Dystopian Society In 1984 By George Orwell, And Harrison...

Imagine a world in which people were controlled by fear. Dystopian societies are mostly controlled by a mean and power hungry leader which makes it hard for the citizens grow, themselves and have their own thoughts.Some of the citizens don’t really know they are being controlled and others are wide awake but scared to speak up and rebel against this power hungry leaders. The works â€Å"1984 by George Orwell, â€Å"Brave New world by Aldous Huxley, and Harrison Bergeron† by Kurt Vonnegut all have dystopian elements with varying degrees of sacrifice and gain. In general dystopian societies offer being equal and unwanted thoughts; however, citizens sacrifice differences, self control, and freedom of the mind which as shown in the text can lead to†¦show more content†¦In 1984, freedom of say and do was being sacrificed because the citizens of Oceania had to think the same and act the same or they will be â€Å"vaporize† or torture to love big brother. In t his quote â€Å"the picture had fallen to the floor uncovering the telescreen behind it, now we can see you† (Owell 182-183) explains how the citizens of Oceania can’t say there own thoughts freely because thinking outside the box or beyond will cause people to rebel or act against big brother. In Brave New World self control is being sacrificed. This quote â€Å"everyone one works for every one else, we can’t do without any one, even Epsilons.†(Huxley 91) explains how one citizens who is John the savage lets us think how it only affects the people who are in control and not the people they are controlling.In Harrison Bergeron, people had to sacrifice differences in people and body image which they forced their citizens to be handicap. This quote â€Å"not only were the laws of the land abandoned, but the law of gravity and the laws of motions as well.†(Vonnegut 44) explains Everyone sacrifices something for their own good or for the future generat ion but is the sacrifices worth it? Yes I do believe there sacrifices are worth it because of all the benefits they get like happiness, equality and protection. The benefits the citizens sacrifices are worth it because no one is left out but if they left outShow MoreRelatedThe Dystopian Novel, By George Orwell, And Andrew Niccol s `` Harrison Bergeron ``1222 Words   |  5 Pagesstrength (Orwell 7) this is one of the very many slogans that were used to control society in George Orwell s piece 1984. Dystopian literature is a futuristic universe that is oppressive and uses bureaucratic, totalitarian, and/or technological control to control society. 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