Literary Analysis Of 1984
By George OrwellThe essay your about to read is a literary analysis of the book "1984 by George Orwell" it was written in 1948 as a thriller. Winston Smith is the main character of this story followed by two characters "Julia and O'Brien." The book starts off with main character Winston being very frustrated with what is called the "Party" lead by a man named "Big Brother" hints the saying "big brother is watching you" from "George Orwell's worst fear" stated by express.co.uk. the book takes you for a ride through what the author believes will happen by the year 1984 he stats that Winston has a obsession with defining the party's rules. In "1984", lies, myths and false information controls the thinking of the citizens. The Party uses propaganda as...show more content...
Since no law are written and are only lived by the party can change them as they feel needed. "Newspeak" being one of these laws meaning only the party can put what is the truth for them which keeps the people with trust in them for they rely on the party. The people are washed to cut out critical think and to only do what they are told and only what is for them to believe. "Big Brother is Watching You" also meaning surveillance which is every where in Oceania the mostly used way by the party is the "telescreen" most commonly know as the television. There's one in every building in Oceania they only serve two purposes one being monitoring and the other being propaganda the party uses the two way screens to view what people are doing in there homes and almost anywhere else. Even small things as facial expressions can be seen by the party to monitor all citizens. Only the high up party members have the option to turn them off for a shot period of time. Children are also used to monitor there parents and to report back to there "deviations". With surveillance this high no one could show any time of negatively toward the party for the "Thought Police" would for sure be on to them. Hints the reason "Winston" the main character broke all laws and was captured and broke back to a member of "THE PARTY". George Orwell created a world where a word can determine ones live and existence. Words play a
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Memory. According to the Webster Dictionary, memory is "The power or process of reproducing or recalling what has been learned and retained especially through associative mechanisms" (Webster Dictionary) Taking that under consideration, imagine if everyone didn't remember the last time they smiled, their siblings last birthday, or the last really good meal they had. The lasttime they laughed so hard their ribs hurt, the last time they had so much fun that they couldn't believe it really even happened. Or the last time they told someone they loved them, before they probably never saw them again. Thats memory, now could they imagine if they didn't remember any of that anymore, because it was taken away. It was such a long time ago and so...show more content...
An example of this is that they talk about how the equation two plus two is five. But everyone knows that its four, yet they brainwash and persuade aggressively different. "In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it" (80). This is an example of how the Party can brainwash people to even thinking that somehow, in their mind even though they know that two and two is four. They make you believe that against everything you know, that it equals five. They tell you things, for so long and for so much that you start to believe it. If someone tells you something for a year, and you haven't heard anything else for that long of a time. Then you start to believe it because you have nothing else to believe. This keeping the government in control because they don't have memory of any of that stuff. The past. The past isn't a thing in 1984. The real past that is. They took the history and real facts about life behind them and twisted them. They twisted them to make them their own. Their own history, that they tell their people and make them believe it. They don't tell them about historical moments that shaped the country they used to know. They tell them things to make them think that times then were better than times were back then. But deep down they know that time now is not as great as it could be. But they don't know that and that makes it harder for
1984, by George Orwell was written in 1949. The book was written shortly after World War II warning people of the possibility of a totalitarian government. Orwell may have tried to warn people of this fearful society however he did not try hard enough. Modern American society is strikingly similar to the dystopian novel 1984 because the government is always watching its citizens, there is a never ending war, and they both utilize mass mind control through media. America is at a constant war with many nations and terrorists. Oceania and America are similar because citizens in both nations are in the dark about who their country is fighting. As Winston states, "... to say who was fighting whom at any given moment would have been utterly impossible..." (Orwell 43). People in America are taught to fear terrorists because there is no knowing of who the real enemy is. Citizens in Oceania are always at war with Eastasia or Eurasia. Similar to how America is in a "never ending war on terror." The US government uses the war on terror as an excuse to disrespect and intrude on citizens' privacy....show more content... Even though America does not have telescreens it has computers and phones. Facebook keeps a database of what a person likes or dislikes and keeps for advertisement reasoning. Google and Youtube are also notorious for tracking and using big data to discover how to advertise to its customers. Google tracks its users and keeps records of gmail accounts and what the user sends. If a user uses Google Chrome every website he or she visits will be tracked. Google also illegally tracks Apple products when the user is on Safari. Another way Americans are tracked liked citizens in 1984 are the massive use of security cameras in large cities. Which people may be monitored without them knowing or having Get more content
Technology is becoming advance throughout the years take these following examples of similarities between "1984" and these other literatures. In the novel "1984" shows how the government can use technology to spy on their citizens and in "That's No Phone. That's My Tracker" explains present day government using a cell phone to keep track on their citizens and track them down. Another article i'll be using is "This Smartphone Tracking Tech Will Give You the Creeps" explains how the government spying on you and how they are using modern day technology. Technology in the present day society is closely paralleled to Orwell's vision in "1984" because the telescreens are alike to our cell phone, the Newspeak are like our google, and the thought police are like our FBI....show more content...
