The dystopian theme, "society is divided into castes or groups with specialized functions" is supported well by the novel "Animal Farm" by George Orwell. ... All-day and everyday, the animals would work like, as it said, slaves, which is really an important word and theme in the book. ... Utopia is impossible to achieve when there are slaves, and the fear that the higher social class of the pigs imposed on the other animals contributes to the utopian vision truly being a dystopia. ... The book shows that in a society divided into social classes and without equality, utopia can'...

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"Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely"; and this is clearly proved in Orwell's short novel. "Animal Farm" is a simple fable with great symbolic value. As Orwell explained himself: "it is the history of a revolution that went wrong". The novel can be seen as the historical analysis...

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In Huxley's Brave New World and Orwell's 1984, the authors portray a controlling government in order to exemplify the theme of the sacrifice of freedom in order to achieve a stable society. ... Thus, they must be censored from the people, illustrating the theme of personal freedoms as a sacrifice to durability. ... The authors suggest that a true utopia can only be achieved in society through a balance of these personal freedoms and stability. ...

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