1984 George Orwell Analysis

With the power hungry Party and the most acknowledged face of Big Brother watching and monitoring everybody, the story of “1984” by George Orwell expresses the utmost control over their people and have the absolute power with their country Oceania. The Party believes that Big Brother will live on forever, because of the constant removal of those who are unfaithful and the rewriting of history. However, with the example of the main character showing disobedience against the Party, there is a chance for this type of ruling to fail and be destroyed by the people. The main possible cause of the fall of Big Brother is most likely the underestimation of the power of the people.

Today’s society is predicted as living in a world George Orwell envisioned in 1984. The system Orwell invented is compared to what the United States government is capable of doing. Government control of society is an essential subject due to the current mind set of the world today. In 1984, George Orwell represents how Big Brother is compared to today’s government, showing the consequences and dangers of a government with unlimited surveillance power.

In George Orwell’s novel 1984, there is global war that has been going on for as long as anyone can remember. In the novel it seems like only Winston can recall that they haven’t always been at war with the same country. The people of Oceania are told through propaganda that they have always been at war with the same country. Today we have the war on terror, that has no end in sight, a widespread societal fear, suspension of certain civil liberties, and an unclear enemy who could be anywhere or anything.

In George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four”, Winston, a rebel who lives in a dystopic society challenges the totalities regime of Big Brother. The all-knowing Big Brother controls everything in Oceania. Anybody who despised the Party will be punished, arrested or abused, until their heart desired Big Brother. In this novel, it is unknown whether Big Brother is fictitious or an actual human being. Nevertheless, he symbolizes fear, hate, and pessimism to the people of Oceania.

For decades, governments all over the world have abused their power ; whether it was erasing events in history, not releasing the full story of wars and crimes, or using surveillance on their citizens without them knowing. This was brought to life in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. The novel follows Winston Smith during the year 1984 in a dystopian society. The government is called the Party and is led by Big Brother, who has full control over the entire Oceania (London), along with the slogan “Big Brother is watching you,” put all over the city. The slogan is enforced by hidden cameras and microphones everywhere, including homes, and spies pretending to be average people. The Party has the citizens who work in the Ministry of Truth erase things that are in the newspaper that go against the government and what they want the city to see. The government in 1984 is similar to the government in the United States in present day.

In George Orwell’s 1984, The Party is compared to an all-knowing God through the use of sophisticated technology and the manipulation of information. However, unlike an omniscient deity, The Party must use assistive technology to monitor the thoughts and behaviors of its citizens of Oceania. Even a disloyal thought can be detected, and then punished. The slogan “Big Brother is Watching” has literal meaning since The Party has installed cameras, and surveillance devices in the majority of private and public places. From this collected information, The all-powerful

The manipulation of information in 1984 is a significant factor of its continual submission of its citizens to the Great Power. Changing information may also lead to the power of changing the past. This is obvious and an intention of Big Brother, his continual success is bleakly based upon his power to lie. There are scenarios we see today that perfectly incorporate to 1984.

The late 20th century brought upon changes to the world that it should have seen coming; the world came to a turning point in many different aspects including new political bodies, privacy issues, violence, and most importantly, the power over the lives of the people increased. Many world-changing events that range from scientific breakthroughs to terrorism attacks change, oppress, and limit people in the world; and allow others to take advantage of the situation. These events deprive the people of their privacy, cause them to be effortlessly influenced, and absorb the lies in the world very easily. But this is nothing new as it was envisioned 51 years before the 21st century. Through George Orwell’s 1984 – which was written in 1949 – the reality the people of the world are shown and the reality that citizens are living in 1984 are slowly becoming one. The figure of Big Brother is an overpowering personification of control. His ways of acquiring and retaining that control to manipulate the lives of his people is very effective; it involves using various methods of mass indoctrination, propaganda, and fear.

Totalitarianism is a type of regime that all the residents of a country are completely controlled by their government. Unlike Democracy, people who live under totalitarianism do not truly possess their human rights at all. The government’s orders are their only belief. In George Orwell’s famous political novel named “1984”, he portrays how people live under totalitarianism and how totalitarian government tries to maintain its power to control over people thus the individual’s instinct is limited. Under the government’s tortures, the main character named Winston Smith is forced to “vaporize” his own thinking in order to completely obey to Big brother, the symbolic totalitarian ruler of Oceania.

In 1984, Orwell writes about people that do not follow the government's beliefs will be tortured. Winston and Julia are the two main characters who are tortured in the novel because they do not appreciate or listen to Big Brother. I do not believe that torturing a person who is a threat to our country's freedom is acceptable as long as the person does not die. I have come to this conclusion after reading 1984 and multiple articles from Then New York Times. Overall, I believe that torture is not as effective as the public thinks it is. Moreover, to say a person is a threat to our country is a broad classification to someone.

O’brien asks wondering “What are your true feelings towards Big Brother? “Winston says with a pasion “I hate him” You hate him. Good then the time has come for you to take the last step. You must love Big Brother. It is not enough to just obey him; you must love him” (232) George Orwell in his novel 1984 published 1948 is about a cruel world controlled by big Brother ( a powerful government), a totalitarian government.

Big Brother: Protector or Dark Representative As far as the eye can see, the posters so bold and ubiquitous boast “Big Brother Is Watching You” (Orwell 3). He is the leader of the Party, yet he is also the government itself; he is a symbol representing much more than what is implied. In 1984 by George Orwell, Big Brother represents the darkness behind the Party. This dark symbolism is evident in big brother’s name using the principles of doublespeak, similarities between big brother and dictators, big brother’s totalitarian-like action and purpose, and the fear caused by big brother’s unceasing watch on his people.

The society of oppression depicted in the book 1984 was written as a warning of

Long before George Orwell wrote 1984, a man by the name of Lord Acton wrote, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Orwell expresses a similar sentiment regarding the future of political powers, more specially totalitarianism. A totalitarian society is a government that is overruled by one major power, or person. Although the dystopian novel is merely fiction, Orwell created it as a warning and expression of fears about totalitarianism. Big Brother resembled Adolf Hitler in many aspects. When drawing parallels between the novel and an application of its politics in modern society, it is as though Orwell foresaw the development of numerous dictatorships and corrupt governments to come. The purging of undesirable

The face of the Party and the leader behind all the great power in this society is Big Brother. “Big Brother Is Watching You.” Is one of the most obvious symbols in the novel 1984. Big Brother is there for reassurance and is portrayed as a trustworthy leader for many, yet