"1984" has very similar technology the author George Orwell explains one of the main technology "The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely" (Orwell,page 2). The telescreen as the author explains is like a television, but you're not able to turn it off and someone is always watching and listening to every word you say. It's like a cell phone you can turn it off, but you don't really turn it off because the government is always listening even with the phone turned off. The author also states that there's a thought police that listens to your every thought "the Thought Police plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork. It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time" (orwell, page 3). The thought police is similar to our FBI they are able to listen to anyone conversation and record movements taken. Showing that the novel "1984" and modern day society have similar
George Orwell's exemplar novel, 1984, takes a look at a society which is tainted by a facade orchestrated by the hands of the government that runs an exploited society. The novel investigates how effective the tactics assembled by the government truly are and how they continue to control the minds of innocent citizens. In spite of the fact, that this book focuses primarily on apocalypse–like fiction, the shocking comparisons that are drawn between the novel and present day society is something very hard to swallow. Orwell's advanced novel of heavy and biased government supremacy proves that certain aspects of the novel is more than relevant in today's society. To start off, the novel highlights how Oceania keeps persistent tabs on the general population and protects them from dangers that are unknown. A contradiction between the protection and privacy of the general population is evident. The same individuals being protected are the very same people...show more content...
In 1984, Orwell details how a lifestyle can be misrepresented to deceive and manipulate the masses. Consequently, various outlets constructed by governments are used to feed and manipulate our minds into thinking we are truly free. "FREEDOM IS SLAVERY."(CH.1, Par . 6) Even today, people live in a society where the right to vote doesn't necessarily contribute to freedom. Taxation is a common practice used in many countries to establish funds for the government to spend on things that are of importance. But what happens when you don't pay taxes? , you are threatened with the risk of imprisonment, so are you truly free? In 1984, nearly every place has big TV screens that broadcast government propaganda, news and approved entertainment courtesy of the Big Brother. Evidently, everything you do or say will be forever be under scrutiny and observed from a perspective far more superior than your
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1984, written by George Orwell, has a depressed and dull tone with a bleakness style. Orwell wrote this book to show that people should fear or caution that the political process and ideas for language might be full of corruption. He claims that if we do not be cautious then the government will take over all our personal lives and thoughts. The book has a more emotional appeal to enhance the blandness and show how our character is developing more feeling. The book's setting is Oceania and the party, named INGSOC, has the goal to control all their citizens; furthermore, control of their minds and thoughts. "War is Peace" and "Freedom is Slavery" are examples of "doublethink", which means at the same time accepting two opposing beliefs as correct. Doublethink is used by the party to make sure of their control over the people; in addition to, on page 258 it shows the brutal ways of making Winston think how they want him to through torture. The party in different ways has the citizens believing that these slogans are real and true. "War is Peace" is explained...show more content... The only thing that would be strengthened through this slogan would be the party. The inner party wants the people to listen to there every command so they do not grow weak. Like the book says, there are three levels in society which are, the high, middle, and low. The goal of the highest class, is to remain in power; however, if they lose control then the middle will gain power and take over as the new high. Through the people listening to the party, all the people of Oceania will have no opposing opinions and be one big system, which will make them stronger. The way that this slogan illustrates Orwell's theme of the book, is that if we do not use our knowledge about the political process then we will be overpowered and corrupted; while the government becomes more
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The Flawed World of 1984 A dystopia is an imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror. Referring to the definition, totalitarianism throughout 1984 demonstrates all elements of a dystopia. Big Brother instills fear in the minds of Oceanians to access all power and build their version of a utopia. Orwell faults the world of 1984 to show the protagonist, Winston Smith, is able to overcome all fears the Party instills in him and to find it in himself to rebel against the totalitarian government. Winston criticizes his society for being so driven by party ideology which encourages them to go through mental processes that confuse them with what is reality as to the Party's version of reality (Becnel 74). The protagonist proves himself to be a misfit in the society of 1984 by not conforming to the party's ideas as others would, diminishing the idea of individuality. George Orwell portrays a dystopian society through a rebellious protagonist's hatred of totalitarianism to illustrate the idea of nonconformity in 1984. Winston Smith can be comparable to someone who is above the middle class, but not exactly an elite either. He works with the outer party in the Ministry of Truth where they alter the history of Oceania to make it appropriate for their government. Winston has one thing against the government though making his placement in his work ironic, his memory. People do not have memories of life before
