Conformity is present in every society. It is normal that every individual in a society do their part to live in agreement with others, however, it gets out of hand when people start assuming that individuality is harmful. George Orwell's book 1984 is a dystopian novel in view of a political party that controls the residents of Oceania. Steven Spielberg's Minority Report is a futuristic film based an association called pre-crime which anticipate future murders and keep them from happening .Through steady observation and purposeful publicity, Through constant surveillance and propaganda, strict conformity among citizens and the general presumption that dissent and individuality are foreboding is maintained in George Orwell's book 1984, as well …show more content…
“ The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level of very low whisper would be picked…”(4) This is effective in creating a dystopian society because it puts people under constant fear of getting caught if they say even a slightest of thing against the party. In the movie Minority report people are constantly under surveillance. For example, eye scanners are used to know the locations of criminals. We see John’s eye get scanned in a train when he is trying to run but his location is compromised. Furthermore, spyders are used to keep tabs on people living in the sprawls. In the movie John’s eyes were scanned by the spyders while he is hiding in the sprawls after his eye operation. Moreover, future murderers are always under surveillance by the precogs so no one can get away from a murder. The opening of the movie John prevented Howard from killing his wife as predicted by precogs. This is effective in creating a dystopian society because it shows that a perfect society is maintained through oppressive control. People are constantly under fear because if they do something wrong they will be