Topic > Corruption Leads to Dystopia - 830

In many situations, when things are different, some things are the same. Animal Farm, Julius Caesar, and Fahrenheit 451 have totally different environments with similar threads. In each of these books there seem to be underlying themes that connect to each other. With such a wide variety of backgrounds it's hard to believe this could be true. In every book the dystopia is born from the hope of a utopia. This dystopia comes from the corruptions created by power. There is an old saying that goes “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. Utopia, dystopia, power and corruption are the most common messages conveyed by the authors of these books. (TS) In Animal Farm the animals wanted the best for the farm, but in the end things got worse. (CD) Old Major tells the farm about a dream he had where the farm rebelled against Man and the entire farm agreed that it was a good idea. (CM) This was basically a utopia for the farm, but things started to go wrong shortly after realizing this dream. (CM) Soon after the rebellion the pigs began to believe that they were superior to all other animals, but this was not the case. (CD) Seven commandments were written after Mr. Jones was overpowered by animals, some of these include “No animal shall wear clothes… No animal shall kill any other animal… All animals are equal” (Orwell 24-25) . (CM) The commandments were written to improve the farm and if followed could have created a utopia. (CM) The pigs, especially Napoleon, began to change and break the rules, thus ruining the hope of a utopian society. (CS) The hope of a utopia being created by fulfilled dreams is not always the case, Animal Farm shows that some fulfilled dreams become dystopia. (TS) Animal Farm shows a perfect... middle of paper... ....t… Serenity, Montag. Peace Montag. Take your fight outside. Better yet, in the incinerator” (Bradbury 57). Beatty is basically telling Montag instead of addressing the problems that he should just burn them, which is probably why this society is bad. Hiding the cause of a problem never solves it. In Fahrenheit 451 independent thinking is frowned upon. Individuals are individuals, no matter what the government wants them to be. The removal of free will of individual thought has caused a demotivated society. The removal of creativity and individuality has created disorder from a process aimed at creating order. Works Cited Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperback, 2013. Print.Orwell, George. Animal farm. New York: Glencoe McGraw Hill, 2000. Print.Shakespeare, William. No Fear Shakespeare Julius Caesar. New York: Spark Publishing, 2003.Print.