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Only the brave ones are strong enough to accept that most things are not as one would like them to be. More than that, brave people are also the only ones willing to do something in order to change these negative situations. To prosper out of tragic realities one needs a very powerful weapon: hope. Hope moves humanity. It is what helps us when having to deal from the smallest hardships to the hardest battles. From getting out of bed every morning with motivation, to waiting for an almost magical miracle; hope is what holds us and pushes us forward. George Orwell in his novel 1984 writes about how the main character, Winston, decides not to let tragedy take over. Winston opposes Big Brother's totalitarian government to defend what he believes in. He believes humanity deserves freedom in all aspects. In the dystopian environment where he lives in, Winston stands alone...show more content...
Throughout the whole book Winston has been keeping a diary. He writes his diary in a hidden corner of his home where Big Brother's huge telescreen cannot detect him. Winston needs to keep this as a secret because expression is a deathly crime in Oceania. Winston's main purpose while writing in his diary is reflecting his hopes for a future world where humans do not lack humanity. Winston writes his desires, angsts and memories, but most importantly, he writes about the truth; for example: " Freedom is the freedom to say two plus two equals four. If that is granted all else will follow"(). The reader is able to see how Winston uses his diary as a source of rebellion towards a government that decides to deny reality. By finally expressing these thoughts he loses a lot of weight from his shoulders. The diary is a very important symbol in 1984 because Orwell is really representing his own thoughts and warnings about the future through Winston's
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1984 by George Orwell George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty–Four is the ultimate negative utopia. Written in 1949 as an apocalyptic vision of the future, it shows the cruelty and pure horror of living in an utterly totalitarian world where all traces of individualism are being abolished. This novel was composed to denounce Hitler?s Germany and Stalin?s Russia and to create a warning to the rest of the world. It takes the reader through a year in the life of Winston Smith as he transforms from a rebel to a fanatic of totalitarianism. The political party of Oceania is INGSOC, which is also known as English Socialism. The government monitors the lives of the citizens through technological means to insure loyalty through surveillance,...show more content...
No one can be trusted in fear that they might report to the Thought Police. This held true for families as well. Children are sometimes known to turn in their own parents to the thought police for such simple things as hoarding spices for food. One has to watch his or her facial expressions at all times, because "the smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself–anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide." (Orwell, p.65) Those who think for themselves are arrested by the Thought Police and sent to the Ministry of Love, where they are re–educated or killed. Sometimes both. This novel serves as a warning against the dangers of a technologically advanced tyrannical government. It is set in London, the chief city of Airstrip One, a province of Oceania. It is possibly the year 1984, although with the party's control of all facts, one could never be sure. ?To begin with, he did not know with any certainty that this was 1984. It must be round about that date, since he was fairly sure that his age was thirty–nine, and he believed that he had been born in 1944 or 1945; but it was never possible nowadays to pin down any date within a year or two.? (Orwell, p.9) 1984 is a forecast of an anti–utopian world. Oceania, where the book is set, is led by the socialist leader, Big Brother. In this state, all thoughts and actions are monitored through Get more content
1984 by George Orwell 1984 is a political novel written with the purpose of warning readers in the West of the dangers of having a totalitarian government. Having witnessed the horrible lengths to which the Nazis and other totalitarian governments around Europe would go in order to keep and increase their power, Orwell designed 1984 to sound the alarm in Western nations that were still unsure about how to approach the rise of communism. In the novel, Orwell drew a picture perfect totalitarian society, the most extreme understanding of a modern–day government with absolute power. The title of the novel was meant to indicate to its readers in 1949 that the story represented...show more content... From my point of view based on Winston's personality in the novel although he was raised in an environment where I feel like most people would not want to be educated due to the ongoing invasions and wars going on at the time. The climax of the novel has got to be when O'Brien manipulated Julia and Winston into thinking he wanted to be a rebel and after Winston reads the book that explains why the government decided to be a Totalitarian government the Thought Police break in and take custody of the couple and place them in the Ministry of Love to torture them. What really got me on my toes was the ending where the government successfully brainwashed Winston and when O'Brien tells Winston what the government really wants. The government wants to have total power over the minds of people like Winston and they want strong–headed people like Winston to believe in concepts that are completely false and not just to avoid a beating. The government is only doing it for an exercise of power and not just for mind control. Eventually they finally break Winston by using his phobia of rats against him and in the end the government wins and the couple never associated
