Matched Vs. The Giver

In this futuristic society, the world is comprised of “the World State” and controlled by a dictatorial government that doles out a drug called Soma to ensure happiness. The drug is a symbol of the powerful influence of science and technology. Uses as a metaphor in the novel, Soma’s effects on society remove individual freedoms and promotes social stability. The story doesn’t explain the pharmacology of Soma; however, it seems to be a mix of a narcotic and a hallucinogenic drug. Today, it is ironic that there is now a drug called "Soma" which is a muscle-relaxant on the market in the United States.

O 'Brien, states in 1984 that ' 'we will squeeze you empty and then we shall fill you with ourselves ' '. This again indicates the elimination of identity and individualism which then allows authoritarian governments to exploit citizens and control them. In order for George Orwell 's totalitarian society to remain perfect, dictators must take control over all aspects of life. The reader is introduced to several ways in1984 leaders’ control citizens such as introducing Thought police, double think and newspeak. The purpose of Newspeak is to control personal beliefs as this gives the government the ability to remove and limit thoughts that are aimed against Big Brother and its parties.

A Totalitarian Government Controls Everything According to dictionary.com, totalitarian is defined as of or relating to a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinions and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life. Do to the control and power that the government put out over the people, many people think that it is impossible to ever overthrow a totalitarian government. People are scared, uneducated and brainwashed to a point where they just believe was ever is said and do not even try to rebel. In the novel 1984 written by George Orwell, the totalitarian government is incapable of being overthrown because it controls all aspects of life; specifically through the use of propaganda, the television,

Well, I want to be happy, and looking like a real person is the first step." (Westfield 165) Another similarity in Divergent and Uglies is the government. The government is intricately designed and very organized. In both books, they try to overrun the government. In Divergent, the Erudite are trying to overthrow the government and take the power into their hands.

Did we know we were lying about the medications? Obviously we did. "Ehrlichman's comment is the primary gone through the war on drugs has been plainly depicted as a political strike proposed to empower Nixon to win, and keep, the White House. They say pot is a useful medication. They say it influences you to quiet down and can rest easy.

Happy Little Pill Some people call them “chemical balancers”, and some call them “Happy Pills”, others may not see them that way, but it 's usually because they are hiding behind labels such as: Neurontin, Trileptal, and Zyprexa to make the people think they actually mean something. Not to be confused with Herzberg’s definition of "happy pills" is “the prism of Cold War class consciousness while the US fought a discordant contemporaneous "war on drugs.” Diet Pills In today 's materialistic driven society, people are judged in every possible aspect. From their appearance, background, social status, way or thinking to their friends, families. This conquest for social acceptance becomes so real that the idea then becomes an obsession. It determines the way others see us and from that, it will then determine how we feel about ourselves.

Many things that was apart of them before the regime was banned from them during it which changed their countries culture. They no longer could choose not to wear their veils, speak their minds about how they felt about the government that they were under, and didn 't even have the option of wearing what they wanted to wear. Culture has everything to do with creating and ending conflicts in society and the novel Persepolis is a Quintessential example

Even to Machiavelli purists, a lie to cover up selfish misconduct, a crime or incompetence cannot be treated the same as a lie to ensure public safety, for instance (Machiavelli). Conrad Bream, Stanley Motss, and all their movie cronies did not even have any real political conviction; they did not even feel compelled to exercise their own right to vote

Although the citizens of the “World State” are genetically engineered to have predestined lives, the World State’s government still created a sex drug to control their population. This drug is called soma, which is an instant self-gratification drug that results in the loss of all genuine human emotions. As the Assistant Predestinator calls soma “the perfect drug,” he also implies that it has, “ ‘all the advantages of Christianity and alcohol; none of their defects.’ ” In addition to citing that “ ‘stability was practically assured (54).’ ” Through the characters’ conversation soma is typically offered as treatment towards unpleasant emotions that leads to inefficiency and conflict. Since soma symbolizes the loss of self-control and conformity due to sexual performances, this gives further evidence that the “World State” realizes intercourse as a powerful tool in controlling their citizens. In the “Savage Reservation,” Linda practices the World State’s sexual code of morality, however, she is treated as an outsider.

Afterwards I think the servant will be given to die, but the queen will only send the servant to a lady for punishment. When Gulliver was summoned by the king, Gulliver proudly talked about his parliamentary system and laws, but the king scoffed. The novel also changed from dark satire to satirical satire, did not bend around, directly satirical British social system. The third chapter of the novel flying island country, just ironic development of science and technology this phenomenon. Today, people advocate technology to change their life.

In “How About Low-Cost Drugs for Addicts?” (1995), Louis Nizer argues that drug addiction is a serious problem and we are losing the ability to gain control over drug addiction. Nizer suggests the government should create clinics that provide drugs free or at nominal cost and be staffed by psychiatrists. The benefits of the new approach will push the mob to lose the main source of its income, the drug dealers will run out of business, and the police or other law enforcement authorities would be freed to take care of other crimes. Nizer also believes that free drugs will win the war against domestic terrorism caused by addicts. On the other hand, Nizer provides some of the opposing arguments that providing free drugs would consign a person to