... , constantly scanning society, and ourselves for signs of deviance, with threat of punishment by disclosure? Media and The Panopticon "It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself "anything ... have a widespread influence, its key rudiment being inspection. The Panopticon represented a secular exaggeration of divine "all seeing", and the observer was also, like God, invisible. Hence ". . . the m...

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... show respect because of the nature of our work," which shows that they are not nearly as important. Another major part of the surveillance is the Eyes. They drive around in silent black vans and strike terror in the mind of Ofred. They must find people who have been found to break ... by its inhabitants in different ways. In reaction to the shooting of an innocent woman by a keen and over anxious Guardian, Cora recognises that they were "doing their job", but Rita sees it as they had "no need to shoot her". It is Cora's view that proves her outlook on her new life ... and aprons and th...

• Word Count: 1959
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• Grade Level: High School