A Rhetorical Analysis on Nineteen Eighty-Four

O’Brien, part of the Party, told Winston, “‘You knew this, Winston,’ said O’Brien. ‘Don’t deceive yourself. You did know it--you always known it.’ Yes, he saw now, he had always known it” that he will get caught and knew the consequences of getting caught for thoughtcrime by agreeing to ‘rebel’ against Big Brother; which leads to Winston brainwash (Orwell 239). In 1984, it takes place in Oceania (a small country) during the 1980s, and in the Ministry of Love where O’Brien and Winston were placed inside to help Winston. Involved with Winston’s brainwash is Big Brother, the Party, O’Brien, and guards helping O’Brien. Throughout Winston’s process of being brainwashed, O’Brien used logos, ethos, and pathos to convince Winston to love Big Brother

Famous philanthropist Stephen Hawking once stated, “We are all different. There is no such thing as a standard or run-of-the-mill human being, but we share the same human spirit.” In the world of George Orwell’s 1984, this shared human spirit is abused, neglected, and utterly destroyed. This is most apparent when O’Brien deconstructs the argument of Winston and, in turn, tears down his human spirit. While Winston clings to a persistent hope of the failure of The Party, O’Brien uses logos and pathos strategies to methodically tear apart this belief. This maniacal argument for The Party, the strong imagery involved in the interrogation, and the mental collapse of Winston produce one of the most thought-provoking, saddening, and terrifying scenes in 1984.

A society in which independent thinking is a crime punishable by death, the government does not think of the common good by which all of the society will benefit, and the leaders are self-serving. Big Brother doesn't need to justify its ways because it holds all of the power in society through its ministries. In the novel, 1984 by George Orwell, there is one theme that stands out the most from the point of view from Winston, the main theme of the book is that government’s intentions are not benevolent, but self-serving this is show through government control, population control, and

“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

As depicted by Winston Smith in the novel 1984, by George Orwell, it can be beneficial to society to have a ruling class, such as the government, to help keep order, but when that class becomes too powerful, it becomes corrupt, does everything that it can to remain in power, even if that involves eradicating the privacy of the people or destroying the credibility of the past.

What lies beneath the theme of “Big Brother” outlines an adopted identity taken by 99.999% of the population of, what is now, Oceania; one of complete patriotism to “Big Brother” and constant, distracting labor. This work-centric lifestyle, used in parallel with the sprawling sub-plot of unease within the party leads to painting the picture of a perfect

George Orwell’s 1984 is probably one of the most famous political novels in History. It´s strong criticism to authoritarianism, government abuses and sameness makes it one of the most analysed novels of the twentieth century. Hence, Orwell uses a lot of literary devices such as vivid imagery, symbolism of color and all sorts of allusions to convey the reader into his powerful criticism of authoritarian societies and how the promote the decay of free-thinking and individualism, which his the meaning of his narrative prose.

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.

In Orwell’s vision of humanity’s future, the only truly acceptable thing to ‘love’ is Big Brother. The Party

I think it would be difficult to find someone of an acceptable age who had not heard of George Orwell. At least one of his books used to be required reading at some point during high school, and I remember reading excerpts of at least two more. I am not sure if that is still the case, but I have always thought, since the release of the three ring television circus “Big Brother,” that he (and his writing) must have had a huge impact on the premise of the show. In the novel, 1984, the premise is that the police are always watching, and have a hand in everything, just as the public/viewers do in the television show. Full disclaimer: I have never actually watched the show, nor do I think

In 1984 George Orwell depicts a society in which the state exercises pervasive control over the lives of its citizens. This is done in three major ways this is done with supply control, the use of televisions for monitoring and the changing of facts in books and papers. First supply control controls the people because it forces them to have rather primitive goals of supply. The reason for this is controlling is because they do have enough to feed all but decide not to preserve the inner party’s dominance. This is shown in the book of the Brotherhood to be the reason for supply control.

Big Brother is the controlling dictator of Oceania, which is the totalitarian state that the Party bows total power to. Every citizen, is under persistent surveillance by the authorities, the Thought Police. The citizens are mainly being monitored by tele-screens. These screens operate both as televisions and security cameras. Tele-screens are located in every room that belongs to a Party member as well as public locations. People in Oceania are constantly reminded that “Big Brother is watching you.” Big Brother is described as a figure that will never die because he is the representation of the Party and is said to live as long as the Party lives.

Our society has two main similarities to Orwell’s novel 1984: biased media and almost constant surveillance. The media in Oceania is spread by posters depicting the face of Big Brother and reading “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU”

Because in Oceania Big Brother knows all. He can see us see us through that box, the telebox, no the telescreen, I mean the all-seeing box sitting in the corner of the room, my room, no our room-

supposed to be broken, A figurehead is worshipped by the citizens of the society just like BIG BROTHER in George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) in this society the only thing one could love and trust is Big Brother; citizens will never dared to gather the audacity to question his authority, citizens of such society lives under constant