Silence and Paralysis

Silence and paralysis amongst today's youth has become very common. It seems we have become so firmly fixed with our country's systematic political system that it is hard to imagine anyone actually trying to make a difference for massive social change. This problem of silence and paralysis has been used in many works of literature, throughout the ages, as an underlying theme. Dickens, Bronte, Becket, Orwell, and Pinter the authors of Hard Times, Shirley, Waiting For Godot, The Dumb Waiter, and 1984, show how silence and paralysis always come into effect because many people are afraid to speak there mind. Each author indirectly brings out other common themes in their works of literature as well. Other common themes include Inferiority, superiority, diversion (which redirects the dialogue), stereotypes of the time (fact vs. fancy), and most importantly as just stated, the use of silence and paralysis. Despite silence and paralysis being two different......

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Title: Silence And Paralysis
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