Dystopian Visions

Dystopian Visions
An imaginative society consisting of oppressive squalor in which all are heavily restricted by the absolute superiority of the ruling party. A society where repression and restrictions seem boundless, while the individual liberty of the citizen seems boundlessly obstructed. A society where mental deprivation and deception is the goal of the guardian; a society where misery and poverty are thrust upon the unsuspectingly loyal citizens; a society where the well- being of the people are of imperceptible acknowledgement, yet its inhabitants have been manipulated into perceiving such as utopian. Contrary to their deceit induced perceptions, these characteristics are quite the opposite of utopian, they are dystopian! Many authors
This social and mental control would render the majority of society incapable of independent thought, allowing the injustices to proceed. Forced ignorance masked the evil the government had laid upon them and if one were to unveil the ignorance, they had to conceal it with their lives. In both novels, those who could not shield their enlightenment would fall victim to the strong and cunning police forces of the society. These forces would brutally murder and vanquish the existence of those free of the government’s mental sanitation. As shown by the “thought police” in “1984”. This shows the extent to which the extinction of information and individuality was pursued. Another shared characteristic, although much more obvious in “1984,” is the use of propaganda in manipulating the people. In ‘Fahrenheit 451,” the propaganda came in the form of death. They would publically kill those who disobeyed, just as you see in the end of movie when they murder “Montag”. In “1984,” the society was infested with “Big Brother” propaganda. With posters, “Two Minutes Hate”, inflated numbers, and constant reassurance of “Big Brother” being the flawless and great protector of everyone, they deceived the people. I would like to point out the fact that they didn’t share the same figurehead type worship. In
This type of control is otherwise known as the bureaucratic control. In “Fahrenheit 451” they put heavy restrictions on literature, and would incinerate all books they could locate. In “1984,” they were absolutely relentless with their regulations, even the wrong facial expression could get you killed. Corporate control was also highly utilized in these societies. Specifically, they would brainwash you as a daily routine called “Two Minutes Hate” in the, “1984,” novel. Here is an example of the Two Minute Hate’s effect on the people, “a desire to kill, to torture, to smash faces in with a sledge hammer, seemed to flow through the whole group of people like an electric current…” (Orwell14). The government successfully manipulated the inhabitants into loving and feeling completely dependent to “Big Brother” and the government, while completely despising whoever “Big Brother” portrayed as the enemy. “Big Brother” altered everything to make him seem absolutely flawless and created a false sense of superior and improving living conditions. All of this advertising and false media was not unique to, “1984,” though. In “Fahrenheit 451,” the government would use the media to show the deaths of those who broke regulations in place. Technological control was a third control used, as Telescreen monitors were implanted everywhere in “1984,” to ensure complete