Allegory Of The Cave By George Orwell Analysis

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

Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” is considered a model for Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, because of the struggles and revelations of the prisoner. Guy Montag is the prisoner in the novel. His society, with the fake reality, has caused him to undergo a series of struggles and revelations as he ascends. The novel and the allegory relate because the allegory is an outline for what the novel is.The allegory has a prisoner stage, the bonfire stage and an above ground stage. Montag went from being prisoner and believing in all the fake realities; such as, the fireman rules or any of societies rules. Then to the bonfire stage where Clarisse played a big part in making him realize that books provide meaning to people. After is above ground,

Orwell’s novel of 1984 depicts a dystopian society in which people are brainwashed with propaganda and bound to the chains of a strong dictatorship, also known as the Inner Party. Humanity has been filled with lies, as not a single person knows the truth that lies beneath the dictatorship. History is constantly being rewritten to mask their true identity. Any skeptical thoughts may make you disappear."Big Brother" is constantly observing you along with a telescreen watching every facial expression and recording any abnormal body language. However, two citizens called Winston and Julia rebel against "Big Brother's" totalitarian rule which triggers an astonishing warning towards future generations. Orwell is warning future generations of a society

To begin, both “Allegory of the Cave” by Plato and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury are pieces of literature that illustrate a symbolic scenario of human society, and the relationship between individual truths and reality. As they both share the same vital messages concerning society’s reactions to unfamiliar and new knowledge, both passages contain similar themes and characters. Comprising of universes that include people who are heavily influenced by physical and mental barriers, “Allegory of the Cave” and Fahrenheit 451 emphasize the importance of curiosity, insight, and radical perception.

A society that is run by hate can cause total chaos and destruction within its society causing its people to be untrusting of the government and also question its power and authority due to a belief of a conspiracy of the government. This so called hatred that exists in society consumes it people with remorse and anger against this totalitarian, corrupt government that seeks power and control over its people and society, which can cause a major revolt of its society against the government to try to seek the truth and their individual rights. In the classic novel, “1984”, written by George Orwell, he writes about a society in the city of London, called Oceania, in which Big Brother is in control of the society in every aspect of the people’s lives. Some examples of the governments power over society is the ideology of thought crimes, the creation of Newspeak, and telescreens that watch over and invade the privacy of their people. A society that is based on hate cannot survive and support its society because a society must depend upon happiness and its people in order to survive so it can achieve true happiness and tranquility.

Propaganda was a big contributor to the chaos and destruction among citizens of 1984. “Two Minutes of Hate” is one of the methods used in the novel. It is a program that broadcasts on television screens where Goldstein, the main rebellious man against the Party, is seen as a despicable figure of the Brotherhood. The Brotherhood is a resistance group against Big Brother. The program claims that “all subsequent crimes against the Party, all treacheries, acts of sabotage, heresies, and deviations, sprang directly out of his teaching.” (Orwell). This translates to all of these acts are not in the standards of the dystopian society in Oceania. Some citizens believe that Big Brother is good and bad at the same time. Which bring us to another type of propaganda; Double-think.

The totalitarian government loathes freedoms and deplores rebellion, and by combining these ideas they create the perfect conglomeration of ideas which pushes the people of Airstrip One even further down the ideologies that Big Brother approves of.  Because of all this hate and rage being directed at Goldenstein, Eastasia, freedoms, and the rebellion, the people still are not aware of their own status as individuals creating an endless cycle ignorance.  Another way the The Party exhibits control is through the use of the Two Minutes Hate.  As it is described by Winston, it is “A hideous ecstasy of fear and vindictiveness, a desire to kill, to torture, to smash faces in with a sledgehammer…” (Orwell 14).  The Two Minutes Hate activity utilizes some of the pent up frustrations the people have accumulated  through not being able to exercise their freedoms and turns it into pure rage.  Hate and anger course through the crowd as they are unable to form a single coherent thought that isn’t what the government wants them to think.  The Party, for these two minutes, is able to create a stranglehold on the emotions of the people and can steer them in any direction they choose.  Orwell demonstrates here how the themes of rage and loathing are going to play a big part in his novel as well as how government decreases unique thinking by playing up emotions rather than critical thinking.  And the key part about the Hate period is that “...

