Anthem Vs North Korea Essay
North Korea when compared to the dystopian society in Anthem has some similarities and differences. The society in Anthem like North Korea has shut itself off from the world which caused slow advances in technology. North Korea is run by one person, but there is a group of people called “The World Council” that run the society in Anthem. Even though North Korea has some correlations to the society in Anthem there is also some distinction between the two. The government structure in the dystopian society of Anthem and North Korea has some resemblance. Like North Korea the people in the dystopian society follow the rule of the government without question. The government's progress in technology in both places are very slow. For example as quoted in the documentary “Inside North Korea” “people in North Korea don’t even know that man has walked on the moon.” While inside of the dystopian society in Anthem they haven’t even developed the lightbulb yet. The two have also
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Unlike the dystopian society which is ran by a group of people called the “World Council”, North Korea is ran by one person named “Kim Jong Un”. The leaders in the dystopian society are only considered high in ranking, and in North Korea the leader is considered a god. North Korea goes through famine while the dystopian society has a steady supply of food. People worship the leader of North Korea although in the dystopian society the people just give respect to the World Council. The state of the people in North Korea is similar to the position of people in the dystopian society. The people in the dystopian society and North Korea have a class system which is a way to show who’s the most powerful. The people of North Korea, and the people from the dystopian society have very few books. For both the people in North Korea and the dystopian society they can’t do things freely by
Unlike the dystopian society which is ran by a group of people called the “World Council”, North Korea is ran by one person named “Kim Jong Un”. The leaders in the dystopian society are only considered high in ranking, and in North Korea the leader is considered a god. North Korea goes through famine while the dystopian society has a steady supply of food. People worship the leader of North Korea although in the dystopian society the people just give respect to the World Council. The state of the people in North Korea is similar to the position of people in the dystopian society. The people in the dystopian society and North Korea have a class system which is a way to show who’s the most powerful. The people of North Korea, and the people from the dystopian society have very few books. For both the people in North Korea and the dystopian society they can’t do things freely by