Freedom In George Orwell 1984

One of the most important concepts that many individuals in modern day society value the most is the idea that they have the freedom to do whatever they please. The term freedom means “being able to act, think, and speak in any way one wants to without any type of hindrance,”(Dictionary.com). In the book, 1984, by George Orwell, the totalitarian society ruled by Big Brother, in many ways, controls its citizens by hindering any types of freedom a member of the society might have. In a society that is decorated with telescreens, hidden microphones, and strict rules, Orwell illustrates the many ways Big Brother uses that to its advantage to stifle the freedom of its citizens. However, under all the scrutiny of Big Brother, there are

Dictators rule with absolute power, through many means unknown to the majority they manipulate and sculpt the people to their own desire. The totalitarian regime of Oceania is no different, except they have almost complete control over their citizens. The techniques they use to control the civilians are both hidden and openly used. The "inner party" has almost completely forced the outer party (the majority of the party) into utter submission, to follow their rules and regulations to the exact. Using these amazing techniques they rule over the citizens of Oceania with and iron fist. In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, the Government of Oceania controls the citizens by using fear and propaganda.

1984 has come and gone. The cold war is over. The collapse of oppressive totalitarian regimes leads to the conclusion that these governments by their nature generate resistance and are doomed to failure. The fictional world of George Orwell's novel, 1984, is best described as hopeless; a nightmarish dystopia where the omnipresent State enforces perfect conformity among members of a totalitarian Party through indoctrination, propaganda, fear, and ruthless punishment. In the aftermath of the fall of capitalism and nuclear war, the world has been divided among three practically identical totalitarian nation-states. A state of perpetual war and poverty is the rule in Oceania. However, this is merely a backdrop, far from the most terrifying

In “1984”, lies, myths and false information controls the thinking of the citizens. The Party uses propaganda as the deadliest weapon of control. Propaganda increases the citizens’ morale and makes them think that what the party tells them to do is always right. There are mainly two types of propaganda, one changes truth, so-called doublethink, and another creates fear. “Doublespeak” can be seen frequently in the world of 1984. The party’s big slogan “WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.” (George Orwell, 4) is an good example. The idea of the slogan is to convince the citizens that what they want, is what they already have. Only war can make peace and harmony, so peace is no longer peace, it becomes war; anyone who is slaved and wants freedom, he already has freedom; you can only strengthen yourself by not knowing things and being ignorant. The slogan changes

Have you ever been in a situation in which you have gone against what others have said? Perhaps you didn’t agree with what they said. What about breaking the rules for the greater good? Well in the novel, 1984 by George Orwell- Winston goes against the rules that the party has put up. He falls in love with a girl named Julia, and they are taken to trial at the Ministry of love. The theme to best fit the story would be- Freedom is Worth Fighting For.

1984 was primarily written to bring light to the dehumanization a totalitarian government may provoke. There were many cases in this novel where the citizens of Oceania were exploited to promote the Party’s own agenda. Propaganda being one of these exploitations, the man with the mustachioed face, also known as Big Brother. The people of Oceania may see this and think of the name Big Brother, a family member, someone who will protect and care for their family’s wellbeing. Yet the posters read “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU” a scary thought indeed. The Party is manipulating its people

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.

This alert issued to the citizens of Oceania in the novel 1984 could be a news teaser for one of the mainstream media stations of modern day America. You see, fear holds power and power creates influence. This is an important concept, particularly at this time in the history of the United States. In the ten plus years since 9/11, America has become a nation controlled by fear – fear of what has happened, what might happen, and fear of that which we do not understand. The behavior of the United States government post 9/11 has encouraged this environment of fear in many of the same ways as “The Party” in 1984. The results are far reaching and include influence over who we choose as elected officials, what legislation we accept and the way in which we stand by and accept the sensationalistic reporting of today’s news media.

