Utopia and Dystopia in Harrison Bergeron and The Lottery...

Utopia and Dystopia are themes that explore the substantial extents of deceiving ascendancy and contrive an impelling illusion of a ‘perfect‘ society. Utopia is described as a place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions while a dystopia, or a negative utopia, is a society characterized as an illusion of a perfect society maintained through oppressive societal control, in which exploits into an exaggerated worst-case scenario. The short stories, Harrison Bergeron, and The Lottery, are both literary examples imparted around a utopian society. Harrison Bergeron, was written by Kurt Vonnegut in 1961. This story elucidates a dystopian society that is derived of its individuality†¦show more content†¦The society precludes that by subsequently committing a homicide perennially, they’re subverted to good will. For example, this quote implicates this when Old Man Warner discusses the eminence of the lottery, Old Man Warner snorted. Pack of crazy fools, he said. Listening to the young folks, nothings good enough for them. Next thing you know, theyll be wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody work any more, live that way for a while. Used to be a saying about Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon. First thing you know, wed all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns. Hence, they’re impeded under the allusion that by doing this they will continue to live in a perfect world. Another characteristic that is impended in these dystopian societies is, citizens appear to be under constant surveillance. In Harrison Bergeron, the society lives within prominent constraining barriers and there is always a preeminent sense that they’re under persistent surveillance. As suggestively articulated in this quotation, â€Å"All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General†. The citizens are not able to transcend the restraining limitations of the advocating government without the impeding oversight of the oppressive consequences. There is also the