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    Attack on Utopian Society in Brave New World Huxley’s Brave New World is an attack on Utopian Society. Having a perfect society seems ideal since it takes away the pains and struggles of the real world. Things such as finding a loved one‚ heartbreak‚ deciding on a career path‚ being successful‚ and raising a family. This novel focuses on what the world would be like if it were a utopian society‚ and the reader can see that it is not as perfect as it seems. It shows how technology and engineering

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    the thematic relation between the two writers. In these texts‚ both authors use the ideals of human philosophy to justify that the perfect society cannot exist while driving single-mindedly towards a utopian society‚ for it is destined to lead to dystopia. This is a result of several factors present in The Chrysalids and Brave New World. Firstly‚ since perfection has no allowance for error‚ a society led by mankind is prone to the weakness and mistakes of human nature and will never achieve perfection

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    1984 Vs. V for Vendetta

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    different forms of entertainment‚ created in completely different circumstances but have so much in common‚ particularly displaying the effects when people really do fear their government. The result‚ a misanthropic and unprepossessing society. A dystopia. The worst thing in these worlds‚ next to anarchy‚ is the government. 1984 is a society characterized by human misery. Truth is an actual state of matter‚ of actual existence‚ an obvious or accepted fact. A lie is a false statement made with deliberate

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    writer who brings the techniques of science fiction‚ relies on the criticism of the moral ambiguity of the corporate world‚ while balancing with humorous scenes and characters. ‘Player Piano’‚ the first novel of his‚ published in 1952‚ describes a ‘dystopia’; a totally mechanized society‚ where automation brings a negative impact on people’s life. The author takes a satirical stance on automation in which the society is run by machines instead of people. The story is set in the near future after

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    The Power of Thought

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    Aaron Sandhu Sandhu 1 November 19‚ 2012 Mrs. Bruce ENG4U1 The Power of Thought There are valuable insights to be gained from George Orwell’s famous book‚ ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’‚ and from director Steven Spielberg’s movie ‘Minority Report’. Though both these works point to the dangers of unbridled power in the hands of the State‚ there are also substantial differences in plot

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    resolution of storytelling or because a broken (dystopian) society is easier to agree on. Everybody sees a considerable measure for motivation behind to trust those human race is setting off down over a utopian society which appears more difficult. Dystopia is an imagined place in which everything is unpleasant or bad. One dystopian movie/book series that is very popular is The

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    government issues parlors in the form of propaganda and censorship. Since the citizens listen and accept anything the parlor states‚ they are being brainwashed from the government. By using these tactics to implement control‚ the governments are creating dystopia instead of

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    Fahrenheit 451 Part 1 Responses 1. The significance of Montag seeing his reflection in Clarisse’s eyes is that it shows that Clarisse is different. She is special. In this dystopia that Ray Bradbury has made‚ Clarisse is the one unique part of the society‚ the “flaw.” 2. In the childhood memory that Clarisse caused Montag to recall‚ Montag was a child and the power went out in his house. Montag’s mother had lit a candle. He found an “hour of rediscovery‚ of such illumination that space lost

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    FAHRENHEIT 451 PART ONE DISCUSSION I. SYMBOLISM & THEMES i. Overview — Part I: “The Hearth and the Salamander" Part One of Fahrenheit 451 is titled “The Hearth and the Salamander”‚ referring to the floor of a home’s fireplace – the foundation – and the lizard-like amphibian with a fantastical history. These are two very symbolic things to our protagonist‚ Guy Montag. A career fireman in a futuristic world where books are forbidden and any sign of uniqueness is a sign of illness. Part one seeks

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    Inauthentic society Fahrenheit 451‚ a novel written by Ray Bradbury‚ illustrates the absence of feelings such as remorse and happiness‚ which when taken away creates a lack of authenticity in humans; those living in the dystopian society of Fahrenheit 451 believe that they are living an authentic life in front of screens unable to express emotions towards others and process their surroundings‚ as most of the city lives like this‚ there are others like Clarisse‚ who has been living a life of teachings

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