The Themes Of Rebellion In Divergent And The Book 1984

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The Change of Society The government has been involved with society for many years. Whether it is just helping people out or controlling taxes, they have developed over time to be even more involved with people’s lives than they were just 10 years ago. Although some societies have their government involved more than others, it is seen in every country and state. In the movie Divergent and the book 1984, it expresses a dystopian society where the government has complete control over one large group of people. They can watch what they are doing every second, and they know everything about the citizens. Both 1984 and Divergent express the same theme of rebellious citizens and complete government control as a whole. In the book that was …show more content…

Beatrice, a girl who did not know who she was, decided she was Dauntless and then eventually found out that she was divergent. She decided she wanted to rebel against the government because they were going to kill her and kill her family and everyone else who they did not think belonged in their society. In this case, Four stood behind her and began to rebel with her because he believed that rebelling was the right thing to do. The idea of rebellion in this movie shows very clearly that in a society of dystopia, such as this one, the government gets into people’s minds and pushes them to hate the government. As Derek Hunter said in an article, “The government is in your life in ways you may not even realize, and it’s only getting more involved.”(Hunter). After reading 1984 and watching Divergent, people will see how a fictitious setting can seem so real. The dystopian government in the stories shows people what the United States could someday come to. Even though they are fictitious stories and over dramatic, some countries are already turning into a society like these. If the overpowerment of the government does not stop, many more countries might end up in a dystopian society. Altogether, these two movies well represent an example of overpowering people and the rebelliousness of

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