Dystopian Society In The Book 1984 By George Orwell

George Orwell’s work of fiction 1984 is a futuristic, dystopian novel about citizens living in a totalitarian London. In this society, the government maintains power by controlling as many aspects of its citizens’ lives as it possibly can. The protagonist, Winston Smith, attempts to fight against the government’s controlling ways. For some time, critics have argued that this book was intended as a warning of the scenarios that could emerge if citizens traded freedom for security and allowed governments to take away too many of their rights. 1984 is a powerful warning against the risk of allowing governments to control too many aspects of the lives of their citizens through propaganda and the acquisition of personal information. These methods

1984, by George Orwell, is a novel that is ultimately about a totalitarian form of government and it's negative aspects that it imposes on society. The readers clearly see that George Orwell opposes this form of government because it limits not only freedoms, but the idea of freedom itself. The idea of pure freedom is shattered as we see the protagonist's mission to overthrow Big Brother fail. Big Brother may have not even been real. However, the fear that this imaginery person/ organization imposed on society was real. Winston Smith, the protagonist, feels like the only person who sees what Big Brother is doing to society- watching thier every movements, limiting their freedoms, lying through the news, and distracting people from

1984 was written by 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 political regime and is faced with judgements and mistreatments from the Party. One needs to only apply the epithet of "Big Brother" to a government or organization in order to conjure up the nightmarish oppression which is vividly portrayed in Orwell's 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 the inhumane treatment from the Party. George Orwell’s novel, 1984, leads to the dehumanization of the citizens of Oceania through the use of propaganda, mind control, and the lack of privacy.

George Orwell’s, 1984, features a futuristic dystopia known as Oceania. The story is cast through the main character, Winston Smith. Winston is employed as a records editor at the ministry of truth, living a depressed life with no clear hopes or dreams. The government of Oceania is a totalitarianism whose goal is to conquer the entirety of the earth and remove all independent thought. These goals were being achieved through mass manipulation using various tactics. The party created a new, reduced langauge, altered history, fought decade long wars, and used specific wording to manipulation the population. Orwell wrote this story as he saw these harmful acts being performed by his own English government. As a warning to those unaware, 1984

Throughout history there have been societies known to base their political and moral structure based on hate towards a certain group that they find to be unfitting within their preset standards. Various groups whom have based their entire campaign on hate have managed to maintain power and a presence through long periods of time and some are still present today yet they no longer posses the same amount of influence which they once had through their uprising. Although there have been several occasions in which these societies have demonstrated their passionate hate towards societies they tend to not withstand power and stability during a long period of time doing so because they hold no actual tangible power. In the novel 1984, George Orwell depicts a dystopian society where every source of reliability has been altered by the government. Within the society they've constructed a Ministry of Truth, a department specifically dedicated to modify and rewrite the content of all books, newspapers, articles, and documents for its own benefits."changes in political alignment, or mistaken prophecies uttered by Big Brother, have been rewritten a dozen times still stood on the files bearing its original data, and no

Can you imagine living in a world where your every move is watched, you have no freedoms, and everyone you know is against you? George Orwell creates just that in the novel 1984. He creates a vivid society of oppression and tyranny in a world filled with never ending war. Everything from your actions to even your thoughts are controlled. In this society, Oceania, Orwell uses imagery and suspense to develop an atmosphere of darkness over the people.

The government gains control by distilling fear in the lives of individuals. This is exhibited when it is mentioned, “Big Brother IS WATCHING YOU” (Orwell). It is made to believe that every private and public place is subject to cameras, which creates the illusion that all of the citizen’s actions are susceptible to tracking devices. The idea of cameras allowing “Big Brother” to watch all the citizens, dissuades them from acting in a specific manner. Despite this being a false, unjustified claim, it proves to be an effective instrument in maintaining order. Correspondingly, in today’s society, individuals are made to believe that every doubtful action one makes online is liable to tracking methods. A new program of the National Security Agency “…allows analysts to search with no prior authorization through vast databases containing emails, online chats and the browsing histories of millions of individuals…” (Greenwald). The National Security Agency promotes violates the privacy of citizens. Therefore, the novel and today’s society share similarities in regards to the governments controlling demeanour, which conducts fear in those individuals who even dare commit any

The novel 1984 by George Orwell was written in 1944, is set in a massive state called Oceania. The protagonist, Winston Smith, is introduced in the beginning of the novel and the reader is shown his everyday life living in the dystopia. Oceania is ruled under a totalitarian government that has absolute control over its people. Orwell's vision of an extreme communist regime relates very closely to present day North Korea by having their country involved in constant war, having their citizens live in harsh living conditions, not proving enough food, and manipulating history to control the 'truth'. Oceania, the country that Winston lives in, is always in constant war with Eurasia and East Asia.

