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Essay / Government Control - 637
Any government with complete control deserves to be feared and to have a group of individuals who oppose its government. With full control, a government is able to commit acts against its citizens, which may be seen as "something good" from the government's perspective. In George Orwell's 1984 and Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron", the main characters, Winston and Harrison, feel oppressed by the actions and events of the government, attempt to overthrow their government, and realize despair and defeat. In total control, a government is capable of committing acts against its citizens, which may be seen as "something good" from the government's point of view. Winston Smith feels oppressed by the actions and events of his government. Smith started a journal in which he expressed his thoughts on government (Orwell, 10). From that moment on, Winston lives in fear of being arrested for thoughtcrime. He fears unexpectedly committing a thought crime in public or in front of a television screen, of being arrested and punished (Orwell, 30)....