Utopia Vs Dystopian Society - 1473 Words

As time goes on, attempts at a utopian society have failed and that means that not only have utopias been created but that dystopias have arrised. Each one is set and planned to be a utopia that only ends up taking another course and turning into a dystopian society. Utopia simply means â€Å"an ideal place or state†, where as a dystopia is the opposite (â€Å"utopia†). Dystopias is â€Å"a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding† (â€Å"dystopia†). Utopias usually end up becoming dystopias because everyone has their own vision of what they want their â€Å"perfect† place to be. Somebody’s perfect form of life is different than another person’s form or vision. A utopia is supposed to accommodate to everyone in the†¦show more content†¦They believe that their life is fine and there is nothing that they should worry about in Oceania. A little farther into the book Orwell mentions , â€Å"If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself†(Orwell). This tells us that even if the citizens of Oceania even tried to think of a way to rebel against Big Brother it would not work. By the time they finished their plan they would execute in order to take back control of their society the Thought Police would have already caught them and they would be in prison or a camp for thought crime. The people are under so much control that they think it would be better off if they don’t rebel. They care content and perfectly fine with the way they live because they know if they do rebel then it won’t turn out very well. We see that the government controls them with slogans and doublespeak. The proles are content with life and that’s how Big Brother wants it to be. If they stay content and ignorant then the government already has full control over them and they are certain that everything is amazing. 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