Examples Of Dystopia In 1984

The outer party members, however, even though they are not ill or unhealthy, they are very skinny and small since they lack so much food. The inner party members appear to have a large effect and authority over Oceania.

Imagine this, a perfect world of complete harmony and justice. There is no wrong, and there is no right. There is only utopia. It might be the perfect place where people want to live, or the place that people dream about. It might even be the picture of the future. However, this Utopian world is revealed to have flaws. It lacks many of the qualities of life that exist today. Thus the Utopian world isn't so Utopian anymore. And the more that is revealed about the world, the more horrible it becomes. Soon, it becomes a nightmare, a world of illusions, of lies. That is the dystopic world that authors such as Bradbury and George Orwell pictures in their books, a world that exists under the image of utopia, and yet to the reader seems like a

Winston Smith is a typical example of vertebrae in the spine of any society. Hard working and keeps a rigid structure by absorbing impact, filling the spaces with his unknown desires. The bending of laws to avoid self-destruction in constant pressure from society and government. The idea of having every thought controlled, monitored and limited to what the elite deem as a necessary compromise to maintain peace and order in Oceania or any other Utopia in a general sense. Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of their own choosing, to understand the concept is the true hell for Winston.

1984. Oceania is ruled by a totalitarian government. Totalitarianism is a system of government that is dictatorial and requires complete obedience to the government. In George Orwell’s 1984, he creates a totalitarian government that relates to events in history and modern day government.

Envision the presence living in a dystopian society - where citizens are watched day-and-night. George Orwell’s novel 1984, written in 1949, depicts and illustrates the future of the 1980’s. Orwell imagined the world in which totalitarianism reigned, individualism is dead, and history is just sentiment. The world diverged into three superstates: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. With protagonist Winston Smith and the citizens of Oceania, they have experienced the impression, having to live life behind closed doors perpetually, also known as Big Brother. On top of this, the government directed everyone stay in control, citizens are not allowed to think for themselves and must be aware what they express before the Thought Police come for

The members of the Party are forced to control all human instincts of forming relationships to follow Big

The 1930’s ring of the days of the Great Depression, an era of famine, unemployment, and a healthy balance of economic turmoil. Among these grey signs of the times also rose the works of Authors such as George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, most famously known for their dystopian novels 1984 and Brave New World , which dive into completely opposite yet stunningly similar views of a utopia gone wrong. In each, citizens should strive for a certain “Identity”, one of patriotism and constant labour in 1984 and that of instant and constant gratification in Brave New World.

The idea of a utopia sounds like a great idea, however it always turns into a feared dystopia. This is exactly what happens in the novel, 1984 and in the notorious group, The Ku Klux Klan. The definition of Utopia is “an imaginary and indefinitely remote place” (Utopia). The illusion these groups create never end up being utopias and eventually becomes a dystopia. The definition of dystopia is “an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives” (Dystopia). The KKK and Oceania are perfect examples of a falsified utopias that are simply dystopias.

The inner party also exercises physical control with forcing citizens to watch broadcasts and to do specific tasks. Citizens are forced to participate in workout sessions that are podcast over the telescreens. The society has to involuntarily watch all the news about government and war and they project on the telescreens. The profound machinery obtained can also do as little as monitor one’s heart. During a television viewing, Winston described how the struggle of acting normal was an occurrence with no breaks. He explained that, “To keep your face expressionless was not difficult, and even your breathing could be controlled, with an effort: but you could not control the beating of your heart, and the telescreen was quite delicate enough to pick it up” (79). With this description, we are able to cohere that the Outer Party members had to become extremely talented at not only external appearance, but internal reaction. One blunder to how the Big Brother sought to have the people act with the government, and there would be painful torture. With this kind of technology, Oceania is able to watch every single second of all their citizens’ lives. Another way they take advantage of their radical machinery is the Inner Party’s service of police. Because of the Thought Police, the smallest things could give a commoner away. These things included habits like “a nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to

“A Party member lives from birth to death under the eye of the Thought Police... He has no freedom of choice in any direction whatever.” (210-211) Not only are citizens oppressed by the rules, but even those working for Big Brother are bounded by the same exceptions. Furthermore, the Party handles betrayal in a manner, which demonstrates the domination of the government.

As time goes on, attempts at a utopian society have failed and that means that not only have utopias been created but that dystopias have arrised. Each one is set and planned to be a utopia that only ends up taking another course and turning into a dystopian society. Utopia simply means “an ideal place or state”, where as a dystopia is the opposite (“utopia”). Dystopias is “a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding” (“dystopia”). Utopias usually end up becoming dystopias because everyone has their own vision of what they want their “perfect” place to be. Somebody’s perfect form of life is different than another person’s form or vision. A utopia is supposed to accommodate to everyone in the

The perfect world has never existed nor will it ever. Someone persons view on something great could be another worst nightmare. In some cases people mistake utopias for dystopias. A utopia is an ideal place of state or living (“Utopia”). A dystopia is a society of characterized by human misery, a squalor, oppression, disease, or overcrowding (“Dystopia”). In George Orwell’s book 1984 the society is depicted as a utopia when in reality it’s not the perfect place, it’s written to represent a dystopia. It takes place in 1984 in a dystopian America where it’s actually called “Ocieana”. The book tries to make itself seem like a perfect society, using propaganda, and presented government. They would look like the perfect society to some people

The Party makes children feel powerful when they have positions of influence and thereby generates eternal loyalty to the party while having them surveil the public. This is seen in Part 1, Chapter 2: “Winston raised his hands above his head, but with an uneasy feeling… ‘You’re a traitor!’ yelled the boy. ‘You’re a thought-criminal! You’re a Eurasian spy! I’ll shoot you, I’ll vaporize you, I’ll send you to the salt mines!” Their loyalty to the Party is demonstrated when they use vocabulary of the party such as “vaporize”. They threaten to arrest their neighbor and later go on to arrest their own father.  Big Brother’s method of surveillance instills loyalty in the future generations of Oceania.

It seems as though every time a society attempts to create a utopia, it has the opposite effect. 1984 is an example of an attempt at a utopian society that results in a place that is definitely not perfect. In most instances, a dystopia will be created when trying to make a utopia (Hough). There are multiple reasons as to why a utopia cannot work. Some of these reasons include resources and people in the society. George Orwell’s 1984, along with past governments, show that a utopia can never be truly created and that it will always turn into a dystopia.

Outer Party: 13% of society, is the working class. They are being constantly monitored by the telescreen and the Though Police.​