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Comparison Of Dystopian Literature And Film

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Dystopian Society Equality wanted to be in the house of Scholars but instead he is a street sweeper. The life there is boring, and they have no thought and you do what i tell you to do. In both of the books or film they both have punishments if they don’t do what they are told that is when they get punished. Equality wants to learn things that was forgotten a long time ago. Equality finds a tunnel and creates electricity to light up the tunnel. Dystopian literature and film are popular among teens because of the oppressed society they live in. “The secrets of this earth are not for all men to see but only for those who will seek them(Rand 52) They can’t separate from their group, not allowed to talk to other groups. Equality likes a

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