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Futuristic dystopian views of the USA.

Opening paragraphs

Harrison Ber eron is !ased in the US in the year "#$%& where a'' United States citi(ens

are considered e)ua' under the constitution. *+ender e)ua'ity 'aws are enforced with such

e,treme force such that peop'e 'ive in fear of !ein themse'ves in fear of prosecution- . Theinte''i ent peop'e in the country are forced to wear radios which produce noises occasiona''y to

interrupt their thou hts. The overnment is !usy torturin the inte''i ent with ear noises& yet

those with avera e inte''i ence are stru 'in to adapt to the environment. Forcin them to wear

radios restricts them from !ein productive in the environment as can !e seen with the dancers

when the noises !e in& and in +eor e who has !een turned he'p'ess.

n the other hand& There /i'' Come Soft 0ains is !ased in Ca'ifornia in the year "#"1 . 2t

shows an automated eneration where there are smart3houses yet the surroundin environment is

are ra(ed down !y radioactive !om!s. 4eop'e have !een 5i''ed in the chaos and the survivors

have resu'ted in movin to 6ars. *The once hea'thy do & which is now ma'nourished and

in7ured& enters the house. After a short time& it !ecomes frantic& forms froth in the mouth& and

co''apses to its death-& . The two stories are a criti)ue of authoritarian overnments who are too

!usy enforcin techno'o ica' advancements which are !ein app'ied to oppress and 5i'' the

citi(ens.

Co-relation of the two stories

Harrison Ber eron and There /i'' Come Soft 0ains are futuristic stories descri!in the

United States. The former is !ased in "#$% whi'e the 'ater is !ased in "#$1 respective'y. 2n !oth&

the country is e,periencin pro!'ems due to the increased thou ht'ess techno'o ica' deve'opment

which have increased oppression cases of the citi(ens. *The automated house in There /i''

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Come Soft 0ains sti'' wor5ed norma''y unti' this day- . Citi(ens are tired of !ein oppressed and

are 'oo5in for an escape p'an hence the reason Harrison escapes from prison and fami'ies

re'ocate to 6ars. Fortunate'y& fami'ies in There /i'' Come Soft 0ains have mana ed to escape

from 8arth where radioactive !om!in s are common&to 6ars& which is much safer& un'i5e

Harrisonn who is e'iminated. However& the Ber erons in Harrison Ber eron have !een rendered

he'p'ess since they are !ein contro''ed usin techno'o ica' machines. 2n !oth stories there is a

re!e': a fami'y in There /i'' Come Soft 0ains& and Harrison in Harrison Ber eron. n the other

hand& un'i5e the characters in There /i'' Come Soft 0ains& Harrison does not et the chance to

survive the chaos and he is assassinated on 'ive te'evision. n arriva' in 6ars& the war survivors

destroy everythin re'ated to the earth& !ecause they have seen the imp'ications of techno'o ica'

advancements in a deve'oped country. They never want to e,perience such a scenario ever a ain&

hence the reason they em!race the 6artian way.

Comparisons

Ne ative use of techno'o y is a common factor in !oth stories. This essay descri!es

ne ative imp'ications of techno'o y as e,p'ained !y The 6artian Chronic'es. 2n Harrison

Ber eron& the overnment has come up with techno'o ica' methods of oppressin the inte''i ent

popu'ation9 !y interferin with their thin5in capacity. 2t is a'so unfortunate that techno'o y is so

advanced in There /i'' Come Soft 0ains yet instead of usin it positive'y& the overnment is

a''owin assem!'in of radioactive !om!s.

0e!e''iousness is a'so a common factor in !oth stories. Harrison re!e's !y runnin away

from prison in an effort to 'oo5 for freedom without oppression. However& his freedom is short3

'ived since he is shot !y Diana 6oon +'ampers short'y afterwards. 2n There /i'' Come Soft

0ains& the characters re'ocate to 6ars where they are p'annin to start a new 'ife without fear of

another nuc'ear war. *They further convince their sons to !e 6artians !ecause they had

e,perienced the effects of techno'o ica' advancement of nuc'ear weapons first3hand in America-

ppression is a'so a common factor in the two stories. For instance& when Harrison was

arrested& he was wei hed down with ## pounds of meta'& hu e earphones& and !i 'asses meant

to !'ind him. This was a vio'ation of his !asic human ri hts. *The hea'thy citi(ens in Harrison

Ber eron are forced to act disa!'ed in fear of prosecution since the e)ua'ity ri hts were amended

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in "%%& "%"& and "% - . 2n addition& a'' citi(ens are wei hed down to counteract their

racefu'ness. 2n There /i'' Come Soft 0ains& there is radioactive nuc'ear war where peop'e are

5i''ed and anima's die due the the radioactive effect of the !om!. The fact that fami'ies had to

move to 6ars for safety was a denia' of their ri ht to 'ive in a safe environment as dictated in the

United States constitution. The constitution states that it is the overnment;s o!'i ation to

provide its citi(ens with hea'thfu' harmfu' environments

Conclusion

The two stories are ri ht to criti)ue their authoritarian overnments since they are too

!usy enforcin techno'o ica' advancements which are !ein app'ied to oppressin and 5i''in the

citi(ens. As per the 6artian Chronic'es& the Harrison Ber eron story is the most distur!in story&

!ecause his mother had to watch her son;s death on 'ive te'evision. *2t is c'ear that nature wi''a'ways prevai' even after civi'i(ation and humanity is destroyed- .

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