Blog 4

The life of an investigator.

Is finding the truth worth risking your life? The investigator in Dollhouse is really one of the only in the agency that fully believes the Dollhouse exists. You can see how he’s dedicated his whole life to it. There is no embarrassment when he sticks up for his beliefs to the other cops/ non-believers. This question is also explored in much literature. An example is the beloved story of 1984. In 1984, the society is full of “zombies” (people going with everything the government has to tell them), but there were a few that wanted to find that truth behind all of the corruption. You can intertwine this show with 1984 through the idea of a utopia, more in this case, a dystopia. The Dollhouse has created this fantasy land, where innocent “zombies” live and think everything is normal. What they don’t know is how screwed up the rulers of this hidden empire actually are. There are those that try to get past the guards and make there way into the access of information. Then again, there are those that see the corruption, but don’t do any justice by simply ignoring it. What is better? To search for the truth and possibly be killed? Or to stay in that ignorant stage? There are other factors in this also. If I had a family, I would not be able to bring myself to look for the truth and putting my family’s health into harm. It takes such a strong person to actually act. Just imagine the people who are killed for practicing their own religious beliefs against their government.