Utopia Vs Dystopian Society

Big brother and the Party are watching everyone in Oceania almost 24/7 with telescreens and thought police. An example explaining the telescreens in the novel is, "The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely". (1.1.3) They always being monitored and all their facial expressions, actions or thoughts can be seen and reported to the party if it’s not something in which they like. The only time anyone is completely safe is for the few hours in the night when you sleep. Big brother makes everyone believe that there was no past and that there was no history before the present. History is being altered, and since there is “no past” no one has proof that the past is better than before the revolution occurred. Everything is based on the proles, this kind of society isn 't sane; it is very unappealing and unpleasant.

The great, overlooking aura that is Big Brother is perfectly exemplified in a quote, “It is the hard and reflecting eye rather than the eye itself that seems hostile” (Lyons and Orwell 42). In this book, the people are not certain that Big Brother exists, yet he holds the most power in the entire nation. The threat of abuse in any form for disobeying the Party is what makes Oceania the perfect dystopia. The Party controls everything, even though the people may not accept it. They use force and intimidation to control. Telescreens watch over every move made by every person. There are helicopters full of thought police flying overhead looking for the slightest disobedience to be punished. The Party cheapens sexual pleasure by putting it into

They don’t hear for themselves, see for themselves, speak for themselves, or even think for themselves.  Everything is an artifact of Big Brother.  “A Party member is required to not only have the right opinions, but the right instincts” (211).  They are naturally orthodox. They’re unable to think deeply on any subject or can’t even have private emotions from enthusiasm.  They go home and turn on their telescreens in order to soak up some more “truths” by their “honorable” leader.  These truths are the only things they’re exposed to. Oceania is a society dedicated to obedience and the people define ignorance.  All human characteristics are abolished because of the restriction of minds and the destruction of personal thoughts apart from obedience.  Newspeak operate as the obstacle. Only appropriate basic emotions are allowed with new speak, keeping all the citizens under strict watch.  Without a way to express any feeling of displeasure or disagreement there is no form of rebellion and Big Brother remains

In summary of all things stated above, the government of Oceania often psychologically manipulate their citizens by using technology, slogans, community work, two minutes of hate and have them live in constant fear and pressure, and the consequences of trying to live freely are

In literature, dystopias have always been given a bad reputation for being detrimental to a society. However, this belief does not represent the positives of a society being dystopian. It is known that any dystopia, a detrimental society, was created originally as a utopia, a pleasant society. This means that any dystopia was started with the hope of helping people, but since no government can make everyone happy, the society eventually breaks down into a dystopia.The fact that many dystopias are rooted in good intentions means that, while contrary to popular belief, there must be some good things to a dystopian society. Despite most people thinking that dystopias are completely rotten, there are in fact some benefits to a society being dystopian.

Each person has their own vision of utopia. Utopia means an ideal state, a paradise, a land of enchantment. It has been a central part of the history of ideas in Western Civilization. Philosophers and writers continue to imagine and conceive plans for an ideal state even today. They use models of ideal government to express their ideas on contemporary issues and political conditions. Man has never of comparing the real and ideal, actuality and dream, and the stark facts of human condition and hypothetical versions of optimum life and government.

George Orwell’s, 1984, features a futuristic dystopia known as Oceania. The story is cast through the main character, Winston Smith. Winston is employed as a records editor at the ministry of truth, living a depressed life with no clear hopes or dreams. The government of Oceania is a totalitarianism whose goal is to conquer the entirety of the earth and remove all independent thought. These goals were being achieved through mass manipulation using various tactics. The party created a new, reduced langauge, altered history, fought decade long wars, and used specific wording to manipulation the population. Orwell wrote this story as he saw these harmful acts being performed by his own English government. As a warning to those unaware, 1984

For starters, the people of Oceania are always paranoid of their surroundings. This is shown with the quote “he might have silenced the dark-haired girl if only he had acted quickly enough: but precisely because of the extremity of his danger he had lost the power to act” (Orwell 58). Here Winston, the main character from the novel, is walking home and thinks about how to get rid of the girl he thinks is following him. In a society like Oceania, Winston has no choice but to be paranoid about a familiar face following him home, his paranoia could have caused him to kill the girl. Another example of the suspicion the citizens face is when “Mrs Parsons’ eyes flitted

George Orwell, in his dystopian novel 1984 written shortly after World War II, creates an allusion between Nazi Germany’s past and Oceania’s future in regards to the attitude and structure of the two societies. The novel is told by an omniscient narrator following Winston, a man questioning his memory and the morality of Big Brother’s government, which is most effective for this novel. Thus, through Winston’s internal dialogue, Orwell alludes to Nazi Germany’s past to predict Oceania’s future in order to create a parallel between the structure and attitudes of the two nations, which communicates his theme (and warns his readers) that certain trends in government will lead to violation of individual rights, and therefore

In 1984, citizens are constantly being watched to notice if their lifestyle agrees with what the party considers ideal. One of the main reasons as to why there is so much surveillance in Oceania is that the Party wants a perfect society and they can only achieve that if they keep a close eye on its

Everything in the society is also made to convince the people that they are the best. In the book Winston “...took a cigarette from a crumpled packet marked VICTORY CIGARETTES…(Orwell 4)”. This use of propaganda is significant because everyone is always told that they are constantly at war. Just seeing the word victory while at war leads them to believe they are always winning and are the best. Oceania can seem like a utopia if that is all that is known but seeing it from a different perspective makes it sound

As human beings, we strive for perfection. But as imperfect beings, we can never really achieve anything that is completely flawless. This perspective can also be adapted to anything we create including a utopian society. In English 11 we have studied Utopian and Dystopian literature, including Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and outside of class I have read Divergent by Veronica Roth and The Giver by Lois Lowry. Each of these novels start off as their own type of utopian society, but usually an eye opening event occurs and generates a dissent. All of these books are filled with philosophy and generally make you more aware of the way you are living. Several, share underlying themes such as the lost art of thinking critically, freedom of self expression in the emotional and physical sense and even losing sense of what it means to be human. After reading these books, I have come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as a utopian society, after all, this word literally means ‘no-place’ and more generally means an imagined place where everything is perfect.

Imagine living in a society where after one or two slip-ups one is bound up in unpaid labor for the government for the rest of their life. This is how crime is handled in Thomas More’s ‘ideal’ society, Utopia. Contrary to the United States Constitution, Utopia uses slavery as a punishment

The bright Sunday morning sun shines into the living room, the birds are chirping outside their den, the smell of fresh coffee is in the air, and the TV turns on for its usual programming; “Another Leak Of All Verizon Users Personal Information Out On The Web” is today's headline on the news. In our society right now the government has the utmost power; consequently, they are not using their powers in ways you'd expect. Mr Keith Brian Alexander, Director Of The National Security Agency, what is going on in this country is sickening; It’s horrendous seeing what's happening to this country right before our lives; yet you have the ability to change this all. An in depth analysis shows that our lives we are living right now could be seen as a dystopian

The world in any society has two sides, Utopia which is defined as the perfect world and the peaceful life that is free from disasters. This word " Utopia " is derived from Greek roots by Sir Thomas More which means "a good place" (More 37). Merriam Webster defined Utopia as "an imaginary place, all life aspects are perfect, as the world suffers from nothing" (Webster 19). while Dystopia is defined as an imagined universe in which the unequal society controls the fancy of an ideal society which are maintained through technological, moral, corporate or totalitarian control " Beauty of dystopia is that it lets us vicariously experience future worlds but we still have the power to change our own" (Condie 75). in which the genre challenges utopia’s