A Comparison Of Hate And Suffering In George Orwell's 1984

War is peace, Freedom is slavery, Ignorance is strength. These three phrases may contradict everything that you know and have been taught, but in the “negative utopia” of George Orwell’s novel 1984 these are

George Orwell’s political parable, 1984, portrays an oppressive and dictatorial government, which thereby presents to the reader a palpable sense of danger and malevolence born out of the creation of a counter utopic totalitarian regime. Orwell’s nihilistic creation of Oceania, presents a world wherein every aspect of private and public life is abhorrently regimented and regulated by the autocratic ‘Big Brother’. The whole population at large is forced to conform to the ideals and beliefs of the tyrannical ‘party’ as a means of not only survival but also a means of being able to live an unabated existence. The party opposes all forms of individuality and

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

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.

Another prime example as to why societies based on hate couldn’t last is the German film “Lives of Others.” This is a film based on a true story that happened in East Germany before the wall fell. It is about a playwright named George and how the Stasi had one of its members bug the house, hide out in the attic, and report on everything that George and his friends said. This would have worked, but the Stasi member began to realize the corruption of the government and ceased his reports on George. The Stasi member goes to the length of breaking into George’s house to hide a type writer used to write and article against the government so when the Stasi searched the house, it wouldn’t be there. This is an example as to why a society can’t survive on hate by showing that even members of the government will begin to realize the corruption of the wrong-doings by the government and eventually go against them. Also, in East Germany, the wall eventually did fall, along with the government, which led to an oppression-free government. Although countries can get away with oppressing their people, it usually ends in failure because the people realize their rights or the government members realize how bad the things they are doing to their own people really are.

George Orwell uses his novel 1984 to convey that human beings, as a species, are extremely susceptible to dehumanization and oppression in society. Orwell demonstrates how a government’s manipulation of technology, language, media, and history can oppress and degrade its citizens.

1984 has come and gone. The cold war is over. The collapse of oppressive totalitarian regimes leads to the conclusion that these governments by their nature generate resistance and are doomed to failure. The fictional world of George Orwell's novel, 1984, is best described as hopeless; a nightmarish dystopia where the omnipresent State enforces perfect conformity among members of a totalitarian Party through indoctrination, propaganda, fear, and ruthless punishment. In the aftermath of the fall of capitalism and nuclear war, the world has been divided among three practically identical totalitarian nation-states. A state of perpetual war and poverty is the rule in Oceania. However, this is merely a backdrop, far from the most terrifying

Can you fathom a world where everything is peaceful and predetermined? The novella Anthem by Ayn Rand and the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury depict futures where everything is predetermined and violence, betrayal, and deception are virtually non-existent. In Anthem this dystopia puts humanity into a dark age, which halts evolution and progression. This digression of humanity is the result of Collectivist ideals as proposed throughout the novella, one instance is where Rand writes, “There is nothing to take a man's freedom away from him, save other men. To be free, a man must be free of his brothers. That is freedom. That and nothing else.” (Rand, 70) These collectivist ways caused children to be raised in groups and taken to school until their group is appointed a job in their society, however this causes people to pursue careers that they detest and loath.

Hate is considered to be the extreme opposite of love in today’s society, but what if in another sense hatred can lead to love and love lead to hatred? In George Orwell’s novel, 1984, the idea that a hate based society can survive is explored. This hate based society managed to survive due to the sheer control the “top” of the society has on it, the “top” being the Party. The rest of the people in the society are controlled as a mob by the Party. Through constant surveillance, enforcement of law, and manipulation of life itself, the people are left to do what the Party bids of them through a god like figure known as Big Brother. The most apparent manipulation that can be seen throughout the book is the manipulation of love and hatred. The Party uses the hatred for Emmanuel Goldstein and Eurasia or Eastasia to rally the people in hating the enemy and loving Big Brother. Through the manipulation of human emotion the Party can do whatever they want because they have the power to do so. Given how one's hatred can fuel one's love and vice versa for an entity which in turn causes the person to do anything for said entity, virtually anything can be possible due the fact that it is demanded through emotion. This is why in the novel 1984 shows that a society based on hate can survive.

Without the in-depth analysis of ideologies, we would not understand or learn why large populations follow negative or positive beliefs. For example, the Nazis was a large followed belief by many Germans in the 1930’s. The ideology of exterminating any enemies such as Jews, homosexuals, and gypsies became a widespread norm for Germans or others to take part in. In my opinion I find that some ideologies occur through fear, deprivation of food, money, or the downfall of a state. With large populations suffering together any solution good or bad will become a common fixture to help everyone even if it means the damage of

George Orwell presents us with an interesting portrayal of love in his novel 1984. In the nation of Oceania, the government tries to eradicate love in order to isolate deviation to solely Big Brother. In many ways, it is successful in doing so. The absence of love caused Winston 's marriage with his wife Katharine to be indifferent, cold, and to end in separation. Even occasional affairs that seem to sneak by the Party 's watchful eyes, like Winston and Julia 's, are eventually stopped and the two are forced to stop loving each other. Perhaps, the strongest love that remains in Oceania is the love of Big Brother. This love is displayed when Winston is tortured by O 'Brien so that

Based on events from the past and what is shown in 1984, I believe a society focused on fear and hatred will not be able to flourish. O’Brien argued, in the novel, that The Party has control over external reality because nothing exists outside the mind, only The Party exists (Orwell). Winston responded to this by saying that a society that lives on fear and hatred would have no vitality, it would disintegrate, and it would commit suicide (Orwell). I personally agree with Winston because a society needs to breathe or have freedoms in order to survive. In essence, I believe a society based on hate and suffering, such as what O’Brien described, could not exist for long, and the intoxication of power and thrill of victory could not be enough motivation for people to continue living without friendship or love, and I could not live in such a suffering society.

Love is both the foundation and the weakness of a totalitarian regime. At the heart of any totalitarian society, love between two individuals is eliminated because only a relationship between the person and the party and a love for its leader can exist. The totalitarian society depicted throughout the Orwell’s novel 1984 has created a concept of an Orwellian society. Joseph Stalin’s Soviet regime in Russia can be described as Orwellian. The imaginary world of Oceania draws many parallels to the modern day totalitarian regime established by Stalin. For example, in the novel it was the desire of the Party to eliminate love and sex, in order to channel this pent-up passion towards the love of Big Brother. Similarly, Stalin used propaganda

Love is the foundation and the weakness of a totalitarian regime. For a stable totalitarian society, love between two individuals is eliminated because only a relationship between the person and the party and a love for its leader can exist. The totalitarian society depicted throughout the Orwell’s novel 1984 has created a concept of an Orwellian society. Stalin’s Soviet state can be considered Orwellian because it draws close parallels to the imaginary world of Oceania in 1984. During the twentieth century, Soviet Russia lived under Stalin’s brutal and oppressive governments, which was necessary for Stalin to retain power. In both cases, brutality and oppression led to an absence of relationships and love. This love was directed towards

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,