Similarities Between 1984 And Harrison Bergeron

A dystopia is a futuristic place where people are oppressed and controlled most of the time. They give the appearance that society is perfect. Dystopian societies all have similar features such as restricted freedoms, isolationism, and huge urban complexes. In the book, 1984 by George Orwell he wrote about Winston Smith, who refuted the beliefs of his dystopian government. In the short story "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Is set in a futuristic America where everyone is equal, nobody was smarter, quicker, stronger, or better looking. And in the movie The dark knight rises written by Christopher Nolan the movie is set in a messed up city of Gotham which is later in the movie is taken over by the antagonist of the movie "Bane".

Newspeak is a way of limiting words that the people have access to they limit the peoples abilities to rebel since they cannot effectively communicate the reason to rebel. Something that makes this a dystopian society is that they use propaganda and the citizens’ freedom is restricted. in the short story “Harrison Bergeron” they make people conform by making them wear uniforms and making them use handicaps. The handicaps can be weights if you're above average strength, mask if you are more good looking than others, or making them use a radio in their ears if your intelligence is above average. the reason that this is a dystopian short story is because they give the illusion that it is a perfect utopian world. The movie The dark knight rises is a more modern society that is taken over by the antagonist bane who takes over Gotham city and makes it become a dystopian city. he makes it a dehumanized state by making them have a curfew, cutting off power to the entire city, and cutting out all outside communications. another part of a dystopian other than the society is the control of the citizens in

The party uses the slogan “war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength” they use this slogan in order to make people believe that the more war that goes on, the more peace they are trying to fight for, the more freedom that they are given is more slavery that could be put upon them, and the more ignorant they are the more they would be willing to fight for something. this form of control is known as philosophical/religious control. In “Harrison Bergeron” they control everyone so that everyone is equal in every way possible, they make them "handicapped" in order to do this, they think If they can control everyone and make them lesser than the government that they will never overthrow the government or have anyone question their power. This form of government is known as a philosophical/religious control. In the dark knight rises bane takes control of the city by having all the cops go underground and blowing up all exit points of where they were he did this so that no one could stand in his way of taking of Gotham city. He then cuts off all outside communications, cuts off power, and sets curfews to when everyone has to be in. This is also a philosophical/religious control. The society controls, and protagonists are very important parts to the dystopias in the book, short story, and the