J.F. Kennedy once said: "The basis of an effective government is public confidence". Harrison Bergeron, the short story by Kurt Vonnegut and Animal Farm, the novel by George Orwell, teaches that government can manipulate and suppress opinions; can change from set to be; and the change of it doesn't always cause change in life. In Harrison Bergeron, the government can manipulate and suppress opinions. When the Handicapper General-- Diana Moon Glampers-- kills Harrison Bergeron , "…showed first 75 words of 378 total…

…showed last 75 words of 378 total…for the pigs and the dogs, have always been treated the same way-- overworked, underfed, and without much respect. Even though their rulers have changed from men to pigs, their life was still basically the same. Overall, the examples from the two pieces of work have shown us that totalitarian governments can control the opinions of its people; can change; and the change of one totalitarian government to another rarely result in changes in life.