George Orwell's Vision Of A Utopian Society

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“Utopian visions provide an ideal which people can then struggle to reach,” said Erin Mckenna. The idea of a utopia is out of human reach, because the fight to obtain that “perfection” is too great a task. George Orwell’s vision of a Utopian Society is not attainable, because of factors like the people, the government, and society. A state of perfection in this world, at this time is not realistic. Man’s wants and desires overpower and begin to corrupt.
To begin, “It is not to be expected that human nature will change in a day,” said Frank Kellogg, an American politician. No one can change their ways in a day, especially not a humanity as a whole. Each human being has imperfections within themselves, which leads to mistakes. How can one live in a utopia, if their actions are not up to code? They can’t. Near perfection is not possible within an imperfect society. If one person decided to change their ways, everyone else would have to follow in the same direction, in order to continue the “status quo”. Therefore, how can there be a faultless society, because within that society you do not have flawless …show more content…

Yes, in some ways a utopia is possible, but in no way has our society reached that point. All factors still have to be decided. What if there are still people that don’t agree and people that don’t hit the mark. What then? “Every utopia- let's just stick with the literary ones- faces the same problem, what do you do with the people that don’t fit in” says Margaret Atwood. If the expectation of perfection is reached, then choices will be based on the people and their behaviors. In reality there will always be exceptions to the common rule and way of life. “Impossible is not a fact it is an opinion.” Muhammad Ali, states that “the impossible” is not factual, it is a viewpoint. Therefore, one's belief of the impossible utopian society is just a

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