Look Down (Les Miserables) (2012)

This song shows a society in which the people are repressed by a government seeking control. Though the setting of Oceania contrasts greatly with France during its revolutionary period, the people sing of equality and revolution. If INGSOC’s government was less harsh when handing out punishments, this could be a possible comparison. However, INGSOC does not give out punishments in the severity of simply breaking up protests, but actively seeking out public figures and either making them Public Enemy no.01 or by erasing all traces of their existence. In both settings, the general populace lives in poverty and many are too afraid to fight for the freedom of all.