The document compares and contrasts the main characters and plots of the films The Truman Show and 1984. Both Truman and Winston live in societies where they are constantly monitored and controlled by authoritarian figures. They eventually rebel against their confined societies. However, Truman's world is designed to protect him while Winston lives in constant danger from the authorities. In the end, Truman escapes his confinement but Winston is captured and remains imprisoned.

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Sarah, Tj, Joseph, Ryan

2.  In both Truman Show and 1984, there is a sort of
dictator, who controls everything that happens to the main
character.

3.  In both there are cameras that monitor everything the
main character does.

4.  Both characters lost a parent and thought it was their
fault. Later both main characters find out that their
parent’s death was not their fault. For Truman, his
father wasn’t dead; for Winston, his mother’s death
wasn’t his fault.

5.  In both cases, there exist a group of people specifically
designed to keep order in the communities by
automatically taking people who break the rules out of
the world. In the Truman Show these people aren’t
killed; in 1984 they are vaporized.

6.  In both cases Winston and Truman are both secluded
from the rest of the world. They are stuck in their own
little area, and are forcibly kept there.

7.  Both main characters are so believe in their rebellion so
much that they are willing to die for it. Winston already
considers himself a dead man, and Truman shouts “you’ll
have to kill me” when the producers tried to stop him.

8.  In the Truman Show our main character, Truman, is much
more positive and enjoys his life. Even after he realizes he is
captured he believes in himself and that he can escape.

9.  In Truman show, Truman eventually escapes and
leaves his confinement. In 1984 Winston is captured
and kept.

10.  In 1984 Winston is aware of people watching him, and he
always has known who. In Truman Show, Truman has no
idea that he is being watched, and people do everything
they can to stop him from knowing.

11.  These characters don’t face the same amount of danger.
Truman is being protected, the producers even wear shirts
that say “protect him, love him.” While with Winston he is
in constant danger, from the thought police, random
violence during hate week, being discovered, and from
random bombs that attack people.

12.  In Truman Show, Truman is allowed to have friends, family
and a social life; however, these things are fake and the
people are fed lines and don’t love him. In 1984 Winston is
advised to not have social relationships and no love life;
however, when he does make friends it is real, the
relationships he makes are real.