1984 By George Orwell: Literary Analysis

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The novel 1984 written by George Orwell struck readers with alarm and conviction as the author’s claims and pessimistic predictions addressed the future of language’s ability to shape human thought and behavior. Withholding knowledge and confiscating autonomy, Orwell writes, allowed the fictional government to control every aspect of its citizens’ lives. Alternatively, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World anticipated the opposite of Orwell’s claims and wrote of a dystopian future of people who had grown to love their subjugation as their information overload desensitized the public into acquiescing this seemingly friendly, but not any less damaging, worldview. As the world enters a new age of modern technology, many of Huxley’s notions are

The question of whether it’s better or not to know what is going on if we cannot do anything about it. In other words, if we can't do anything about the situation is there a reason we need to know what it is. In my opinion, I believe that it is much better if you knew what is happening around you even if you can't do anything directly about it. Persuasive evidence to support my viewpoint is abundant in examples from literature, history, and current events.

Throughout the novel, 1984, there is a large focus on the Inner and Outer Party; the book focuses on one particular member in the party. It is easy to forget that there are actually more members in Oceania, they are cast over and it seems to be they are often forgotten. This third group of citizens are the proles. They make up the rest of the population. Oceania can function just as fine without them, they are rather just ghosts roaming the streets and taking up space. They are rarely mentioned in the book and when they are mentioned, it is like a passing thought. The proles are described as making up most of the population, but yet they don’t play a major role in 1984. They are also not heavily watched unlike the other two parties; they

George Orwell’s novel, 1984, is based upon Orwell’s interpretation of what society would be like in the year 1984. Although the novel was written in 1949, Orwell’s vision of the future and the actual outcome were not far off. Orwell imagines a world full of contradiction, little to no freedom of the mind, body, and soul of the individual, and an all-seeing government. The main character Winston attempts to stay human by keeping his mind safe. The only way to outwit The Party is to keep everything bottled up inside. One manifestation of his thoughts is his dreams. Winston dreams of a higher up Party member named O’Brien and the disappearance of his mother and sister. Interpreting these dreams allows the reader to better understand what the character and author are thinking.

“1984” is a story which takes place in what was then the future of England. The book illustrates a dystopian society in which a government figure named “Big Brother” rules above all. The country is surrounded by eyes so to speak, devices called “telescreens” are in houses and buildings to monitor what all of the citizens are doing via camera. Coupled with that is the existence of the “Thought Police” whose sole job is to monitor citizens from committing “thoughtcrime” which is essentially thinking ill of “Big Brother.” Not revealed until the last section of the book but still prevalent is the methods of dealing with those who betray the government.

An idea discussed in the novel 1984, by George Orwell, is the idea of an “endless war”. Orwell addresses the theory that the world will never be free of all war or be completely at peace. In the novel, the country of “Oceania” is always at war with either Eastasia or Eurasia. Current modern “wars” are not necessarily fought by soldiers on the front line, but by the stocking of advanced weaponry and threats. George Orwell explained in 1984 that constant warfare is inevitable, and due to the need to exert control over the population, there would never be peace.

The book 1984, written by George Orwell, is about a dystopian society based on what the future would be like in the late 1900s. A Dystopia is an imagined place or state where everything is controlled by a higher power in an orderly fashion. In 1984, Orwell explains that sexual intimacy is something this dystopian society despises and it symbolizes not being pure.

Have you ever felt like you were being watched? In 1984 by George Orwell this was not just a feeling of the citizens in Oceania, it was their lifestyle. The plot of 1984 is over exaggerated in the sense that the citizens are not allowed to partake in any malpractice because their every move is constantly being watched, this makes 1984 a satire. 1984 is not only a satire but it is a satire of 2016. This is because people in 2016 are pressured into a stereotype, technology is extremely controlling over people’s thoughts, and there is control over the news and history that is portrayed through media.

In a loose translation from Jean-Jacques Rosat’s Chroniques Orwelliennes, the celebrated French philosopher writes, “the struggle of the powerful class to retain power and the resulting reaction of the dominated to attempt to thwart this dominance are omnipresent in the books and philosophy of Orwell” (Rosat 6). Endeavoring to sever Orwell’s philosophy on social class from his writing is futile, as he has so explicitly interwoven both into his work. 1984 is a manifestation of the fact that for Orwell the entrenched stratification and the resulting friction between classes are evident in even the smallest aspects of everyday life. He sees class warfare as a “permanent injustice”; one that he experienced firsthand (Rosat 6).

Imagine living in a world where the government is watching your every move and thought, a government that brainwashes people to the point where they have no emotion. Well, in the science fiction novel 1984 by George Orwell which takes place in a fictional country named Oceania which is ruled by the government/party by the name of Big Brother. Big brother has constant surveillance over its people mainly by telescreens placed everywhere and the people are constantly being reminded that “big brother is watching you” in addition to this they brainwash their people to fit their agenda But 1984 shows us more than just a dystopian country what if i was to tell you that a lot of the tactics “Big Brother” uses are being used in today's world?

1984 by George Orwell is set in a dystopian future ruled by a terrifying totalitarian government that’s known to make people disappear overnight. This government uses the kids to spy on their parents, has overarching figures that closely resemble real life people and uses large amounts of surveillance to keep the people in check. Many parallels van be drawn to real life people and situations. The fact that parallels can be drawn doesn’t necessarily mean that we’re living in the same world the people in 1984 are.

The book 1984 was filled with constant rebellion from one individual known as Winston Smith who does not believe in the “Party” and would much rather join the “Brotherhood” where he can oppose the Party. While in Divergent, Beatrice Prior is loyal and compliant with her government until she learns that she is a rare type of human known as a divergent and poses a threat to her government. These two stories while incredibly different have many similarities as well. Both stories are about people trying to distance themselves from their government, and they have certain sections of government that people are right for. Although, in Divergent, Beatrice has special traits that enable her to escape her fight while Winston is tortured into loving the party.

Fiction has proved its relevance through the discussion of themes particular to past, present, and future occurrences in society. This allows for the content in fiction to be applied to the reader’s very pertinent reality, as these themes are persistently reoccurring within the general population. Fictional works have demanded the acknowledgment of societal evolution, whether progressive or regressive. The novel, “1984” by George Orwell, makes a defining statement about the modern state of humankind, particularly the political control of which humanity may reside beneath, by use of fiction through literary elements such as character development, setting, and symbolism.

Present day society is very much like society in the book 1984. Although, some of the procedures have diminished slightly, they still do exist, and are still current in today’s society. it’s a shame that most people fail to see that our “free” nation is actually still controlled. we are being manipulated in such a manner that we do not see by propaganda, media, lies, and yes even torture. Many citizens can say that here in America we are free nation or have freedom, but do we really have the freedom we thought we had all along? For one most can agree that at some point we thought we had freedom but when you see things from a different perspective it opens one’s mind to different possibilities and opinions.