North Korea Vs. The United States In Ayn Rand's Anthem

1984 demonstrates a dystopian society in Oceania by presenting a relentless dictator, Big Brother, who uses his power to control the minds of his people and to ensure that his power never exhausts. Aspects of 1984 are evidently established in components of society in North Korea. With both of these society’s under a dictator’s rule, there are many similarities that are distinguished between the two. Orwell’s 1984 becomes parallel to the world of dystopia in North Korea by illustrating a nation that remains isolated under an almighty ruler.

The United States has a complex government that builds on democracy whereas North Korea has communism centered on totalitarian rule. Both had their conflicts during the past and still are struggling in the future. Even though their government has two different sides to tell about they too have some similarities. One country having majority rule and the other having "political authority [whom] exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life" (definition: totalitarianism at dictionary.com). Going through the growth of their economy, the citizens are opening their eyes each and every day to a government that has different branches with their checks and balances, exposure to several political parties, having their civil

Would you know what it’s like living in a society where the government makes your choice? While you sit there not able to think because the government said you couldn’t? Even over a small thing? In the book, “Anthem” by Ayn Rand there is a section talking about lightbulbs. and throughout the political debates (2007-2013) Sen. Rand Paul restates her thoughts in his debates regarding the economy, and energy-saving lightbulbs. I do believe it was appropriate to bring up her book in his conscientiously debates because he is warning us about what could happen in the future.

To first start off both the society of Anthem and North Korea have a lot common rules. The society of Anthem is restricted to to leave their position and disobey the society's rules. Meanwhile North korean citizens are restricted to leave and disobey the “Great Leader”. Both instances there is that one person the does goes behind the leaders back and disobeys. In Anthem it was Equality, he sneaks off and finds a cave to stay in against the society's back. The same inteins applies in North Korea, it is a huge crime to go behind the leaders back but, I'll goes behind the back of the “Great Leader” and sneaks to South Korea. For Equality's mistake of disobeying he is beaten till he release the truth but, for Il his parents, friends, and other

A journey to North Korea and Oceania are very similar. They both have powerful leaders that control everyone and everything. Both their governments are totalitarian, they do not tolerate any individual freedom. All citizens think alike, if they disobey the rules of the government they will be sentenced to torture, death or sent to a concentration camp.

The morning bell rang again, like it does every morning in the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand. Everyone knows what that means and they know exactly what to do. By law they’re required to know that no one brother will be different for they are all the same. Until Equality 7-2521 finds proof from the past that it wasn’t always this way. Throughout the course of the text, the laws and government has changes and developed in many ways.

There is one city and one Uncharted Forest. There is one hero and one villain- the outcasts and the government. Yet we must never say one word as itself. We must remain as a whole. Society says, “We are one in all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, one, individual and forever” (Rand 19). Although we wonder. We wonder if we had the chance to begin a new society if it would be different. Of course, we would be able to act without fear and speak without punishment. We would become the Unspeakable Word: “I.” Therefore, for the main character of Anthem, individuality is the the most important factor in order to have freedom.

Anthem, by Ayn Rand has a major theme of oppression, a problem throughout human history. In the book everybody in the society are extreme followers and take the Councils rules of laws as absolute truth. (The counsel is a small group of people who oversees that the rules are enforced). All civilians seem to follow these rules with little acceptation they do this voluntarily not by force. In the book those few who brake tyrants council, who preach extreme communism, meaning that not one person matters, but only the survival of mankind matters. This means that all humans are equal in everything, and it is, actually looked down upon for trying to be anything more than the group.

In my Worldlit class, students were assigned to read the novel Anthem written by Ayn Rand. We were given a choice of three prompts. I chose prompt two, which asks as to why the rules and controls of this new society exist. It then goes on to ask what their purpose is and if the society Equality wants to create would have them or not.

In Anthem, Ayn Rand uses freedom to convey that freedom is something many people desire to pursue and suffer to gain. In Anthem, equality’s view on society is overall on the negative side. He thinks this way because one,he is on the smarter side compared others and can see that the society is evil while others can't. Another reason is because the society doesn't give them the freedom to make their own choices. From my point of view, when the government from the society he lives in chooses the jobs for the citizens, they give the ones that are smarter a job that won't give them a say in society. On the other hand, they give the ones who aren't as smart jobs that will have a say in society. When Equality realizes this and considering the fact

Most people probably think 1984 is completely fiction, but there are many drastic similarities between 1984 and North Korean Society. These societies have forced labor camps, powerful dictators or government parties, and the use of propaganda. Both of these societies slowly gained power over many years and took full control of their country or territory. On the other hand, they differ when it comes to they way they designed their governments. Both 1984’s and North Korea's societies are similar in the ways they control, torture, and deprive their people, but differ when it comes to government organization.

Over all though if I was living in a society such as North Korea, I would not noticed there is anything wrong. Everyone around me would all be the same. I could survive in a society compare to North Korea and Oceania. In all the celebrations of North Korea, I would be just as all the other people excited for their level of deadly weapons.

As early as kindergarten North Korean children are taught to be hostile towards America and its beliefs. In the kindergarten classrooms students use rifles and bayonets as they attack a poster of a U.S. solider with a beaked nose and straw-colored hair. North Korean students are taught that their country has two main enemies: the Japanese and the United States. There are many poster and activities that encourage extreme hate towards our country, some posters encourage wiping out the United States all together. They are also taught that the United States started the war and that split their country in two.

Their leader, Kim II- Sung and two U.S military drew a line at the 38th parallel to separate North Korea from South Korea and from that point on, North Korea became a communist nation (Pruitt 2017). Those within the homeland were restricted from traveling within their country let, alone outside of their realm. Not only gallivanting was impossible, the citizens of North Korea do not have the right to receive public health, to have religious freedom, to have freedom of speech, and freedom of the press. At all times, the public must follow the constitution or else they would face an unbearable consequence. Aside from limited rights, they did not choose their leader. Their leader claim leadership and the public were forced to accept him. Nevertheless, North Korea has a lot of similarities to the book 1984. Those include; no freedom of religion, no freedom of information, and no freedom of

The country’s government and leader strive to be feared rather than loved, as Machiavelli argues on page 43. North Korea chooses its leader based on a family line rather than merit, and its leader constantly uses torture and brainwashing to gain its citizens’ respect.