The Texts' World: oppressive, controlling, limited freedoms, individual sacrifice for good of the district or country as a whole, focus on hatred and anger, conformity, facts are altered/information is limited to a specific viewpoint (that of the government)
Our World: individual freedoms, self-sacrifice is not mandatory (unless there is another draft), intellectual freedoms, citizens can disagree with the government, communication and dispensation of information is generally encouraged and allowed, technology used for both beneficial and not-so-beneficial purposes
Both: fear can be used to control actions and beliefs of citizens, increasing level of scrutiny and surveillance of individuals
I just realized I didn't fill in the "common elements" of my worlds, WHOOPS! Sorry Melissa.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that FEAR can and HAS been used to control actions and beliefs of citizens in our world.
I also liked that you included the note that in our world citizens can disagree with the government, although there are signs that this too may be shifting. For example, the conservative think-tank that wanted to get access to the economics professors' emails to search them to find out what he has said about collective bargaining and his concerns for what was happening in Wisconsin.