Society As A Dystopian Society

There's no such thing as a Utopia because a perfect world to some is a nightmare to others. A utopia is “any visionary system of political or social perfection”(Utopia). However a dystopia is “a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.”(Dystopia). In most dystopian societies they are disguised as utopias, and made out to be better than they are. In 1984 the people of Oceania are constantly monitored, and brainwashed to believe they are living the perfect world. They are told different lies everyday to just accept them as true. They are also constantly being made unintelligent with new languages and words being eliminated from their vocabulary. When mobsters are inducted into the Mafia they

Most members are born into it others join in a ritual where their finger is pricked and blood is dropped on a burning picture of a saint. After this they then an oath is taken to follow all of the rules, this now meant they are apart of the “family”. Mafia members in return for their criminal work they are paid very well, and most do it for the money. One ex-Sicilian Mafia member, Maurizio Avola, stated: “I was one of its most trusted killers and I was paid very well. I've owned fine sports cars and bought two large houses. We could get our hands on cars which hadn't even been released for sale on the Italian market.”(Tondo). This is a big motivator in people joining the mafia, and a key thing in members liking being in the Mafia. Mafia members are also given something that in some cases better than money, something that money cannot buy: respect. Mafia members are given massive amounts of respect from their peers, and citizens. Another thing said was “The most tangible advantage was respect: I never queued at bars, clubs or shops, and at restaurants I'd never have to pay, unless I wanted to. We were protected by the "Family" who paid witnesses not to speak and journalists not to write.”, The members value respect, receive a lot of it, and are promised this before their ritual (Tondo). These things might sound great to people, but in reality the members are living in a much crueler world

Most Mafia members life in a constant state of fear. Mafia members never know when they could be getting busted or even them, and their family killed. Former Mafia member Salvatore Polisi after describing a horrific job he did justified by saying, "Looking back it was a terrible thing to do, but it was like being in the jungle, living with animals. It was survival. If I didn't do it I might have been killed."(Porter). Mafia members if told to do something have to do it otherwise they’d be murdered without hesitation. Also Mafia members are under constant surveillance by other members. If a member of the family was arrested, and he knew too much, or if they suspect him of betraying the Mafia, and becoming a snitch, the boss then orders out a hit, and has the suspect murdered. Former mob member, Maurizio Avola described his arrest as “When the police came to my house to arrest me I was almost relieved. Just a few minutes earlier I had noticed a car parked in front of my house. It was a Peugeot 205 and inside it, I saw couple of men. I didn't recognize them, but they were waving a gun. In that moment I realized that I would suffer the same faith as Pinuccio Di Leo(A former member that he murdered). The police saved my life.”(Tondo). Avola had been being watched his entire criminal career, and right when he was arrested men were there reminding him not to talk