Mankind: A Dystopian Society

From a young age, humans learn that truth comes from authority. This concept is addressed in the dystopian novels 1984 by George Orwell and Anthem by Ayn Rand when they convey the possibilities of a totalitarian society. The controlling governmental figure in 1984, Big Brother, uses psychological torture to convince his citizens that life is better when he is in charge. In Anthem, the society has reverted to times before electricity and everyone is convinced through their loss of information that individual thought, even if it is to advance society, is dangerous. Regardless of both novels differing, they are unified through their author’s warning that the destruction of individualism by the government can quell the growth and progress of humankind.

In Harrison Bergeron’s society, nobody feels any motivation to do anything productive anymore. They are set in the mindset that even if they accomplish something better than others, or invented a new item, no one would care, not to mention they would get jailed for doing so. By demolishing competition, the government also demolished any sense for innovation and improvement, as everyone must be equal to each other. This makes the society halt to a stop. The societies of 1984, Eastasia, Eurasia, and Oceania, were bent on controlling its civilians through thought and bending the perception of reality, resulting in people not being able to make rational decisions.

The well-known author Elie Wiesel’s dystopian society presents a world in which there is no rightness in anything with people being treated as if not humans and they soon become dehumanized while living in worst-case scenarios. The society is an illusion to a perfect utopian world to the offenders but to the others they are literally living in their worst nightmare. The Nazi supremacy is rising and they have a merciless hatred towards Jews. Elie Wiesel witnessed many horrific events and was ripped from his normal life when he was taken from his home and everyday routine by the Nazi Germans in 1944 just because of his religion, Judaism. He may have been a Jew before the events but after everything that occurred his faith became severely wounded

With all the recent political nonsense that's been going on, there is been a lot of speculation regarding just what kind of horrible future the world is headed towards. Will we really live in a dystopian society like George Orwell presented in his novel in 1984. In my opinion, probably not But where's the fun in that? With all the talk of Russian medelling in the recent U.S. Presidential election Tension between nuclear powers is brewing.

Katie Roark Ms. Medsker English II 1 March 2023 Dystopia There are more than 30,000 laws just in the United States alone. Restrictions, those are the things that keep people from doing what one wants. One could also say that Restrictions help keep people safe. In Fahrenheit 451, restrictions help keep the society dumb and are used as a form of control. In the Lorax, the trees and animals are restricted from thriving.

Kyla Buchanan Reading 12-15-16 Period:8 Compare and Contrast Jonas”s dystopian society was irregular and judgemental. In this essay I’m going to compare and contrast his dystopian society with modern day. There are many ways they were alike and different in the text. In the first paragraph, I’m going to contrast Jonas’s society with modern day. Then, In the second paragraph I’m going to contrast modern day with Jonas’s.

Following that, a group of people with enough power take that opportunity to turn that society into a totalitarian state. Within that totalitarian regime, the highest authority tends to

The “perfect society” is within your reach. But to reach that society, all individual rights will be taken away. In the literary piece, Anthem, the author depicts the futuristic idea of a perfect society. Within this society, there were rules and controls. Why do you think these rules existed and how did they affect the lives with in the society?

When describing the perfect utopian society, often individuals describe it as being a place with comradery amongst citizens and thus free of conflict. However little thought is often given in regards to how this form of group cohesion will be achieved. For there to be conformity, the tendency of one to alter their behaviours and beliefs to that of the group, there must be some central power enforcing members to follow the rules and guidelines of such society (DeLemanter, Myers, & Collett, 2015). Behaviour that fails to conform to the groups established norm will not be tolerated and must be corrected (DeLemanter, 2015). However, the introduction of deviance can often spark others to break away from the previous social norms (DeLemanter, 2015).

Conformity is something that humans have been doing for a long time. Such conformity has lead to negative outcomes. This idea is explored through “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut and “The Unknown Citizen” by W.H. Auden. In these two texts conformity eliminates individuality and causes the society to be weakened.

Are you currently bombarded by rules set by your parents or boss’? Imagine all the rules you currently have and then times them by ten! It might seem like it’s hard to imagine but the book Anthem by Ayn Rand takes place in a very controlling city. In the city of Anthem, they have a numerous amount of rules and controls set on the city and the people. Anthem has put multiple rules into action so that everyone is “equal” and there are “less” problems.

“Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you 'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It 's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories. ”(Bradbury 82).

In the 1984 society , people are purposely left to feel alone to make them fear getting caught by the Party. Although many people commit thoughtcrime, they will remain silent because they know the consequences of engaging in rebellion. This constant source of fear holds the community together and manipulates people’s thought processes. The government often leaves the people

What is the difference between a dystopian society to our society? How about the similarities between the two societies? There are definitely many discernible unorthodoxness in a dystopian society versus the “real world” like the fact, that a dystopian society is more grotesque, to the point that it’s boring. On the other hand, there are plenty enough similarities like, how both societies strive for better, a utopia. In other words, dystopia compared to society, more specifically dystopian society, education systems, rules/laws, and family between our society’s education systems, rules/laws, and family, is substantially different, but there are some associations that could be made.

The way the government controls the people, censorship on certain information, how media and technology have affected people, and society's views on opinions and access to knowledge are what makes a society that is different or similar from other societies. A difference in these traits can make a society crumble to a dystopia. The freedom of the lives in these societies can change depending on the condition of their society, whether it be an oppressive, controlling society or a free and open society. By analyzing and studying these factors, we can understand what makes a society and how to support