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Speech on 1984 and V for Vendetta

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Good morning. Today, I am standing here to compare and contrast 1984 with V for Vendetta, to analyze the purpose and conventions of the dystopian texts, and to evaluate the effectiveness of these two texts in warning about the future. The dystopian film is V for Vendetta. The theme for this evaluation will be based on the issue of the government and bureaucracy. The novel called the 1984 and the film known as V for Vendetta are a representative for the future of England from the perspectives of their creators. 1984 and V for Vendetta were written at different times, but the perspectives of the two all represents the rights of England citizens - which have been reduced - and their activities watched very closely by their government which is very powerful. There are various similarities and differences between the two, and the first similarity lies in the theme of government and bureaucracy. These two depicts a powerful government that is almost totalitarian where one individual is the leader. In the novel, the individual is known as the Big Brother (Beshore and Keller 45). His picture is quite visible on posters all over London. Orwell indicates that the posters are colored and too large for the overall indoor display. Whereas in the film, V for Vendetta, Chancellor Adam Sutler is the leader who is hungry for power. He is depicted as a religious fanatic and uses his position to control the people in England. The similarity in the two is that the two governments are represented by a single powerful leader who all the others report to. However, in 1984, there is the uncertainty in the existence of the leader big brother. According to the author, the issue of whether he is alive, dead or even if he ever existed is uncertain since no one knows his whereabouts. This is different in the film since Chancellor Sutler is shown in various episodes of the film. He is therefore known and people are certain about his living throughout the course of

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