Analysis Of The Novel ' 1984 ' By George Orwell

The theme of one’s internal conflict with society is very prevalent in George Orwell’s novel, 1984. The society in which the main character lives in is very rigid and is controlled by the Party whose main goal is to suppress its citizens and to remain in ultimate control eternally. Throughout the book, many characters discreetly rebel against the Party’s way, while still maintaining an air of orthodoxy to all who observe them, thus creating a battle between a person’s innermost thought, and their heavily monitored outer actions. The main character Winston Smith is a perfect representation of this battle. Initially he tries to conform to the Party’s wishes, but systematically, his thoughts and then actions eventually become more orthodox. Winston’s

In the novel 1984, George Orwell relates the tension between outward conformity and inward questioning by allowing the reader to see inside of the mind of Winston Smith. Orwell uses Winston’s rebellious thoughts to counteract his actions in order to show the reader how a dystopian society can control the citizens. Although Winston is in an obvious state of disbelief in the society, his actions still oppose his thoughts because of his fear of the government. Winston’s outward conformity and inward questioning relate to the meaning of the novel by showing Winston’s fight to truth being ended by the dystopian society’s government.

The Thought Police would get him just the same. He had committed…even if he had never set pen to paper” (Orwell 21). It is explained that the Thought Police does not require any evidence to prove one guilty of thoughtcrime as a mere expression would allow for punishment. Policing in Oceania is a prime example of how totalitarianism is a major role in how individualism is frown upon. This limit in self-expression stops people from being hopeful and Winston’s diary not only expresses his desire to be free, but also dehumanizes him as it limits him from speaking his mind. In addition to the lack of self-expression inducing diminished hope for individuality is the lack of personal freedom and consciousness.

George Orwell’s 1984 presents Winston Smith, a figure estranged from society due to his resistance against the stifling of his individuality and his intellectual ability to reason about his resistance. Through the eyes of Smith, the reader is able to experience the nightmarish reality of a totalitarian rule by the Party, Big Brother, and the Thought Police.

George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984, examines a society in which the overwhelming domination of Oceania’s leading party of the totalitarian government, Ingsoc, causes its citizens to become automatons—except for one citizen: the protagonist, Winston Smith. Like the masses, Winston is subjected to the regime’s use of constant surveillance, alteration of historical records and memories, psychological and ideological manipulation, and torture. Although Winston is subjected to the regime’s various manipulations, which have the final goal of eliminating all individualism, Winston stands out from the masses. Throughout the novel, Winston actively rebels against the regime primarily by having independent thought and by forming a meaningful relationship with another citizen, a relationship that is restricted by the regime. As Orwell depicts Winston’s strong desire for individuality, he compels readers to pay attention to the totalitarian regime’s deliberate restraint of distinctiveness. By using Winston’s role to demonstrate the importance of individual thought and meaningful relationships in the identity of a human being, Orwell suggests that a totalitarian regime demands the loss of individuality in order to have and preserve total control.

Freedom of the individual is restricted through constant monitoring through telescreen and hidden microphones. This is reflective of the Stalinist purges in the Soviet Union, were individuals who posed as a threat to the ideologies of the government were assassinated. In contrast to Lang’s perception of rebellion, which demonstrates that the nature of rebellion to retain one’s individuality are often conflicted with the ideals of oppressive political authority. Orwell depicts Winston’s rebellion against the oppressive government as reflects the political context of Orwell's disenchantment with Stalinist authorianism. “That was above all what he wanted to hear....the force that would tear the Party to pieces.” Through a determined tone it suggest that with the knowledge that he is rebelling against a system which restricts any sexual relation, he is eager to search for his freedom and retain his individuality, in which he is able to experience the sexual pleasure freely, without the constant surveillance by the Party. Furthermore, in contrast to Lang’s depiction of rebellion resulting in a revolution, Orwell concludes pessimistically, such that the Party physically and mentally torture him to discourage any expression of individuality. “The impacts and capabilities of this is reflected in Winston’s transformation in the end: “But it was all right… the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself.” The satirical reflection on his repeated lamentations and shame of opposing the Big Brother is ironic, as his internal ‘battle’ represents him succumbing to the indoctrination of Party beliefs. This is reinforced when he “unconsciously” traces “2+2=5” on the table, as the motif of the fabricated statement represents his lack of individual thought. This is also captured in the line “He loved Big Brother”, which

