1984 Book Review : 1984 By George Orwell

The author of the novel 1984, George Orwell, is a political critic. Therefore, he used very precise descriptions of situations and words to provide the reader a clear understanding of the entity he is criticizing. When Winston describes the destruction of past records to create new ones to Julia, he says: “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And that process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” (pg. 162). Here, instead of only saying “Every record has been

1984 is an eye-opening novel written by George Orwell. Orwell wrote the novel in 1949 to outline how he projected society would be in 1984 if progress continued upon its current track. Orwell published the book as a warning that society must be careful about progress for progress’s sake, or conditions could end up similar to the way society is in his work 1984. The novel is divided into three chapters, or books, each with multiple subunits, and these sections tell the story in chronological order. The book ends with an appendix on the principles of newspeak, the new language of Oceania.

1984 is a typical dystopian novel in which Orwell explores the many issues present during the time in which he wrote this book. He successfully creates a world in which technology is vastly more sophisticated than it was during the time in which this book was written and in which fear is used as a tool to control individuals who do not conform to the social norms. The horrible and dangerous futuristic world controlled repressively by the government and the thought police is portrayed wonderfully by Orwell who is able to create the perfect dystopian realm.

1984 was written in an age of Nazism and Stalinism, where those totalitarian and fascist governments had their fists clenched around their citizens, controlling and terrorizing them at every move and within every aspect of their lives. The English author, Eric Arthur Blair, better known under his pseudonym George Orwell, wrote 1984 as a warning, to provoke a sense of fear from his audience, which, in turn, makes his purpose, to persuade and inform his readers to question the authority and integrity of their governments and news stations and make certain they do not infringe upon people’s inalienable rights, all the more impactful. Orwell propels his purpose through means of rhetorical devices, such as allusion, colloquialism, and paradoxes in order to build up fear in his audience, which in turn more adeptly and meaningfully develops his purpose.

society is a place where information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted.The citizens live in a dehumanized state with fear of the outside world and are given the illusion that the world they live in is a perfect utopia.

George Orwell’s 1984, is considered to be one of his well-written novels, and it continues to be one of the greatest warnings concerning the threats a totalitarian society can bring into the world. Orwell successfully establish an excellent dystopian world with his choice of language and style since there is no encouragement or permitted freedom we can find in the situation.

“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” This is the slogan of the Inner Party in 1984. George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 depicts a terrifying and bleak image of the future under “Big Brother” — an authoritarian regime that controls not only the citizens’ action, but their very own thoughts. The novel was written in 1948 as a critique of authoritarianism and Stalinism, after Orwell’s travel to Spain where he witnessed the atrocities committed by the fascist Spanish regime during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. The rise of the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union and Adolf Hitler in Germany inspired Orwell’s enmity toward totalitarianism and authoritarianism. Although written as a political satire over half a century ago, 1984 lives today not only as a well-crafted novel, but also as a terrific prophecy of the contemporary United States. Nobody is willing to admit that people are living in the society of 1984. Its authoritarian state is toxic to the health of democracy. But if one really analyzes what is happening in the United States — the closure of public schools and its effect on the pervasive incarceration of the black population, and the mass surveillance — one may find a striking resemblance to the dystopian society of 1984. To this extent, 1984 successfully advances the authoritarianism in the United States that resembles the authoritarian control in 1984. These critiques of the new authoritarianism in the United States include the

In the modern world, one must be skeptical towards the authoritative governments. How a government bodies regulates and governs shapes the beliefs, values, and attitudes of its citizens. George Orwell examines the dangers of this flawed relationship between government bodies and individuals. In 1984, he illustrates the worst possible outcome, a corrupt tyrannical government creating a dystopian world filled with lifeless citizens. Orwell explores the consequences of a totalitarian society in 1984 through the struggles of Winston, the manipulations of O’Brien, and the perfection of Winston.

