopholes. There would be no need for loopholes in a dystopia of excess, because the government gives to the people. Finally, curious citizens just means that people would know something was not right. With many regulations and restrictions there would be curiosity as to why. With a dystopia of excess no one would question because they would be distracted by all of the little toys that keep them