Oceania, according to the book is isolated from the rest of the countries in the world. There is no such thing as “international” news to the people living in Oceania. They are only allowed to do what Big Brother tells them. They have telescreens that are practically surveillance cameras that watch the people all the time. They are constantly being watched because the party (Big Brother) wants to stay in control. Like O’Brien, Hitler sends the Jews to concentration camps to hide the truth from them. The truth was that the whole world did like and appreciate the Jewish community. This is similar to 1984 because Big Brother doesn’t let it’s people to get informed of anything. Instead they are bowing down to Big Brother thinking he is the top “God”. In fact, not just in the book 1984, isolation is also demonstrated in William Shakespeare's famous book, Romeo and Juliet. The theme of isolation occurs when Juliet fails to get empowerment over making her own decisions. That’s what led Juliet to her downfall including her death. All these three examples have something in common. That similarity would be that the people in Oceania like the Jewish and Juliet can’t make their own decisions. Though in comparison, all their cities continued with their lives after the aftermath of all these three

In the United States of America , the people have their freedom and that's what people are used to but in the book 1984 by George Orwell, readers see how life is for the characters with little to no freedom. Freedom is not having thoughts, actions, and speech restricted unlike in 1984 where people are constantly watched. George Orwell shows a different reality where the people have their lives controlled by Big Brother, the government, and they live in fear for the littlest things. In 1984 by George Orwell characters do not have freedom since they are all way being watched,The government limits the people knowledge, and any little thing that the government does not like can be a crime.

In 1984 the manipulation of fear is used to brainwash the citizens of Oceania. This concept is used to make the people of the society believe in Big Brother and the government’s rules and also go against each other. With only one way to think and only one point of view, the citizens of Oceania are brainwashed into believing everything the people of the government are telling them. Big Brother is symbolized as the leader or “God” of this society which the people trust in. The citizens are basically forced to believe everything that they are told without questioning it or going against it because of fear of consequences. The Party brainwashes the people of Oceania to become loyal to them and not rebel. They also brainwash the

Like many governments, the Party in 1984 saw its job as ensuring safety for the nation. Like every nation that tries to put security as its main priority, the Party’s efforts to secure Oceania resulted in a totalitarian and thoughtless government. The Party’s efforts were unsuccessful because the Party’s main tactic for security was intimidating its citizens. They made citizens too fearful to try to go rebel against their government. This was an effective tactic for security; however, constant watching and intimidation completely denied freedom to individuals.

     In the novel 1984, Oceania is depicted as a totalitarian state. Oceania can be both similar and different compared to totalitarian states of the twentieth century, one imparticular, Germany’s National Socialism. Oceania and National Socialism are similar in several ways. A large part of the novel deals with the relationship between The Party and society. Many of the techniques used by The Party are similar to those used by Hitler. One of these ways, or techniques is propaganda. In Orwell’s novel propaganda was used through telescreens in everyone’s homes, which was a very easy way to broadcast the views and beliefs of The Party as well as control what the citizens of Oceania watched and listened to. Another form of propaganda in the novel is by the means of posters and slogans. In this society it as impossible to go anywhere without seeing a

Things to know: 1984 was a book written about life under a totalitarian regime from an average citizen’s point of view. This book envisions the theme of an all knowing government with strong control over its citizens. This book tells the story of Winston Smith, a worker of the Ministry of Truth, who is in charge of editing the truth to fit the government’s policies and claims. It shows the future of a government bleeding with brute force and propaganda. This story begins and ends in the continent of Oceania one of the three supercontinents of the world. Oceania has three classes the Inner Party, the Outer Party and the lowest of all, the Proles (proletarian). Oceania’s government is the Party or Ingsoc (English Socialism

In Orwell’s 1984, he displays psychological manipulation through Oceania’s government which it uses to control its citizens. This includes the use of propaganda, control of content, and ethnocentrism. The Party’s methods of control relates to real life events repeated in history such as the Nazi Regime from 1933 to 1945 headed by Adolf Hitler and common patterns in cultural history.