The Fear of Freedom

By 1950, fear of Communism was reaching a fever pitch as depicted in a staged communist takeover of a tiny Wisconsin town. American fears of Communism had dated back many years and by 1917 with the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia these fears were being realized. More recently however, by March 1945 U.S. government agents had secured classified documents belonging to Amerasia magazine, a pro-communist magazine. Generally, loss of the American dream was a driving force perpetuating fears of communist

In George Orwell's 1984 he portrays his beliefs on what a Utopia really is, but with the lack of freedom the citizens have, is it truly a utopia? Living in that society will strike constant fear and sadness. Freedom is the ability to believe in what you want, say what you please, and not having to fear the society you live in. Having the ability to believe in what you want is what gives us our own personalities. Thoughts and beliefs is what gives us our own individualism unlike in 1984 where it

inventions are denied, and how the individual must break free towards an individual and creative spirit. The individual often encounters struggles along the way as they try to break free towards individualism. The struggles include guilt, a fear of punishment, and a fear of change. Although people win certain battles, it doesn’t mean guilt isn’t felt. Within a collective society, it is reasonable to assume a rebellion will ensue at some point in time, caused only by a gain in knowledge and a desire to

introduces the recurring message of freedom within the Awakening. From the very beginning of the book, the vast and boundless ocean symbolizes freedom which is seen to be constantly shaping and defining Edna’s views and desire for freedom. During Edna’s first encounter with the ocean, she experiences an awakening of her position in the world, viewing herself as insignificant in compared to the universe. From the very start, Edna is not only tempted by the freedom the ocean presents but also her awareness

restrictions which restore fear into some citizens. Liberalism has been rare in the practice and theory in the last two hundred years. But as a state that lives off of liberal values, the struggle for equality still continues. In the essay “The Liberalism of Fear”, philosopher Judith Shklar focuses on developing the definition of political liberalism, by means of discovering the role that cruelty plays in political and social life. There are many primary issues in the Liberalism of Fear that I must addressed

something that is bad or unpleasant. These are examples of dystopian fiction because they both have information, independent thought and freedom that is restricted; the citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance; and the citizens conform to uniform expectations, individuality and dissent are bad. First, information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted. An example of this happening in the Hunger Games is just the society of District 12. In the beginning of the movie Katniss

Topic: How does the director use cinematic techniques to explore the themes of oppression, love and freedom in the text V for Vendetta? Intro: The film ‘V for Vendetta’ directed by James McTeigue, follows a vigilante known as ‘V’ who uses terrorist methods to attempt to bring down London’s autocratic government. McTeigue explores various themes, including oppression, love, and freedom, furthermore, McTeigue discovers a range of cinematic techniques which consist of camera angles, light, and colour

The Fears of the Past Fear is natural, it is part of being human, and to state the obvious people living in different times are different. The terrors that appear in modern literature are different than those found in early American literature. Some of these fears that stand out are a fear of a lack of control, a fear of the past, and a fear of change. Which can all be boiled down to a desire for freedom. In Brockden Browns story, Somnabulism, Althorpe is worried that something bad is going to

17 October 2014 Freedom Worth Fighting For Bob Marley’s quote, “Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life,” is very similar to the ideas of Martin Luther King Jr. in “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Scilla Elworthy and her talk on “Fighting with Nonviolence,” and Manal al-Sharif in her talk called “A Saudi Women Who Dared to Drive.” Many people have dealt with oppression, but only waited for someone else to take action. The only way to win freedom is to get up and

the four freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom to worship God, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. He is trying to convince all nations that we deserve the four freedoms as citizens. Roosevelt tries to get his point across by using rhetorical appeals. Rhetorical appeals are three elements that helps persuade someone. Roosevelt uses this strategy to the American people by saying,”A good society is able to face schemes of the world domination and foreign revolutions alike without fear,”