Similarities Between 1984 And Dick's Minority Report

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To begin, a very similar aspect shown in both Orwell’s 1984 and Dick’s Minority Report is the representation of the main protagonists in both texts and how their action have a huge impact on their own lives. First, due to Winston’s actions as a child, he loses both his mother and sister. He suppressed his memories about both them for a very long time until he remembers his mother saying “‘Come back! Give your sister back her chocolate’ he stopped, but he did not come back… something in the gesture told him that his sister was dying” (Orwell 170). This quote teaks us that what Winston did as a child led him to lose his family. He stole the the remainder of their food rations which can be implied the reason they supposedly died. This proves …show more content…

In chapter seven, Fleming, a man who worked for the antagonist, “closed his great hands around her neck and begin to relentlessly squeeze” (Dick 12). This shows readers that Anderton’s action of trying to flee results in his loved ones getting hurt, hurting him as well. Fleming chokes his wife, Lisa, right infant of him while he was sitting there in thought. That event would not occur if he had not made the rash decision of trying to run away from his and problems and deciding to trust a stranger over his wife. Winston and Anderton both make rash decisions which cause them to suffer, however, decisions they make with the knowledge of their surrounding also affect them as well, in the negative. For example, Winston’s rational decisions lead to the suppression of his thoughts and mind; he is cleansed clean and someone else’s thoughts are put inside his mind. In part three, he thinks to himself, “He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother” (Orwell 311). Before this moment, Winston has spent the whole story resting and rebelling against Big Brother. For him to say something like he ‘loves Big Brother’ really shows how much of his mind is really being suppressed by O’Brien and The

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