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Humanity in 1984 George Orwell's 1984 is more than just a novel, it is a warning to a potential dystopian society of the future. Written in 1949, Orwell envisioned a totalitarian government under the figurehead Big Brother. In this totalitarian society, every thought and action is carefully examined for any sign of rebellion against the ruling party. Emotion has been abolished and love is nonexistent; an entire new language is being drafted to reduce human thought to the bare minimum. In a society such as the one portrayed in 1984, one is hardly human. In George Orwell's 1984, the party uses fear, oppression, and propaganda to strip the people of their humanity. To determine how the party strips the citizens of Oceania of their humanity,...show more content...
Thought Police could be anyone, they can follow someone for months and arrest them without trial. They drive people to think dramatically, as in the case when Winston believes he is being followed by Julia. "He could keep on her track until till they were in some quiet place, and then smash her skull in with a piece of cobblestone" (Orwell 101). This quote represents Winston's fear of Julia, who he suspects is a member of the Thought Police. On the other hand, the seemingly overactive thought process of a suspect may seem completely justified in relation to the punishment they will receive if arrested. After being tortured for days or even weeks, a criminal may find themselves in the desolate "Room 101". Simply the mention of Room 101 is enough to strike fear in the heart of any criminal, but being summoned to it is enough to make a man sacrifice his family to avoid his fate. "'Do anything to me!' he yelled. 'You 've been starving me for weeks. Finish it off and let me die. Shoot me. Hang me. Sentence me to twenty–five years. Is there somebody else you want me to give away?'" (Orwell 237). Room 101 is individually tailored to every person who crosses its threshold, using their greatest fear against them. In Winston's case, he has a cage of rats placed on his head and is forced to betray Julia. He loses his ability to love and retain his own ideas, key aspects of what makes him a human. Not only do the Get more content
Cruelty is a motive that's often used in literary works to instill feelings of fear and or terror. Its purpose is to belittle characters and make them turn into victims of someone or somethings act of brutality. Usually it functions as a motivation for the antagonist to try and overcome or win over the protagonist, by means of verbal harangue, torture, or malicious physical attacks. In George Orwell's 1984, Winston Smith faces cruelty that is used to control the whole population of Oceania under a totalitarian regime. He is a prisoner of the party's Ministry of Love, and he endures the horrors of torture within the ministry.The cruelty that Winston faces reveals the underlying motives of the party, and in the end Winston succumbs to the...show more content...
Each of the ministries under the party are titled the opposite of what should be expected. This tactic is used by the party to make the people of Oceania obey Big Brother in a sort of twisted way. Each of the ministries holds a contradictory motive behind it. For example the Ministry of Peace deals with war. However, it is the Ministry of Love that really was "the really frightening one"(4). Winston, who would later find out, ascertained that inside the Ministry of Love was "delicate instruments that" would gradually wear someone down "by sleeplessness and solitude and persistent questioning" (167). When one typically thinks of love, you never paint a picture in your mind of torture or cruelty. It's obvious that the Ministry of Love uses cruelty to fulfill the wishes of Big Brother and for that reason it's a place of torture. Winston Smith is unfortunately not careful enough with who he's surrounded himself with during his daily life. This just goes to prove that no one is safe under Big Brother and so Winston's so called "friend",O'Brien, takes Winston as a hostage to the Ministry of Love. At the Ministry of Love Winston faces multiple hardships. Once Winston Smith is captured he is tortured by his biggest nightmare and he eventually surrenders to Big Brother's Get more content
George Orwell's 1984
War is Peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. These are the beliefs that the citizens of Oceania, in the novel titled 1984, written by George Orwell, live by. In this novel, Oceania, one of the three remaining world super powers, is a totalitarian, a society headed by 'Big Brother' and his regime, known as the ministries of Truth, Love, and Peace. A totalitarian government is defined as a government characterized by a political authority which exercises absolute and centralized control, and in which the state regulates every realm of life. This is the type of world that the citizens of Oceania must live in, ruled by fear and under force every day. The names of the different ministries for example,...show more content...
