In recent times, there has been extremely political, racial, and economic turbulence in the United States, especially with more recent events like Donald J. Trump's presidency. To many of us, these times symbolize a dark period where progress has been stifled for tradition and the future has become bleaker due to many people's resentment and hatred. Although many may never experience the negative outcomes of recent events, for others it is too real of a reality, a reality that is filled with fear, suffering, and a dystopian vision of America's future. Many people have experienced discrimination from Caucasian people, it is like they don’t care of others emotions and are being ignorant within each other. In this essay, I wish to accomplish the goal of showing how science fiction can overlap with reality and the ways in which people’s nightmarish imagination have become eerily prophetic.
One of the books of science fiction that comes to mind is the works of Octavia Butler titled Parable of the Talents. In the book, Butler describes a future America torn apart by religious, economic, and civil unrest. Much like in the contemporary political arena where conservatives belittle …show more content…
The images in the film of immigrants being rounded up into cages to be deported out of the UK are a stunning parallel to the United State's new immigration policy that is deporting many immigrants at the expense of breaking up families and ruining lives. The people in these cages were treated unfairly like if they were not worth anything. One thing that also caught my attention was how in the film the bus was saying, “ They are illegal immigrants. To hire, feed or shelter immigrants is a crime. Protect Britain. Report all illegal immigrants.”, this just reminded me of Trump, how he seems to be ignorant about the immigration policies targeting Muslims and