While one could argue everyone is a free thinker, in desperate times of fear it is easy for one to reflect on the government's views rather than their own. Dystopias such as Our Missing Hearts reflect societal problems in multiple ways such as the control of a society from the government's hands in multiple aspects such as discrimination against certain groups of people, propaganda, and overall views on certain topics. The government being able to control society this easily overall reflects societal problems due to the fact this is something that currently does happen or has happened across the globe. In times of an uprising, people search for someone or something to scapegoat in order to experience contempt, this is often pushed by a government. …show more content…
Suspicious eyes swiveled at those with foreign faces, foreign names” (Ng, 179). The belief that such an issue was caused by China since they just so happened to be better off than the USA currently was, contributed to discrimination and worsened it. While society was already fearing for a potential downfall which was caused by their own government, the government having the power to control society in the palms of their hands comes to an advantage because of the widespread of ideals. This relates to societal issues, as when the government sees the need for comfort in their society, they take it as an opportunity to feed propaganda. This is exemplified in a BBC news article which states, “the art of propaganda is not telling lies but rather seeing the truth you require and giving it mixed up with some truths the audience wants to hear”(Higham). The societal issue of the government controlling discrimination is excellently described due to the mention of while it may not be completely false at times, it is easy for the government to control in situations of fear. The need to understand what is happening is something society relies on in both dystopia and global society, which makes it easy to feed false …show more content…
Whether it be dystopias or societal issues, one could argue that the government controlling one's ideals is an issue reflected in both aspects. In current society, the uproar of technology is a blessing and a curse, the opportunity to have resources beneath one's fingers, yet the opportunity to spread false information like wildfire is extremely easy. Due to fake news and such, it is easy to get caught up in what you truly believe, Coonrod describes how “from the subconscious impacts of fake news to the physical pressures of social media, you’re not as in control of your thoughts as you might think” (Coonrod). It is easy to spread certain information to a large group of people, everyday one sees countless pieces of information which overall gives the government the opportunity to blind people. If one were to keep spreading certain ideals, society would overall shape their opinions on that. This is also reflected in dystopias such as Our Missing Hearts, such as the overall spread of PACT and how the government began by implementing fear into the
this society is grody and displeasing to the class of human nature. This place, as awful as it sounds, is only a perspective of the mind, the mind of an evil, sick person who sees imperfection that needed correcting. The book “Night” is a firsthand account of the atrocity that became of men, but the more important lesson this teaches us is of what awful man has already done and that we hopefully won’t do it yet again. A dystopia can also be determined by the nine traits of a dystopian society of which
found a great interest in his specific jobs as commander-in- chief. I find it fascinating that one man has that much power over his followers. His influence reaches the minds and hearts of millions of people all over the world. I learned many new thing about the president of the United States like he has the power and control over the Army, Marines, Air Force, and the Navy. He is literally the “Commander- in- Chief” of all military in the United States. With the great power and responsibility of controlling
live today. One of the biggest events during the 60’s was the Sexual Revolution; it was a big change for women in American. During that period, the idea of women having sex as freely as man disturbed the society. Therefore, the revolution was breakthrough with the invention of the birth control pill to show the empowerment of single women in American. (People & Events: The Pill and the Sexual Revolution) The revolution allowed single women to have the same sexual freedom and behavior as man, and
particular novel was designed to express the idea that overall, the world is better off facing their problems than pretending they don’t exist. This conclusion can be reached by paying close attention to the main character, Guy Montag, whose deeper-than-society thoughts and actions reflect Bradbury’s mind. This same idea is hinted at through many textual examples like the following. “Go home.” Montag fixed his eyes upon her, Quietly. “Go home and think of your second
I specifically chose child poverty as an issue to focus on because of an empowering ad I had seen on t.v that displayed exactly what happens to kiwi kids in our country. Child Poverty affects a lot of kiwi kids and needs to be ended to stop the most vulnerable people in the world from suffering these situations. Child poverty is when kids live in a household with low income and are not able to get as many opportunities and food as other kids their own age. These kids are able to afford warm clothes
An influential government requires a strong group of leaders and equality for all its citizens. In William Golding 's Lord of the Flies, a group of British school boys find themselves stranded on island, with no adults or provisions to help themselves. They form a “government” which lacks both these crucial traits of a successful government. The boys on the island fail to govern themselves due to the lack of two essential components of an effective government; equality and strong leadership. One
content. Too often, capitalist influence dominates the media market through conglomerate control, structured by the ever-growing desire to gain capital, treating the audience as a commodity regardless of the negative repercussions that ensue. As opposed to presenting balanced, unbiased issues that are relevant and open to the interpretation of the media consumers in order to best meet the needs of society, the result is a cycle of information that does not broaden public democratic discourse, but
“Macbeth” relevant to contemporary society? The play Macbeth, a tragedy by William Shakespeare, is one of his most powerful and dark plays, exploring themes that evoke thought and still have meaning today. Shakespeare had a thorough understanding of society and human nature and explored deep universal ideas of human nature within his play. The themes in Macbeth of vaulting ambition, the nature of evil and self-inflicted isolation become relevant to contemporary society through their personal effect on
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reluctance of other countries to criticize it disgusted him. Soon, Orwell decided to criticize it himself, including the propaganda. In Animal Farm, Orwell uses Squealer’s quick mouth to show how powerful an effect propaganda can have on an unthinking society. Orwell depicts one such powerfully effective propaganda technique through Squealer’s duplicitous storytelling: revisionist history. As Napoleon began to go against the original commandments and reserve luxuries for the pigs, it became necessary
introduces a world controlled by the government. Humans are not accepted in this new world. Television has replaced family. The people live the present through television. The firemen are seen as flamethrowers, the destroyers of books. The people living in this society have no reminders or memories of history or the past. In Fahrenheit 451, the society has a strict set of values and beliefs. The government has constructed its own matrix for the people in the society to abide by. It is forbidden for books
Shakespeare, Michelangelo, John Lennon, Diego Rivera, and the Venus de Milo, were all thought to be morally wrong or offensive at one time or another. In the 20th twentieth century, censorship has gone to more extreme measures by involving the government and legal system. AMA what is this?says, “Art censorship has disrupted the relationship between us and the art that has been made. Tracey Emin or Marina Abramovic might suggest we are in a daring era of uncompromised free speech, artists continue
of destroyed villages, wounded enemy soldiers, and grieving Vietnamese families, personalized the war and evoked empathy and compassion among viewers from all over the world. Prior to the Vietnam war photography was primarily a tool used by governments to control public opinion of conflicts, often showcasing the positives of war which changed during the Vietnam war. Iconic photographs such as Eddie Adams' image of the execution of a Viet Cong prisoner and Nick Ut's photograph of a napalm attack on
One of the biggest aspects of human nature is the desire for relationship. Humans crave a sense of belonging which is undoubtedly an evolutionary advantage given to us by our ancestors that traveled in packs. The more relationships they instinctively formed, the more likely they were to survive and pass of those genes. The more complex humans have become over the years corresponds to the difference in complexity that their relationships have undergone. Because humans will never stop evolving in their
increased their interest in child consumers. (p.205). The binary of those latest trends are, children’s discretionary income and their control to sway their parents consumptions and the increasing number of