In no public or private utterance was it ever admitted that the three powers had at any time been grouped along different lines.? Although throughout the story, the conditions of these wars were constantly changing, it made no difference to the masses, and the current ?truth? was all that mattered. ?Oceania was at war with Eurasia: therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia? (Orwell, pg 35). The truth is whatever the government wants it to be, and the people accept it at face value, a concept cleverly worded as ?reality control.? (Orwell, pg. 36) Likewise in today?s society, even though the people live under the rule of ademocratic republic in the U.S., a large portion of the news that we receive is distorted and filtered, many times the truth is not what it appears to be. Being a democracy does not stop that from happening. Furthermore, like the citizens of Oceania, we as citizens often accept the information that we receive from the media as absolute truth, not questioning what we hear, even though we have the privilege of doing so. In the totalitarian society of 1984, the government alters history constantly and changes it to fit the predictions and needs of the party, so that they always come out ahead. The Party destroys any evidence that the past has been altered, and asserts absolute correctness and truth. One might argue that it would be impossible to get rid of all past evidence in today?s world, because Get more content
Analysis of George Orwell's 1984
War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance Is Strength. The party slogan of Ingsoc illustrates the sense of contradiction which characterizes the novel 1984. That the book was taken by many as a condemnation of socialism would have troubled Orwell greatly, had he lived to see the aftermath of his work. 1984 was a warning against totalitarianism and state sponsored brutality driven by excess technology. Socialist idealism in 1984 had turned to a total loss of individual freedom in exchange for false security and obedience to a totalitarian government, a dysutopia. 1984 was more than a simple warning to the socialists of Orwell's time. There are many complex philosophical issues buried deep within...show more content...
This state of constant surveillance demands complete conformity among the population. In Oceania, there are no laws, but non–conformity is punished by death. The thought police are an omnipresent force of the government, weeding out non–conformists and making them disappear on a regular basis. Even a slight inflection in the voice or a look of the eye can be construed as thoughtcrime. Propaganda, terror, and technology are the tools of the state, used to coerce and control the thoughts and actions of the populace. Reality is denied on a regular basis if it is non–consistent with party doctrine. The main character of the novel, Winston Smith, said that "freedom is the freedom to say that 2+2=4."(Orwell,69)In fact, if the party said that 2+2=5, the population would believe this to be truth. History is actually rewritten on a daily basis so as to appear consistent with party doctrine. The enemy of today becomes the enemy of yesterday, poverty becomes progress, war becomes peace, and slavery becomes freedom. This concept of denying reality in the face of obvious contradiction is known as doublespeak. It is central to the philosophy of Ingsoc, and is the greatest tool of the government's mind–control agenda.
Winston Smith, the tragic non–conformist main character works as a member of the party. His job is to rewrite newspaper records
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1984 Responses
These contradictions throughout the society serve as a confusion of what is right compared to what is wrong throughout their society. The people don't know whether to believe in the things their government says or not due to everything being a contradiction. For example when Winston starts writing his diary of thoughts against the government, it is due to the fact that he doesn't know what is right or what he should do if he doesn't agree with the government's opinions on different ideas. Therefore, he feels that the only thing he can do is what his mind tells him to do, and that is to write his thoughts down against the government in the form of his diary. The doublethink philosophy makes the people question what is right...show more content... This then leads him thinking out against the society with his own ideas. Winston's dream about his mother and sister, shows his sense of remorse and the blame that he puts on himself. They sunk in a ship, he felt that their lives were sacrificed for his life and he felt guilty for that. Winston had to watch his family die right in front of him, this would be a very haunting dream to show up nights that you would try and sleep. Winston could definitely be viewed as a historic hero for his efforts for the society's freedom. Traits that define Winston would be fearless, driven and persistent. Fearless was a trait that Winston had because he had no fear of the consequences of the actions and ideas that he was committing against the society. If he was caught for these actions he would almost certainly not live, this shows his fearlessness. Driven was another characteristic that Winston had, he was driven in the things he was doing because he didn't want the government to control his life, he wanted to be free. Persistent was one of Winston's traits due to the events that he went through and the torture he went through from O'Brien while still believing in his ideas of freedom.
