Differences And Similarities Between 1984 And Harrison Bergeron

Manipulation of people and oppressive governments are two strong themes and warning signs that these three thought-provoking pieces of dystopian literature, 1984, V for Vendetta and “Harrison Bergeron,” synopsize in their plots. In all three schemes there are totalitarian leaders, meaning each government not only says how the society should run but also depicts the lives of the individuals in it. Although varying with their degree of control, each leader uses perplex tactics to negatively influence and control their community. All three governing bodies including George Orwell’s 1984, James McTeigue’s film V for Vendetta and Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” control their citizens using manipulation through intimidation, law enforcement and media. In the novel 1984, the government’s ability to sway the public through blatant intimidation is apparent throughout. It starts right away with a

In order to keep everyone in line, there are secret services to enforce strict laws and carry out punishments to those who break them. This is shown in 1984 when the thought police took Winston and Julia away after being caught hiding out in the shop bedroom (Orwell 244). Very the rest of the public knows few of the run-ins with the authorities in this book since they usually end up being twisted into whatever their government wants them to think. One occurrence of the authorities coming into play in V for Vendetta was when V invaded the news station and they were searching for him and Evey (V for Vendetta). As for the short story “Harrison Bergeron,” the secret service came in at the end to handle the escape of Harrison and his dance with the Ballerina. Although the situation in 1984 was kept hush-hush, both of the events mentioned above for V for Vendetta and “Harrison Bergeron” were covered on the