Examples Of Totalitarianism In 1984 By George Orwell

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.

“BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU”(Orwell 2), is a saying that surrounds society in the classic novel 1984. The author, George Orwell provides his audience with an abundant amount of themes throughout his writing. One very prominent one is Orwell’s psychological manipulation of his characters. As characters within this society are constantly surrounded by sayings such as, “WAR IS PEACE”, “FREEDOM IS SLAVERY”, and “IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH”(Orwell 4), Orwell shows the ultimate type of control within his characters. Orwell is able to achieve such psychological manipulation in his characters through physical control and the abundance of technology. Without Orwell’s use of telescreens, his characters would be able to have their

Your world is not real. Kennedy was never assassinated, Michael jackson has actually always been white, and subway is certainly NOT always fresh. Stop thinking you are free, you’re not. Okay, I’m just kidding. But am I really? Because sometimes subway really just sucks. Questioning. With this, through his work ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’, George Orwell has brought to my attention that I should be occasionally thinking for myself rather than constantly abiding by what I’m told is right. More specifically, ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ suggests the plentiful ways that people can be oppressed in a totalitarian society will result in the loss of humanity and failure to rebound from the government’s control. These forces inhibit and encourage individuals’ actions and is described in the novel by the abundant use of technology combined with psychological manipulation. Orwell also uses symbols and metaphor to explain consequences of totalitarianism on a deeper level.

The government of 1984 is 100% totalitarianistic. The psychological deterioration of its citizens was insane. The living conditions were horrid and the simple necessities provided by the government were disgusting and not sufficing in the least. There was someone watching you at each second except in RARE occasions. Relationships were not allowed, and love was basically non existent nor was it permitted.

In George Orwell’s novel 1984, psychological manipulation was used by the government through telescreens, the Thoughtpolice and Newspeak to control the public. This tactic emphasizes how a totalitarian government would act in a modern day situation.

When an author writes a novel, the theme is the recurring lesson or message that is either symbolically hidden or boldly stated throughout the story. While writing 1984, George Orwell strongly displayed the theme of the dangers of power through a totalitarian government. Not only were Orwell’s ideas of corruption in an all-powerful government portrayed in his novel, 1984, but comparisons can be made with the story’s points of a spying authority, keeping the lower class ignorant, and an unscrupulous corporate influence with America’s power-heads today.

Totalitarian Domination In George Orwell’s 1984, the society is negatively impacted by Big Brother and the Party’s totalitarian control, the limitations on individual expressiveness, and what it means to be “human”. Through the customs of one society, Orwell predicts what our future world could look like if we allow our government unregulated control. Issues such as the lack of input from community members and the lack of question towards laws and the customs created solely by Big Brother and the Party pose a largely negative effect on the improvement and survival of our society. Additional issues with a totalitarian government include the issue of persuasion over true belief.

“Until they become conscious they will never rebel and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious(Orwell,Pg 70).” George Orwell's novel ‘1984” conveys that the Totalitarian government has the ability to separate societies based on their political beliefs, as well as having the ability to treat the ones who do not fit in their societies like animals. A short term for this would be explained as ‘Systematic Dehumanization’ which occurs certain human characteristics are denied to an outgroup. Examples of these outgroups in the story includes; The Proles, Obliteration of human emotions and instinct except loyalty to the Party, and the Lack of privacy of people in the outer and inner party.

Throughout 1984, Orwell warns us how much of a threat totalitarianism poses to society. The civilians in Oceania could not think freely as they are brainwashed into worshiping Big Brother. With language barriers such as Newspeak, the freedom of creativity and individuality become prohibited since it is considered thoughtcrime. This happens to be the same way with the curriculum of Common Core. We have all seen this plan before with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The No Child Left Act of 2001 enforced states to brainwash students with “rigorous” standards and loads of standardized tests, transforming the students into obedient robots with a one-size-fits-all curriculum. Common Core is the latest version of the 2001 act as both are based

One of the most remarkable and well-received publications in British literature may be the eternal classic novel 1984 by George Orwell. Written in 1949, the novel takes place in future Britain in the year of 1984. In the very first chapter, the reader gets to know the protagonist of the story, Winston Smith, and the type of society that he lives in.

The novel 1984 written by George Orwell depicts a possible state of society during 1984 and comparable to another of his works, The animal farm Orwell represents the danger of a totalitarian society. Total control of the citizen is being held by the Party, an organisation that came to power after a revolution in the past. Through so called telescreens, spies and even children they are able to monitor and keep the public in check. With the use of the ministries they are able to manipulate and use people to their purpose, in the novel you get a closer look at two of them. Through the ministry of truth the Party are able to manipulate history, current news and even limit the words one is able to use by removing parts of the dictionary.

Anna Dinella Ms. Ben-Dov English IV 13 January 2016 George Orwell wrote the novel 1984 in 1950. He wrote 1984 as a warning to future generations. The story is a scary violent warning about the dangers of a totalitarian state. A totalitarian government consists of a powerful and total authority government over all its citizens in public and private life.

However, with this picture in mind, the novel continues to be an image of a future totalitarian society—even with the fall of the Soviet Union. In the United States, fears of an uncontrollable, insatiable government dominating every aspect of life have been prevalent since the founding of the nation. New questions continue to arise over government control, and 1984 stands as a chilling picture of total control. One of the major debates today in American politics is the use of surveillance for the security of the nation. Orwell addresses this very issue in the novel through the Party’s use of telescreens. In the first description of the telescreens he writes, “The instrument could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely…The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously…It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time” (Orwell, 1984 6). The Party’s dominating technology allows them to continually be watching members in such a way that independent thought is not possible. On a smaller scale, the U.S. government’s surveillance of the people has increased since 9/11. The question then becomes how much freedom are citizens willing to sacrifice for safety and peace of mind? Orwell paints a picture of what happens when citizens allow total domination of their privacy. As the issue of surveillance versus privacy continues to be discussed in American politics, 1984 remains a pertinent point in the conversation due to its

The world is working through recovering from the bloodiest war mankind may ever witness. Four years after Germany’s surrender to the Allied forces, George Orwell released a dystopian fiction novel that would remain controversial for the decades to follow. The novel acted as a magic mirror, or a look into the future. Portraying the dangers and Orwell’s personal fears of the future of Totalitarianism. George Orwell takes a new approach to what totalitarianism could be if used it is eventually abused.

Today, in the modern age technology is extremely prevalent within people’s lives that it seems as if no one longer has any freedom and people are always being under constant watch. In the novel 1984, the social control is very prominent among citizens in Oceania as Orwell describes a society built upon a totalitarian government that always has continual control over their citizens, making them have little freedom. The absolute power the government has within the society can easily portray what happens when they can manipulate and control society and therefore allowing people to not think for themselves. For example, in the dystopian society that exists within 1984 there are telescreens that the government employs to keep citizens under constant surveillance and prevent them from committing any crimes. The government also employs microphones so voices can easily be heard: “It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or