Similarities Between 1984 And Minority Report

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George Orwell’s novel, 1984, and Steven Spielberg’s film, Minority Report, have many similarities and differences. They both are centered around the theme of government controlling society through technology; however, they are both very different in the ways that the governments go about controlling the people. The worlds of 1984 and Minority Report are very different in some ways, such as the traits of the characters and how the governments rule the people; nevertheless, they also have striking similarities, including the use of technology and the desire for a “perfect society.” George Orwell’s Novel, 1984, takes place in Oceania. Oceania is formerly London, England. Society in Oceania is an “oligarchical collective” with an Inner Party, …show more content…

They rule over and control Oceania. People in the Inner Party enjoy life, have personal servants, live in nice homes, and they are able to turn off their telescreens. They're the “Upper Class.” The Outer Party consists of about 13% of the population and they are closely spied on by Big Brother. Unlike the Inner Party, they are not able to turn off their tele screens and they live in really rough, poor neighborhoods. They're the “Middle Class” of society. The Paroles are the “Lower Class” in society. This is about 85% of the population of Oceania. The people of the lower class are poor and uneducated and have laborer jobs. In 1984, the Thought Police would try to control people to act the way the party wanted them to act. The Thought Police wanted society to be in total control of Big Brother. The government placed telescreens everywhere so that people could know the news of the town and know what Big Brother was saying at all times. The protagonists in1984 are Winston Smith and Julia. Winston is a member of the Outer Party and rebels against the government because he hates Big Brother, the ruler of Oceania, and totalitarianism. Winston wishes there could be revolution and …show more content…

and Virginia. The society in Minority Report is controlled by a special police department, Pre Crime, that is supposed to prevent murders before they happen. Their job is to help arrest future murderers. The system, however, goes against the United States government because Pre Crime incarcerates citizens who have not even committed the crimes yet and the United States government believes that a person is innocent until proven guilty. Minority Report had telescreens to monitor the citizens of the town. The government used the Pre Crime police unit to control the future for the good of the people. John Anderton is an officer of Pre Crime and his job is to find murders before they commit their crimes. When he hears that it is predicted that he is going to murder someone he has not even met before, John Anderton quickly tries to prove that he is not

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