On page 15, Winston describes his emotions and actions during the two minutes of hate speech- they do not coincide with each other. While he is questioning the constant condemnation of Emmanuel Goldstein, he finds himself involuntarily jumping on his desk screaming derogatory words at the telescreen. This elucidates how the government has successfully manipulated the population to conform to its own rules and guidelines. Winston conforms to society daily, while questioning his society and its integrity as a

In a civilization where higher powers exist to maintain the balance of the human race and justice, the vision of a futuristic society turns into the nightmare and is created solely by George Orwell. “1984” takes place as a dystopian society where the main protagonist, Winston Smith, struggles in the community only to sustain and question the advancement of the Party and its fellow members. Winston Smith is portrayed as a prime example of the dystopian protagonist due to his questioning of the social and political stand points of the Party and his aid in justifying to the reader the negative aspects of the society

The novel, 1984 by George Orwell, is a complex novel evoking many thoughts and emotions as a reader along with showing that the author was effective in conveying his message to the audience. In the first section of the novel, Orwell introduces a society that seems to be quite unusual to many readers completely in the norm for the characters in this novel. The individuals of this society or also know as party, live a life a strict rules and a protagonist of the novel is able to give the readers some insight. Winston, the protagonist of the novel, is introduced very early and was able to give insight to what this novel will pertain and share the slogan of this “community”. The slogan

In the book 1984, through his description of the character Winston, Orwell depicts the conflict of Man vs. Self. Throughout the novel it is clear to the reader that internally Winston is conflicted over whether or not to go against the party. This conflict is depicted in the quote, “His pen had slid voluptuously over the smooth paper, printing in large, neat capitals, down with big brother” (Orwell 18-19). Through this quote,

George Orwell uses multiple thematic techniques to illustrate the life under the totalitarian regime and the control that the government has. No matter how hard Winston tried to stay as an individual, by having a diary, having his own version of the “truth” and engaging in an intimate relationship. Orwell’s definition of dystopia was incorporated into the book with language he used to express his ideas was becoming increasingly corrupted, successfully delivering his point of view of dystopia. Orwell is warning us of what could happen if a country is subject to totalitarian rule, and if that happens there is only

His real name is Eric Author Solon. He was born on Davis Birthday, 1905 in Monti Hari, India. When he was at a young age, his mother to him and his sisters to England. He attended Eton College for four years but in the end, he didn’t end up having enough cash to finish his education, thus he then joined the Asian country Imperial personnel. After five years, he resigned and went back home to become an author and later on became very popular when he wrote and printed the Animal Farm and 1984.

Winston Smith, Orwell’s slightly less than middle-aged protagonist, is a normal man in Oceania’s society until he begins to write down his rebellious thoughts in a diary of sorts. He has always secretly hated the Party but has not made it public until his creation of the diary. The creation of said diary in and of itself is a thoughtcrime that Winston knows he will end up dying for when his crimes are discovered by the Thought Police.

1. Winston continues to write in his diary, but this time he reflects on the idea of a possible revolution consisting of the proles due to its large makeup of the population of Oceania. At the same time, he knows that the revolution cannot happen from within the Party or by the Brotherhood’s efforts. This is because he realizes that the massive size of the proles is enough to supply the strength and power to overcome the Party’s oppressive rule. Unfortunately, the proles are unconscious of their own strength and understanding that they deserve better than what the Party offers to them. For instance, Winston reminiscence of the time when he thought there was a mob in the streets, but it was the proles fighting for the scarcity of saucepans. Not only that, he also thinks about the numerous of possible lies the Party has told based on a children’s history textbook explaining about the evils and worse conditions of life back then when it was under capitalist control. However, he is uncertain that capitalists even exist because the quality of life in London has not improved along with the evidence of poverty-stricken people. Therefore, he’s afraid of the past being erased as the lies become the truth, such that his memories of the past no longer match up with the Party’s information of the past. For instance, the photograph of Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford showed that they were in New York during the time they confessed for their

On September 6th, 2017, I saw the play 1984 by George Orwell at The Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville. The play was about how the main character Winston, who’s portrayed by Niail McGinty, goes on a journey to rebel against the party in control of his country, the Inner Party, and he runs into somebody he believes is an ally to him, O’Brien, who is portrayed by V Craig Heidenreich, but he is really a part of the Inner Party. They eventually convince Winston to believe in the Inner Party and their ruler, Big Brother. Even though Heidenreich did a good job, I think McGinity’s acting was better. Heidenreich was very effective at portraying himself to be an ally to McGinty and remaining in character throughout the time Heidenreich beat him, but I found that McGinty’s performance was outstanding and superior to his due to commitment to his character.