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Reboot Themes

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Conformity is often used by the government in order to keep their country and its citizens safe. The authorities in the movie Equilibrium and the novel Reboot by Amy Tintera both present a common theme of dictatorial control. The two protagonists being trapped under oppressive laws while they struggle to escape the dystopian society greatly exemplify the frightening aspect of totalitarianism. Through the examples in the film and novel of an oppressive community control and the fictitious vision of a perfect society, it is clear that they both share similar dystopian settings, create identical impact to the citizens and they both make an impression about current’s real-world problems.
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The totalitarian control impacts the citizens in Libria and Rosa because of the creation of an unrealistic utopian world by the authorities. The council suppresses civilians’ emotions by commanding its people to take injections. Since Librians are not allowed to show emotions or to have feelings, in order to survive in such cruel civilization, Librians have to be very careful for their thoughts as well as their feelings. They must follow absolute obedience laws that the council has established, such as when Librians fail to inject Prozium; they will be accused as a “Sense Offender” and need to be executed. The system also trains the Clerics as crime stoppers and frequently sends them to the “Nether” region to eliminate illegal materials and execute offenders. After Preston dreams about his wife that was executed as a Sense Offender, he begins to experience series of emotion that recalls his memories. He once doubts his purpose for living and starts to skip his Prozium intervals. The dictatorial control does not always work successfully; in this case, it creates a counter effect where a high-ranking Cleric is doubtful on his life after experiencing a life crisis. The HARC government in the city of Rosa also send Reboots to other regions to perform their duties and are forced to wear cameras, communication and tracker devices when they are operating missions in order to avoid Reboots from escaping. Wren, finally aware of what the HARC had done to the Reboots, plans to escape with her partner during their assignment, Wren said, “The outside world was filled with humans who hated us, and a government set up to enslave or kill us” (Tintera 173). This quote proves she does not want to be the government’s puppet, she believes no one has the right to control her mind which leads to her joining the underground organization. The use of

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