“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought,” states George Orwell, a well-known author, showing how powerful words are, to the point where they can influence the thoughts of people. This is a common theme throughout history, referred to as propaganda, where those in control present words and information to the public to change their opinion on ideas, causes, or policies. The use of propaganda appears in many forms of literature, but it is an especially prominent idea in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. The plot centers on Winston Smith, a thirty-nine year old man living in a dystopian London in 1984, and follows his struggle to subtly oppose the Party, the ruling government of the oligarchy Oceania, one of the three superstates of the world in his time. While Winston fights to oppose the Party through small acts of rebellion, he is constantly on guard against the Thought Police, a task force that finds, imprisons, and kills people who have independent thought outside the Party’s will. Though Winston is eventually caught by the Thought Police and converted back to a Party drone, along with his lover Julia, he is able to catch a glimpse of the corrupted government behind the helping façade of the Party. One of the main tools of propaganda used by the Party is the three slogans WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, and IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH. The Party utilizes the slogan WAR IS PEACE to promote the war between Oceania and one of the other two superstates

In George Orwell 's novel 1984, there were many issues in the government, sex /marriage and privacy that shows an uncanny resemblance to the world we live in today. I found many comparisons in the government, in Orwell 's novel he wrote that the slogan of the party was “WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH”; this slogan is contradictory to everything that we are trying to escape. It is also similar to the ongoing war in Iraq, what is the purpose of this war exactly? Only the government really knows, they only inform you on what they want you to know, which is also very closely related to what they depict through technology, such

At the point when George Orwell penned his new-popular tragic novel, "1984" discharged 67 years prior in June 1949, it was expected as fiction. The innovative setting is over three decades in our back window reflect, yet numerous parts of the book have come shockingly genuine today. The novel tells a socially stratified post atomic war world led by three superstrates. Luckily, there 's been no worldwide atomic war, generally in light of the fact that president elect Donald Trump hasn 't assumed control over the White house totally and Russia hasn 't attached all of Europe, however what has come to reality is the style of surveillance today as assumed in 1984. Americans are currently living in a public setting that now and again is more draconian, more intrusive and more Orwellian than the tragic oppression fictionalized in Orwell 's chilling exemplary 1984. On practically every front, American natives are under an equivalent or more prominent risk of manhandle, control and more unavoidable and innovative reconnaissance than anything Winston Smith ever confronted.

George Orwell author of 1984 recently made it on Amazon’s list of “100 books to read before you die” for his widely read novel with thought provoking subjects like: the dangers of totalitarianism, physical control, psychological manipulation, manipulation of information and history, and technology. Through the themes in 1984, George Orwell demonstrates that a dystopian society created by totalitarian rule can infiltrate the minds of its citizens through various mediums.

“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”.

This book starts in London on April fourth, 1984. The book is written in partly third person, and partly in first person. The book is divided into three distinct parts. The first part is showing you the main character, Winston Smith and his differences and frustration with the world he works and lives in. The country or the “Super state” he lives in called Oceania is run under a government called INGSOC (English Socialism). The leaders of the nation are called "The Party." The Party is divided into two sections, The Inner Party, and The Outer Party. The "Rich" and the "middle-class." There is a third group of people called "The Proles," or "The Proletariat" who are the lower class or the poorer class. The main leader of this government is called “Big Brother” and there also a very famous conspiracy theory about a traitor of the state by a person called “Emmanuel Goldstein” who was part of the inner party and then betrayed the state. The book is about the life of Smith with his frustration towards the government and the society he lives and the journey he embarks on from hating the party to finding comfort in another party worker and to eventually falling in love with big brother. The book is divided into three parts with the first part explaining the dynamics and structure of the new world. The second part focuses on how Smith finds solace by committing “though crime” as his act against the party and finally,

The novel 1984 is a futuristic totalitarian society where everyone is kept under close surveillance and is forced to follow all rules and laws of the state. The novel 1984 was written by George Orwell and published in 1950. The main characters were Big Brother, Winston Smith, Julia, O’Brien, Syme and Emmanuel Goldstein. Winston Smith is a low man on the totem pole when it came to the ruling Party in London, Oceania. His every move is watched by the Party through devices called telescreens. Posted everywhere around the city is the face of their leader, “Big Brother” informing them that he is always watching. He works in the “Ministry of Truth” which is ironic seeing that they alter history to fit the liking of the Party. As this book continues Winston challenged the laws and skirts around the fact that he is always being watched. His shocking and rebellious act is “falling in love.” Throughout this novel George Orwell utilizes symbolism to further enhance the totalitarian features of the society. In many ways these symbols represent the things that this society hasn’t experienced and doesn’t understand.