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    greatest think one can be. In both Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and 1984 by George Orwell individuals are punished or casted away from society as they are a danger to the artificially created stability which lies within these societies. In these dystopias measures have been taken to insure individual thinking is no longer possible. Firstly‚ dystopian literature explores the problems that arise when governments use brainwashing in order to prevent any unique thoughts within their citizens. Secondly

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    Web. 5 Oct. 2011. Eller‚ Edward. “Criticism: Fahrenheit 451.” Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale‚ 1997. 150-153. 24 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 5 Oct. 2011. Melcher‚ Kelly. “Defining the Genre: Utopia and Dystopia .” Fandomania. Web. 5 Oct. 2011. <http://fandomania.com>. Orwell‚ George. 1984. 1949. New York: Penguin Putnam‚ 1961. Print. Ranald‚ Ralph A. “Criticism: 1984.” Novels for Students. Ed. Deborah A. Stanley. Vol. 7. Detroit: Gale‚ 1999. 250-255

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    In The Hunger Games‚ Suzanne Collins depicts a dystopian world‚ in which a totalitarian government tries to control the people through a mixture of force and surveillance. Does it succeed with the protagonist‚ Katniss? Is she able to choose to be‚ behave‚ and do‚ as she wants? The text begins by introducing the protagonist Katniss Everdeen‚ who was a hunter living in the country of Panem in District 12. Their government works in a central city called The Capitol who are an overpowering government

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    Introduction: The word Panem comes from the Latin expression “Panem et Circenses” which translates into “bread and circuses.” Bread and circuses is term use by ancient romans for describing an act of distracting the population of the real problem through entertainment. The most recognisable is gladiators. Doesn’t this sound familiar? yes‚ you’re right. The film‚ ‘The Hunger Games’ is based on the expression “bread and circuses” Today‚ I’m going to prove that Panem‚ is a dystopian society. First

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    Dystopian literature often presents the individual’s quest for meaning in hostile and oppressive worlds.’ To what extent do the writers present their protagonists as successful in this quest in ‘1984’ by George Orwell‚ ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’ by Oscar Wilde and ‘Woman at Point Zero’ by Nawal El Saadawi? The assertion that all three writers present their protagonist as having a quest for meaning in a dystopian world cannot be disputed. However‚ the extent to which these writers present

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    Many of Ricardo Nazario y Colon’s poems focused on the theme of prejudice. In multiple different poems he points out how the people make he feel unworthy and unwanted. In “Dalton” he explains‚ “This not so Pleasantville is being transformed by Latinos who dared to live the dreams advertised by the same people professing no dogs and no Mexicans allowed” (42). Then in his poem‚ “Silence In The Mountains”‚ it says “I just wish- I could stop feeling dirty. That my sense of worth was higher. That every

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    Dr. Strangelove: Or how I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. – A textual and contextual analysis In 1964 with the Cold War at its peak‚ the Vietnam War about to get underway and the Cuban Missile Crisis still prominent in the minds of its audience ‘Dr. Strangelove: Or how I Learned to Stop worrying and Love the bomb’‚ was exposed to the world during perhaps‚ one of the most fragile and tense political climates of all time. Kubrick’s utterly ironic black comedy that plays on the possibility

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    Fahrenheit 451 451 degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature at which paper‚ more specifically books‚ burn. As a fireman living in a futuristic city‚ it is Guy Montag’s job to see that that is exactly what happens. Ray Bradbury predicts in his novel Fahrenheit 451 that the future is without literature -- everything from newspapers to novels to the Bible. Anyone caught with books hidden in their home is forced out of it while the firemen force their way in. Then‚ the firemen turn the house into an inferno

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    Symbolism in Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury‚ perhaps one of the best-known science fiction‚ wrote the amazing novel Fahrenheit 451. The novel is about Guy Montag‚ a ‘fireman’ who produces fires instead of eliminating them in order to burn books (Watt 2). One night while he is walking home from work he meets a young girl who stirs up his thoughts and curiosities like no one has before. She tells him of a world where fireman put out fires instead of starting them and where people read

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    Professor Frank Coffman Research Paper Dec. 13‚ 2011 English 103 The Similarities Between Societies Ray Bradbury is one of those rare individuals whose writing has changed the way people think‚ by a mere spark he has entranced the reader‚ just after a few short pages and you are hooked. He has more than five hundred published works that exemplify the American imagination at its most creative – from technological advances to futuristic societies. Also his timeless‚ constant appeal to audiences

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