These characters of Parsons, Syme and O'Brien have many similarities and differences in the book. They are all similar in that they have an impact that was significant towards Winston's
From what I can gleam from George Orwell 's 1984 is it gives thee reader an insight to what it would be like if you lived in a free country that threw some acts of war or rebellion became colonized by a totalitarian nation. The book was written in 1949 and utilizes early Russian and Nazi Germany ideology. For example, during this time period theGermany was governed by a dictatorship and under the control of Adolf Hitler. This regime was notorious for the placement of citizens into forced laborers, prisons, and concentration camp system were a larger portion died from starvation, harsh conditions, murder, or being worked to death. These horrific descriptions are echoed through the first four chapters. Still, I believe the most important aspect of the first four chapters of 1984, is the introduction phase. The readers are introduced to the major...show more content...
Winston works in the Records Department in the Ministry of Truth, where his job is to rewrite history according to the demands of The Party. Winston worked with "Reality Conntrol" called Newspeak, it was the primary tool utilized by INGSOC and The Party to discourage free thinking. We are given a plethora of details about his work, occupational environment, and departments that comprise the Ministry. This is significant because we get a better understanding of the political system of Oceania society and how the enforcement of orthodoxy to an all–powerful leader, known as "Big Brother" is maintained. In summation Orwell 's 1984 gets it foundation from early Russian and Nazi Germany ideology. In this volume we are introduced to the main charter who yearns to be a rebel and starts his journey by breaking a law that is punishable by death if discovered. The story express how a totalitarian government wants to control its resident, have total power over their minds and measure they're willing to integrate in order to achieve their
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The novel 1984 is a story about a future civilization that is ruled by a totalitarian government. When the book was published in 1949 the thoughts and ideas seemed to be a prophesy for the future. A totalitarian government is one of the strictest forms of government with the least amount of freedom for the people. A totalitariangovernment is a mix of the military, individual leadership and the national political party. Usually the leader is a person who has a kind of charisma that makes his authority inherent and compelling. The leader defines himself as the embodiment of the nation's will and ideal. The leaders build cults around themselves and transformed public rituals into occasions for veneration. Public rallies and parades...show more content... Technological advances like the use of television and radio for new and entertainment were forcing the world to think more about global affairs. Countries around the world were in turmoil with the working class people fighting for better lives through labor reforms. A variety of dictatorships were beginning to show up in the world before 1984 was published and it seemed that dictatorship was going to be the way of government in the future. Mussolini had said that the Twentieth century was going to be the century of the right. This bothered writers who feared a world where human individuality was destroyed under totalitarianism. Some writers called this time the Age of Anxiety. Under these dictators such as Stalin and Hitler, there was unrestrained police force and terrorism. At first it was used against wealthy peasants and later used against party members, administrators, and ordinary people. Some victims were accused of deviating from the party line, others were victims for no apparent reason. No one was safe. Public trials were held and people were tested for loyalty. Hitler was considered at the time to be evil. He felt the German people were a superior race and should be the masters of the world. He wanted to grow a master race through sterilization and selective breeding. He used terror to gain his power but made it look like it was legal. George Orwell's purpose for writing the book 1984 was to show the world
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History reveals that when a totalitarian regime seizes a nation, violence and brutality are often utilized to take control of its citizens. 1984 depicts a world engulfed by the totalitarian ideology. George Orwell applies cruelty as a way to condition the people of Oceania to abide by the philosophies of the Party, Oceania's ruling body. Although the Party promotes ideas of welfare and diligence, their true intent is to accomplish complete dominance over every facet of humanity. The saying goes that the children are the future, and certainly they are. During the reign of the Third Reich, the youth played an active role in implementing Nazi dogma. Adolf Hitler was adamant in forming young men and women who "can suffer pain [...and are] as swift...show more content...
