Many places‚ things and other topics fall under the category of either being a utopia or dystopia. A utopia is seen as “a place‚ state‚ or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics‚ laws‚ customs‚ and conditions” (“Dystopias: Definitions and Characteristics”). While a dystopia is very different. “It is a futuristic‚ imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate‚ bureaucratic‚ technological‚ moral‚ or totalitarian
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From the instant one reads the novel “1984”‚ one sees the difference and shocking comparison of Oceania and our world. The protagonist is Winston Smith‚ his character and willingness to find out the history of Oceania is what drives the story. The Party is also one of the main characters in the story in which they oppress Oceania in a totalitarian way. But Oceania isn’t any different then other countries in our world; Big Brother was actually used as a scare tactic to make the people more dedicated
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It is clear that in the movie‚although it seen that the clones live in a perfect society‚ actually they be restricted the freedom. It has been found that the clones have told they are the survivor of the apocalypse and they live in a post-apocalyptic world.In a world‚ the clones won’t think about leave this society because the outside world was not suitable for them to live so that they just live in the Sector Four and that is no more place they can go.That is to say the supervisor can control
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“The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race” (Don Marquis). The acquirement of knowledge‚ and the subsequent progress of technology devoid of ethical and moral influence‚ destructively impact upon humanity’s core. This innate yearning to excel has led to the evolution of technology and the subsequent devolution of humanity. Inevitably‚ the threat of technology exceeding humanity has provoked a sense of apprehension within certain composers who‚ while subject to their surrounding
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Travel Tracer Pg.25 Controller is introduced The Controller is Mustapha Mond. He is the resident controller for Western Europe. The Controller is man of middle height‚ black hair‚ a hooked nose‚ red lips‚ and eyes that are dark and piercing. The Controller talks to the students about the past‚ and seems to be the only knowledgeable person on the history of human kind. He talks of the bible‚ mothers‚ home‚ and the moral values of humans back then. The students find this very intriguing‚ which tells
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Right from the start of the book Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy hits you with a foreshadowing of how small you are compared to community with the example of the demolition of Arthur Dent’s house. It shows how powerless Arthur Dent is to stopping the destruction of his house and how high and mighty humans feel by controlling what gets destroyed and what does not. Earth is treated just like Arthur Dent’s house‚ useless and in the way for something better. The Vogans address Earth as nothing more
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Brave New World is the story of a utopian society and the faults within it. The characters idolize absurd aspects of life. Loyalty is degraded under the belief that everyone belongs to everyone. The characters are trained to avoid feelings like anger and despair in situations such as death. Any problem can be fixed with the consumption of Soma‚ a drug with similar effects of alcohol. The morals of sleep-learning specialist Bernard Marx stray from the rest of society as he accepts loneliness and monogamy
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In the short story‚ Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.‚ Harrison is a super-human who tries to overthrow a corrupt government in which they put people in harm’s way in order to create an equal society. The government convinces the citizens of the United States that equality is ideal and society and society should have no competition. The government officials tried to create a perfect‚ utopian world‚ yet it backfires into a fearful dystopia. Harrison is considered a threat by the government‚
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Anthem Ayn Rand met her expectations‚ and along with everyone else. By writing this speculative fiction she has pointed out how people want others to be in the world‚ but in a more dramatic tense. As Thomas Jefferson said‚ ¨All men are created equal¨. They may be created equal when they are born‚ but some strive to do great things while others wait. We are our own individual. Choices made are up to us not others. We are all created different‚ and meant to be different. That is the whole meaning
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“The human capacity for burden is like bamboo- far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance.” ― Jodi Picoult‚ My Sister’s Keeper Humans as a species has suffered many sorts of hardships. Countless wars‚ billions of deaths‚ diseases‚ famine‚ crime‚ but humans have never given up. In my words‚ to be resilient means that no matter how hard or unfair life hits you‚ you get back up and continue living. There is absolutely no point in lying down and giving up. You have to face life for what
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