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Examples Of A Dystopian

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To conclude, although this book is fiction, it still gives an example of how a society can become a dystopian, meaning it can teach students more about their government and helping them decide what they believe is moral if our government were to ever come into the worst case scenario. The reason the United States have banned this book is due to the fact it displays a pro-communist viewpoint to readers, and that it will influence students to always rebel against their government no matter the circumstance. On the other hand though, the main message is to defy extreme restriction rules when they feel their beliefs or morals are at stake with their society. Moreover, as a matter of fact, the only time this book could be proven communistic is …show more content…

But, to compare, everything else is really anti-communistic, such as Julia and him rebelling together, when he wanders around the proles, when he buys and writes in his diary, and so much more that would just take forever to state. As proven on page 172, “‘You are prepared to cheat, to forge, to blackmail, to corrupt the minds of children, to distribute habit-forming drugs, to encourage prostitution, to disseminate venereal diseases--to do anything which is likely to cause demoralization and weaken the power of the Party?’ ‘Yes.’” and on page 249, “‘Yes,’ said Winston. O’Brien held up his left hand, its back toward Winston, with the thumb hidden and the four fingers extended. ‘How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?’ ‘Four.’ ‘And if the Party says that it is not four but five-then how many?’ ‘Four.’ The word ended in a gasp of pain. The needle in the dial had shot up to fifty-five.” Obviously, the amount of anti-communism outweighs pro-communism one to ten. Another possible reason for banning this book is because of the fact it may “preach” to kids in order to defy their own form of government, which is sensible. In fact, according to stackexchange.com, the U.S. banned the book, from a perspective of a pro-government

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