The Village and By the Waters of Babylon Compare Contrast
At a glance, The Village and By The Waters of Babylon seem to have more differences than similarities, yet that is proven untrue upon further analyzation. Both take place in a seemingly archaic society which uses scare tactics to prevent the gain of “forbidden knowledge,” while utilizing time period as a major plot twist. Both protagonists are in some way prevented from informing others of what they witnessed. They also share a theme; “Things are not as they seem.” As for differences, one society, The Village, ultimately goes back to normal after the protagonist’s journey is concluded. By the Waters of Babylon, however, knowledge gained during the trek is intended to be employed by the protagonist to inevitably reshape the society. In The Village, Ivy searches for medicines and is physically incapable of fully witnessing “the towns,” as she is blind. In By The Waters of Babylon, John’s voyage was to gain knowledge, and said knowledge is so vastly different from what their society believes that he wouldn’t be taken seriously and could even face repercussions for notifying the members of the society. Despite the vast differences between The Village and By the
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Waters of Babylon, there are many parallels between their story elements and events. Both The Village and By the Waters of Babylon portray societies that deploy scare tactics, or the use of fear in order to influence the behaviors or perspectives of others. These tactics both come with some form of instruction, as well as their own set of repercussions. In The Village specifically, the entire civilization is built up around a myth constructed solely to prevent members of the civilization from leaving. In By The Waters of Babylon, ignorance of their surroundings influenced the way they governed their society. Both works utilize the time period in which they take place as a major plot twist that contributes immensely to their overall feel.
In The Village, through the use of dramatic irony, it is revealed that despite how archaic the village society is, they're actually all living in modern day. This is only really evident towards the end, as Ivy ventured through the forests and came upon a police car. In By The Waters of Babylon, John pieces together that which he had learned on his quest to determine that there was in fact nothing mystical or magical about the ruins, as they were simply remains of a completely human civilization destroyed by apocalyptic means. This civilization, having skyscrapers and advanced road systems, evidently is one of modern
day. The final similarity is that there is also a shared theme between the two stories, “Everything is not as it seems,” which summarizes the expansive difference between the initial impression of the works and a later evaluation after everything is revealed. In The Village, the elders of the society collectively put on this façade which was completely different from the reality that they were attempting to protect themselves and their loved ones from. In By The Waters of Babylon, the society accredited gods for what they didn’t know and couldn’t understand from their limited knowledge of their surroundings, when in actuality the explanation was extensively different and only took getting beyond superstition to determine the truth. The two works have different implied endings after the story is concluded. The Village ends by the officer Ivy meets giving her medicine and she returns to the village. This implies that after the medicine was used to heal Lucius, things ultimately go back to the way they once were and the society is virtually unscathed. In By The Waters of Babylon, John travels to what his society regards as the “God Place”, which is forbidden; he states that he chooses to use what he acquires in order to change the society. There is also a difference between the intentions of the protagonists and the impacts of those intentions had. Ivy’s journey was to acquire medicines to heal her dying fiancé, and was in a rush to do so. This made her voyage much shorter and more urgent than that of John, who in By The Waters of Babylon, was only seeking enlightenment. This alone made John more open to observation, allowing his perception to change more easily. Ivy, however, was in a race against time to find what was necessary to treat Lucius and after finding the officer, didn’t really do much exploring of the land that was so foreign to her. Not only were their intentions different, but their abilities as well. Both Ivy and John possessed determination among other traits commonly exhibited in a protagonist, but John, not being hindered by blindness, had a much less demanding time when it came to discovering the truth of his alien surroundings. Ivy’s blindness was really a deciding factor in the plot of the work, especially towards the end, since if she could see normally, she likely would have been changed by what she saw in some way. Since she wasn’t entirely capable of observing her surroundings, she likely couldn’t tell how different it was from everything she had ever known. In conclusion, many connections can be made between The Village and By The Waters of Babylon, regardless of manifold differences between their elements. There are likenesses between their society’s governing tactics, plot twist, and theme. But as two completely different works, they of course possess contrasting traits, such as protagonist intention, abilities, and even entire conclusions to both works. Though despite the vast differences between The Village and By the Waters of Babylon, there are many parallels between their story elements and events.
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