Much like the society of Denmark, corruption crept its way into Big Brother’s society in 1984. Big Brother has absolute control over every aspect of its citizens from physical to emotional. The fear that it brings upon its people emphasizes the control and constant reminder that “Big Brother is always watching you” (Orwell, 4). Winston barely survives these emotional roller coasters that the totalitarian government has put them in and straddles along in a government job, trying to piece together how he feels and what he should do with his life. The society influence can be seen in hate week, hate rallies, and the two-minute hate. Winston finds himself conforming to the crowds chants and people having no control over their own minds as they would drop there own beliefs just as an assigned speaker changes sides. To the extreme, the government is turning kids into these mindless spies, robbing them of their innocence. Madness, again, drives citizens in these rallies that “[were] not that one was

Control of the public, is intrinsic to the prospect of the government. One way is to control the subject’s emotions. That is why the ongoing theme of control through emotion is so important. In turn, power is allotted to the government, without opposition. In 1984, emphasis is put on the public’s distorted idea of true and false. Through different emotions planted in citizens, facts are skewed. Distorted emotions are exaggerated in 1984 through Winston’s experience amid the “Two Minutes Hate.” He along with everyone involved is subjected to government bias potent propaganda. After watching the ‘Two Minutes Hate,’ he says that, “At those moments his secret loathing of Big Brother changed into adoration, and Big Brother seemed to tower up, an invincible, fearless protector…” (1.1.15) This is a prime example of common sense and knowledge being twisted into thoughts of pure emotion. When thoughts are manipulated by emotion, more instinctive natures arise. Through government propaganda, two groups are set apart; they, as rational and them (the public), being emotional. This secures the government’s power, giving them complete control over the public. Such power can only been

In 1984, Orwell’s warning of a totalitarian government can be seen through the portrayal of distorted familial bonds and the shadowy figure of Big Brother. As Winston describes the systematic training of children into becoming spies, he notes the eager attitude with which the children take on their new roles and turn on their parents. The government undermines the role of family, instead replacing it with the reverence of Big Brother through psychological manipulations similar to the paradoxical doublethink. Consequently, Orwell dispassionately alludes that “it was almost normal for people over thirty to be frightened of their own children” and that children were often honored as “child hero[s]” for turning their parents in (Orwell 24). The

Love and obedience can be shown for no other. To ensure that all the people of Oceania completely devote themselves to Big Brother many check systems are put in place. These include telescreens and the Thought Police. Telescreens were cameras and televisions which were used to watch the people at all times. The Thought Police, who were indistinguishable from everyday citizens, were present to capture anyone they suspected to be a thought criminal. Thought criminals were any Oceania citizens that were suspected of conspiring against Big Brother or The Party. Another activity that The Party established to instigate love for Big Brother was the Two Minute Hate. This endeavour created feelings of hatred that were steered toward a certain group of people called thought criminals.

Love is said to be the most important value in life. From birth to adulthood, love is a nurturing, propelling force. The counter to this light component is fear. Fear, though used as a compelling force, also acts as a hindrance in most cases. Without love, fear surrounds and manufactures a dark, desolate life. This fearful life is the one forced upon and led by Party members in George Orwell’s novel, 1984. Without love, there is no growth in human emotions and characteristics. Society trains its members to be emotionless and mindless. They thrive only on hate. Members undergo manipulation by their fear of Big Brother. In 1984, George Orwell delves into the oppressive, hateful society of Big Brother to explore the ways in which fear overpowers

Dystopian classic is a novel by George Orwell which was published in 1984, and it primarily talked about the changes which the society was meant to undergo. George Orwell concepts in the novel have been experienced in the modern society in the United States of America has explained by various articles. There are three sections titled Sorry, It's not 1984, Spying and lying and Dragnet surveillance and the English language, which have critically analyzed Orwell's ideologies and their impacts on the modern American society. This paper clearly indicates and explains various Orwell's doctrines as evident in the three articles.

FORM / STRUCTURE, PLOT: The Novel is divided into three sections, the first one is mainly an introduction to Winston Smith. The second part is when Winston finally makes contact with Julia, whom he had been attracted to for quite some time. The third part of the novel is when the affair of Julia and Winston is discovered by the party. These three parts of the story also have several chapters in the sections. Having the book divided into three parts makes the novel more organized since each part starts and ends at an important part of the book. The writer, George Orwell, does use a foreshadowing technique a few times. For example, when the rat pops out of the hole in the room he the scene describes that he is terrified and he throws a shoe at it. This event foreshadows the torture technique the party uses towards the end of the book. The novel is written chronologically but Winstons, the protagonist, does have several flashbacks, memories, and dreams that end up foreshadowing events further in the book. The flashbacks help give the reader background information as well that help us understand why he is the way he is. The novel starts off with a citizen of Oceania named Winston Smith. We quickly learn about the world he is living in by how the author describes the environment of where Winston is living. Winston works at the Ministry of Truth where