The Dystopian Society Depicted in Brave New World, V...

It is commonplace for individuals to envision a perfect world; a utopian reality in which the world is a paradise, with equality, happiness and ideal perfection. Unfortunately, we live in a dystopian society and our world today is far from perfection. John Savage, from Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, V, from V for Vendetta by James McTeigue and Offred, from The Handmaid’s Tale by Margret Attwood, are all characters in a dystopian society. A dystopia is the vision of a society in which conditions of life are miserable and are characterized by oppression, corruption of government, and abridgement of human rights. Unfortunately, corruption is government is a phenomenon far too prevalent in today’s world. In the movie V for Vendetta, V†¦show more content†¦V says, â€Å"The truth is that something is terribly wrong with this country.† Citizens are being targeted and taken away somewhere unknown. The fact is that something is horribly wrong with the country, and the source of it is the communist government. Furthermore, in the book Handmaid’s tale, abridgement of human rights, especially for women, is present. Offred, the protagonist of the book, is a handmaid. There is no equality in their world, especially for handmaids. Offred says, â€Å"We are given tokens with pictures of the food we are supposed to get.† Women are not allowed to read or write and are meant to be kept in their limited space. Men are allotted a disproportionate amount of personal freedom under this societal regime. The men hold the power to everything, including women; who are now their property. Offred says, â€Å"Our names are given by placing ‘of’ in front of the commander’s name. Property of Fred.† Women no longer have any rights, forced to live as bonded slaves. Handmaids are given their purpose in life, but they have no purpose in living. They are not allowed to have any sort pleasure in their life. â€Å"Kissing is not allowed during the ceremony.† There is no romance, no happiness, but men occupy all these. They go to clubs, stay with prostitutes and there is no one to stop them. The human rights of women no longer exist in this type of