Analysis Of George Orwell 's ' 1984 '

The fictional novel, 1984 by George Orwell is about a world run by a totalitarian government, called the Party, which takes away all the freedoms of its citizens by watching over them with high surveillance technology. In addition, the Party uses dishonesty and betrayal to expose people’s true feelings of Oceania, the country where the story takes place. Betrayal is seen throughout society in Oceania through government manipulation and actions made by Winston, Julia and O’Brien, the main characters. Winston’s true self-betrayal comes when he realizes his new passionate love for Big Brother, the leader of the Party and Oceania. The Party fears a rebellion against them, as a result they use different methods to eliminate trust between

Controlled by a fascist government, the population of Oceania struggles to live freely as they are constantly surrounded by the fear of getting arrested for the worst possible crime, thoughtcrime. In the novel “1984”, by George Orwell, Winston Smith rebelles passively against the idea of living in a complete uniform world under Big Brother’s dreadful surveillance. Thought crime’s impact on the novel’s population is devastating, so much so that it is somewhat hard to picture today’s society in its place. The sad reality is that thoughtcrime does impact the lives of the people in today’s society to some extent as it does in the book. The level of punishment for such a crime is just at a lower scale. Thoughtcrime impacts the novel’s

In the book “1984,” written by George Orwell, there is a character that is known as Big Brother. He is a man who could be known as a Demagogue. The reason for this is due to the fact that he was able to rise to such power where he is capable of changing the past. The way he is now, in the story, shows that he didn’t use rational argument to rise to power, but chose to appeal to the majority group of people through desires and prejudice.

To have critical, independent , educated thought in today’s society is essential. The kind of technology and media used by the general public now is making it harder to find unbiased information. George Orwell’s 1984 shows how the lack of critical thought can lead the world towards a totalitarian dystopia. The three main symbols that reveal the theme of thinking independently are Big Brother, the four ministries of Oceania, and Winston’s diary.

These acquaintances finally meet up to deliberate about Winston's phraseology within his newspaper. As a result, O'Brian would like to introduce Winston to more contemporary words for his future articles, to do so, O'Brian invites Winston to his place, so he would be able to give him the dictionary.

In today’s digital age, almost all aspects of life can be completed using a computer. Business meetings over video chat, homework, shopping, and even spending one’s free time are often done online nowadays. With how quickly news can travel now, any person who wants to, can be informed with the latest up-to-date information. Friends can reconnect instantly, and someone can find the answers he or she is searching for in mere seconds. This all seems to be a great set up; however, with everyone putting so much information onto the internet, it becomes simple for the government, for example, to monitor their lives. Most people would probably not be in favor of being watched, even if it is for the greater good, as they might feel some of their rights are being violated. As technology and surveillance are increasing, the idea of Big Brother from George Orwell’s novel 1984 being equivalent to the American government is expanding, and as long as American society continues to let it happen, it could one day mimic Orwell’s classic book.

Are women suppose to be obedient or ambitious? In “1984”  by George Orwell he gives a good idea on his perspective of women's place. He describes his lead female role Julia to be more of an object to his protagonist Winston. As Winston thought for himself, Julia went along with what the Party had to say except when it came sex. “You’re nothing but a rebel from the waist downwards” (Part II Chapter Five p.163) .This spoke loudly to me because women are more than just sexual toys.

Hope is needed for living and can get through life. When there is no hope; there is no point in living a normal life or there may be no choice to live a normal life. No matter what you have to get through life without hope.

1984 was written by a British writer and journalist, George Orwell. Orwell created the novel, based off of the main protagonist, Winston, who tries to overcome the malicious obstacles of the politcal regime, is faced with judgements and mistreatments from the Party. One need only to apply the epithet of "Big Brother" to a government or organization in order to conjure up the nightmarish oppression so vividly portrayed in Orwell's most famous novel. 1984 depicts a fictional society ruled by an oppressive regime that functions mainly to ensure and to increase its own power and status.” (Becnel). As Big Brother gathers more power, problems arrive. The people of Oceania seem to feel lifeless, due to

By instinct, humans desire a way to communicate. Human instinct pushes people to find ways to tell anyone who will listen about the good, bad, safe, and plain psychotic. Therefore, people found a way to do so through language. Language allows them to do all of the above as well as leading people to a way to improve their intelligence. Through people's ability to now communicate fluidly and improve their intelligence it allowed them to understand the world around them. Before, live was what it is, but now they saw it differently. They could see the tyrannical powers, the unfair laws, and other injustices of the world. However, the society in George Orwell’s 1984 lost its connection and understanding of language and allowed a power to take control

“In recent months, a series of news reports have brought public attention to the collection of individual data by government agencies.” In discussions of the advanced use of technology, one controversial issue has been the practice of mass surveillance which is used by the American government. On one hand, individuals argue that there are several advantages of surveillance technology; for instance, these types of systems are believed to limit the number of criminal activity within an area and easily detect suspects. On the other hand, others oppose the surveillance theory because they believe that it is against our constitutional right to privacy. My own view is that the technology that we rely heavily upon today is steadily bringing us closer to the world of Big Brother because the government has the ability to collect information from devices that are constantly being in use such as cell phones, televisions, and computers without our consent.

The Korean peninsula has a unique political situation of being one of the few divided countries on the globe. As a person growing up in the southern part of the peninsula, I had heard of North Korea more than anyone can possibly imagine—I can’t think of a single day when the TV news did not mention the tension building up between North and South Korea. And among the barrage of information about the North was how dreadful the living conditions of the North Koreans were. It was a routine part of education, where I was taught that the North Korean government is a group of people which does not care about the well-being of its citizens and that I am lucky to be living in South Korea.

Totalitarianism. A totalitarian government seeks to regulate not solely industrial and legislative matters but the demeanors, ethics, thoughts, and opinions of its citizens; therefore removing the difference between state and society. The goal of a totalitarian government is to replace the existing society with a perfect one. In the novel “1984” by George Orwell, Big Brother is a dominant figure in the ways which he controls Oceania. Orwell portrays a society with a government that oversees and influences each facet of human life to the point that even having an unfaithful thought that is in disagreement with the law is forbidden. Big Brother effectively controls Oceania through physical control, psychological control, and control over the past and memories.

Fiction has proved its relevance through the discussion of themes particular to past, present, and future occurrences in society. This allows for the content in fiction to be applied to the reader’s very pertinent reality, as these themes are persistently reoccurring within the general population. Fictional works have demanded the acknowledgment of societal evolution, whether progressive or regressive. The novel, “1984” by George Orwell, makes a defining statement about the modern state of humankind, particularly the political control of which humanity may reside beneath, by use of fiction through literary elements such as character development, setting, and symbolism.

Present day society is very much like society in the book 1984. Although, some of the procedures have diminished slightly, they still do exist, and are still current in today’s society. it’s a shame that most people fail to see that our “free” nation is actually still controlled. we are being manipulated in such a manner that we do not see by propaganda, media, lies, and yes even torture. Many citizens can say that here in America we are free nation or have freedom, but do we really have the freedom we thought we had all along? For one most can agree that at some point we thought we had freedom but when you see things from a different perspective it opens one’s mind to different possibilities and opinions.