Examples Of Dystopia In 1984

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Utopia, a place where everything is perfect, but is it truly perfect? Is it really a utopia or is it a dystopia in disguise? Behind the rulers of a utopia might be a dark, horrible, flawed operation doing anything they can to keep their world perfect. Nearly all utopian books written, are dystopian worlds. They start off with a painted picture of happiness and serenity, nothing can go wrong user a superbly controlled world. Then slowly, the main character truly discovers the world of lies they have all been living under. In some books, mainly the novel 1984, true totalitarianism shines through showing to what depths some people go through to have full power over people. Utopia novel's plots are controlled by different types of people with assorted levels of power hunger want, they all differ from the novel 1984. The society represented in 1984 stands for an excellent example of a dystopia, but it is not the only novel with a utopia showing its true colors. …show more content…

Just like in 1984 when Winston realizes the type of world he is living in, Jonas from the novel The Giver, also realizes the type of world he was truly living in. Although in 1984, the main theme is about having full control over their people and being the most powerful, and in The Giver, the main theme is about “sameness” and controlling memories. In The Giver, their government controls all forms of freedom and individuality, everyone is just like anyone else in their community. They have no choice in the decisions of their lives, which is why Jonas takes full advantage of mandatory community service hours required by them, he enjoys the sliver of freedom he has to choose where to spend those hours. “Sameness” takes away what makes one self, different from the rest, not even families are

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