For the duration of 1984, the Ministry of Truth is in preparation for Hate Week. This event is the Party's tactic to intensify the animosity towards their opposition, whether it be Eurasia or Eastasia. During the Two Minutes Hate, the image of Emmanuel Goldstein, "the Enemy of the People," is projected on the screen (Orwell 13). Although Winston is against the Party, he could not help but to join his colleagues in tormenting Goldstein's picture. When Orwell writes, "[the] horrible thing about the Two Minute Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but that it was impossible to avoid joining," he is illustrating the importance of expressing anger (Orwell 16). When individuals bottle up this feeling, it can lead to much more devastating consequences. The error with how the Party allows their members to expel their feelings of hate is that they always use the same picture. Therefore, they implant the thought that Goldstein is the enemy in the minds of the Party members. When Party members see Goldstein's face whenever they express anger, they create a picture in their own minds that Goldstein is the enemy, even if they do not really believe it. In Winston's case, even though he does not feel any hostility towards Goldstein, he did during the Two Minutes
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Compare and Contrast the extent in which the governments in 1984 and Never Let Me Go Many of my memories come from my garden in Luxembourg. My friends and I would often play a game called "Bakery," which meant mashing up berries and leaves found in the garden and sprinkling them upon pats of mud. We took the roles of poor chefs who earned their livings selling baked goods, uprooting peculiar weeds and picking brightly coloured flowers to decorate these 'cakes'. Of course now, this faded tableau depicting the act of pretending proves nonsensical, but in that moment, the game seemed real to us. But memories and imagination are what distinguishes humans from animals. The dystopian novels 1984 and Never Let Me Go explore the themes of the power...show more content...
As children, our imaginations generate flawless worlds. After she leaves Hailsham, Ruth's dimension deviated from the path her society set. Her aspiration of working in an office with "gleaming equipment" and "chair with swivels and castors" opposes the reality of subsequent organ donations that lies ahead of her (p28). Her fate is inevitable, and as she leaves her childhood behind, she begins to accept that her dream was unrealistic. In fact, all Hailsham's children desire a successful career. But Miss Lucy shatters their hope by telling them that "none of [them] will go to America" or "work in supermarkets" (p20). Without dreams present, Ruth loses a part of her humanity. Similarly, Winston's image of perfection is a life where he could defy the rules of the Party and the constant surveillance of the telescreen. The Golden Country allows him to visualise that world. With its "grace and carelessness" it seemed as though Big Brother and the Party "could all be swept into nothingness" (p36). However the Thought Police crushes any signs of thoughtcrime that could be a potential threat to its power. Both know that seeking a brighter future is a waste of time, shown through Ruth's death and Winston's arrest. Once again, authority has left mankind drained of its
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Absolute control over society is the central theme in the novel, 1984, by George Orwell. One method this power over society is exercised is use of language to manipulate and control people. The story features a society called Oceania, which is located in the European region. In Oceania, there is a form of totalitarian government called the Party which controls the entire society. The Party controls thoughts by making certain words or phrases illegal. In addition, any anti–party thoughts or motives are also deemed illegal. To control society, thoughts are monitored by telescreens which read reactions and record speech. A force, called the Thought Police, is also engaged to take power over and eliminate society's individual beliefs. The...show more content...
One illustration of the manipulation of language today is seen in politics. Politicians speak in a certain manner that can affect the thought process of the listener. They carefully word their speech so that it delivers the correct message to the listener's brain and creates a certain thought pattern that is ideal for the speaker. For instance, if an idea can be spoken two separate ways and have the same basic meaning, the politician will select a way that controls the way people think of your speech overall by using different wording. In 1984, word manipulation similar to this technique is used. The ministry branches, Ministry of Love, Ministry of Peace, Ministry of Plenty and Ministry of Truth, all had opposite meanings. For example, the ministry of Peace was really the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Love was really the Ministry of Law Enforcement and Punishment. This caused people to think that the Ministries were better than they really were and they forgot about the bad things they stood for. Another exploitation of language to achieve a message used by politicians is repetition. This is when they repeat their main points over and over again until they make their idea overly clear. This method makes the listeners remember what was said and not overlook it. This is similar to 1984 because in