BRAZIL: a dystopian fantasy

Basic info:


Our hero:

Sam Lowry (works for the Records department at the M.O.I) - brains, no ambition, has a recurring dream where he is very much like the Phoenix bird, a modern-day savior who battles a deadly samurai warrior (a version of himself);

Things change:

Sam discovers a clerical error - the Information retrieval services tackle the wrong guy (Harry Buttle, instead of Harry Tuttle, a rouge engineer)


Sam goes out on a limb:

He pursues the woman of his dreams, and takes a more active stand on his life and career (becomes a man so to speak).


Questions:

1. What makes this society a dystopian one? How does the government (M.O.I.) protect its own interests?

2. Does Sam remind you of John or Bernard or Helmholtz? Why? Why not?

3. What about the women in 'Brazil'? Is Jill like Lenina in any way?

4. The use of technology: besides the great amount of paperwork that this bureaucratic society requires, they do tamper with science - such as? Is it in any way similar to the use of science in BNW?

5. The slogans - what do they reveal about this almost hallucinogenic society?