Erin Dumke English IV HONORS Mrs. Schroder 26 April, 2018 George Orwell's 1984 Dystopian vs. Utopian Society Throughout George Orwell's novel 1984 a dystopian society is created where the people are completely brainwashed and no individualism is found. At the beginning of the novel, Winston the main character does not believe in anything the Party does. He believes what they are doing is wrong and extremely manipulative. However, once the Party becomes aware of Winston's view he is sent to the Ministry of Love for rehabilitation to forcing him to love the party. Once Winston completes his rehabilitation he finally admits that he truly does love Big Brother and the Party.

In the book 1984, written by George Orwell a perfect totalitarian society is illustrated. It is meant to be the most extreme grasp of a modern-day government imaginable with complete power over its citizens. The title of the novel was meant to reveal to the audience what could possibly happen in the near future: if totalitarianism was to be the future form of government, then the world described in the book could become a reality in thirty-five years. Orwell depicts a world in which the government watches and controls every form of human life to the degree that possessing a un-loyal thought is considered breaking the law. As the book goes on, the cautious but rebellious Winston Smith embarks to test the limits of the Party’s power.

The dystopian society at the center of George Orwell’s 1984, although written years earlier, raises many challenges with freedom of speech and press. The novel mirrors numerous issues with the media that have arose today, and with remarkable accuracy, especially considering that Orwell wrote this novel during the the late 1940s. With the threat of Communism creeping towards America’s doorstep, Americans were focused on strengthening the government in order to withstand the Communist threat. As a result of sharp increases in governmental power that were “necessary” to defeat Communism, Orwell and many others began to see a vision of the future in which the government became so powerful that the freedoms of the people no longer existed.

In 1984, George Orwell uses his characters as a literary device to communicate a message about society. In this dystopian novel, there is a mood of despair and hopelessness, and a warning about the terrible effects a totalitarian society would have on the West if not careful. Written in 1849, George Orwell uses both the internal and external world to convey his fears towards the totalitarian governments around him, in both Spain and Russia. In 1984, Orwell employs multiple themes: psychological control, physical control, and control over history and other intellectual materials as tools to control, suppress, and manipulate the citizens of Oceania.

Many books we read are based on utopian societies, but we often do not realize that there are dystopian factors behind every so-called utopia. The novel 1984 by George Orwell represents this in many ways. The main character is Winston Smith, a man who works in the Records Department for the Ministry of Truth where his job is to rewrite and falsify history according to how the Party wants it to be. Throughout the novel, he takes readers through his rebellious thoughts and actions which help to show us how his views of his society oppose those of nearly everyone else. In 1984, Orwell uses the point of view of Winston to help develop the plot and represent how his society represses the thoughts and actions of the people.

In his dystopian novel “1984,” George Orwell imagines a world of evil, a place where the authentic individual is repressed of any basic rights. Fearful of this, he skilfully portrays the character, Winston Smith, to embody what life might be in a futuristic society, reduced of meaning, thought, and individuality. It is under these same values that German psychologist, Eric Fromm, hints Orwell’s work to be a warning. An eccentric reservoir for readers to understand the dangers and repercussions of a future where people are degraded into mere instruments. This rather ‘desperate hope’ of recognition is seemingly becoming relevant to modern society. One might object and claim that the world Orwell portrays will never become a reality.

In 1984 George Orwell depicts a totalitarian state ruled by Big Brother. By the use of psychological manipulation, technology and the concept that through the control of memory the past is controlled, we see and feel the oppressive atmosphere through the eyes of the protagonist Winston Smith. Certain aspects of the fiction including the use of literary devices such foreshadowing, symbolism, allusion were impressive. Despite the favorable parts about the novel, there were parts which I disliked and were disturbing.