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  • Essay / Themes of rebellion in Divergent and the book 1984

    Beatrice, a girl who didn't know who she was, decided she was Dauntless and eventually discovered she was Divergent. She decided that she wanted to rebel against the government because they were going to kill her, her family and anyone who they felt had no place in their society. In this case, Four stood behind her and started rebelling with her because he thought rebelling was the right thing to do. The idea of ​​rebellion in this film makes it very clear that in a dystopian society like this, the government intrudes into people's minds and makes them hate it. As Derek Hunter said in an article: "The government is in your life in ways you may not even realize, and it's only getting more involved." » (Hunter). After reading 1984 and watching Divergent, people will understand how a fictional setting can seem so real. The dystopian government in the stories shows people what the United States could one day come to. Even though these are fictional and overly dramatic stories, some countries are already transforming into a society like this. If government domination does not stop, many more countries could find themselves in a dystopian society. Together, these two films represent an example of domination of people and rebellion.