George Orwell 's 1984 And World War II

The idea about human to reconcile the uncertainties of the past with a new or present situation. Throughout the year I studied the texts about, novel 1984 by George Orwell, a film Good Will Hunting and Shakespeare's play Hamlet. In these texts because the characters' uncertainty about the past, they won’t succeed in future situations in their lives. I'm referring from the text of how these uncertainties can have an effect for these protagonists throughout the story until they reach tougher situations.

George Orwells 1984 is one of the most important pieces of political fiction; it is a timeless political satire that demands to be read to be truly appreciated. Published in 1948, and set 36 years into the future, 1984 eerily depicts where the world is going, where the truth is shunted and lies are promoted by all mainstream media. Perhaps one of the most powerful science fiction novels of the twentieth century, this apocalyptic satire shows with grim conviction how the protagonist Winston Smiths individual personality is wiped and how he is recreated in the Partys image until he does not just obey but loves Big Brother.

The news in Oceania is a main factor of changing the past and filling the viewers minds with what might be false propaganda. When Winston is recollecting on the Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford experience, Winston remembers, “ They were executed,” and that even though he thought he knew their fate, he came upon a piece of paper five years later that illustrated, “the delegates at some Party function in New York. Prominent in the middle of the group were Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford:” (Orwell 67). This occurs in the 21st century when there are groups that come up with “conspiracy theories.” September 11th 2001 is one event in which this occurs. Terrorists attacked the twin towers in New York and Americans were devastated and sometime after this event, there were groups that claimed the government was behind 9/11 and that explosions were heard at the bottom of the towers, rather than the top. This relates to 1984 in that one thing was concluded originally and some years later, another thing was discovered and believed by some. A conversation between Winston and Julia brings up another connection between 1984 and today’s times. The war throughout the novel changes between Eurasia, East Asia, and Oceania but the news may control, or even make up the war. This statement is strengthened when Orwell exclaims that Julia has an opinion that “the war was not happening”

Life now is very different from life 30 years ago. There is more technology, more options and more government interference. History has the greatest effect on people now days, it helps them. George Orwell’s novel 1984 can be directly related to many world events, especially the Holocaust. The control the government possessed, the large amount of propaganda, and the general treatment of the people are all similarities between the Novel and the Holocaust.

“The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse” once said a wise man named Edmund Burke. Power is the ability to influence or outright control the behavior of someone. Everyone has some sort of power against someone whether it be a mother having the power of telling her children no when asking for yet another piece of candy or a government leader who has the power over the millions of people in their country. There are two roads to which having authority could go down; using power to benefit those who are watching or using power to control those who are watching in a deceitful manner. George Orwell, author of 1984, and Adolf Hitler, dictator of Nazi Germany, created two figureheads to whom were feared by the general population. Did Adolf

World War 2 was a gruesome war that had a terrible outcome. Millions of people

Even though 1984 was published close to 70 years ago, Orwell’s classic dystopian novel had its sales increase by 10,000 percent in the wake of President Trumps inauguration as the 45th President of the USA. As being one of the best-selling books since January, 1984 shows how Winston Smith lives in an oppressed society, all while trying to find a way to live his dream life. The Party in 1984 controls and influences everything in the life of the citizens of Oceania, including their friendships, their less important relationships and their valuable love life. The Party’s control of its citizens friendships is present in many instance throughout the book, but Winston’s friendship with Mr. Charrington stood out to me the most, especially after learning

George Orwell's 1984 had a profound effect upon the way people thought during the mid 20th century. The book signified Orwell's most complex novel which told the story of Arthur Koestler and the countless others who suffered because of the totalitarian governments in Eastern Europe (Meyers 114). When 1984 was published in 1949, the Cold War had just begun. The novel's ending was pessimistic and thus seemed as an attack on communism. The novel was also considered to be the prophecy of what would happen to the West if the communist ideology spread. The idea for writing 1984 also came from an American economist named James Burnham. Burnham predicted that if Germany had won the

Few novels come close to reaching the height of George Orwell's 1984. There is a reason the novel has stood the test of time and is still talked about today. Orwell addresses many issues that have never been brought to light, and ones that some may not want an audience to consider. His view of the possible future society is bleak, but serves it's purpose, and came from what he saw in the world during his lifetime. History, it's tyrants and great wars, heavily influenced Orwell during his writing, as well as his own life. Living through two world wars, Orwell saw the outcomes and saw the terrible actions governments could commit. This is a strong reason why war becomes a major and integral part of the story. When the novel was published, in

The government's sweeping power of society often creates unnecessary paranoia within its citizens, as their nearly infinite control over both the nation and individual citizens can be unsettling. Though most governments use their control to better their respective lands, many leaders have risen to power with the purpose of gaining almost unlimited amounts of authority. Throughout history, government powers have been abused in the name of equality and happiness, and resulted in the destruction of millions of lives. The French Republic seized France after the French Revolution with the promise of restoring France to her glory, but instead abused the control they were given, leading to France’s spiral into a state of oppression and nearly constant warfare.

1984, written by George Orwell, has a depressed and dull tone with a bleakness style. Orwell wrote this book to show that people should fear or caution that the political process and ideas for language might be full of corruption. He claims that if we do not be cautious then the government will take over all our personal lives and thoughts. The book has a more emotional appeal to enhance the blandness and show how our character is developing more feeling. The book’s setting is Oceania and the party, named INGSOC, has the goal to control all their citizens; furthermore, control of their minds and thoughts. “War is Peace” and “Freedom is Slavery” are examples of “doublethink”, which means at the same time accepting two opposing beliefs as correct. Doublethink is used by the party to make sure of their control over the people; in addition to, on page 258 it shows the brutal ways of making Winston think how they want him to through torture. The party in different ways has the citizens believing that these slogans are real and true.

There is a saying that if history is not learned from, then it is doomed to be repeated. Humans are very predictable, and it is evident that the same follies and beliefs that humans fall into will inevitably happen again and again unless there is a forewarning. Authors, then, often take it upon themselves to try and warn the public about such failures of the past. The results are not always fantastic. In George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, the world is ruled by three independent fascist states: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia.

Aldous Huxley and George Orwell address the major oppressive issues by composing futuristic dystopian novels. Their societies, whether it be London or Oceania, were created in order to emphasize humanistic values. In the novels Brave New World and 1984, the authors display the resemblances and disparities of modern ideals. Both of Huxley and Orwell’s viewpoint of relationships, technology, and brainwashing reveal the underlying theme that a totalitarian state is dangerous; displaying them in various ways. For instance, the two share and diverge on the topic of social exchange.

He wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four in the 1940s, during the onset of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States. Just five years before publishing, the Tehran Conference had set out to create distinct zones of influence in the world. Orwell used these zones as inspiration for the novel’s three perpetually warring totalitarian states: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. He viewed the world as heading into a totalitarian state should the war escalate, and paralleled the events that unfolded in his novel. Six years earlier, in his 1943 essay “Looking Back on the Spanish War,” Orwell says, “Nazi theory indeed specifically denies that such a thing as ‘the truth’ exists. ... The implied objective of this line of thought is a nightmare world in which the Leader, or some ruling clique, controls not only the future but the past. If the Leader says of such and such an event, ‘It never happened’ – well, it never happened. If he says that two and two are five – well, two and two are five. This prospect frightens me much more than bombs” (Orwell, “Looking Back on the Spanish War”). Looking at the horrors that came out of the Nazi Party, as well as the crimes against humanity, Orwell was able to see the harsh realities of near-totalitarianism being carried out. Hitler was grasping at absolute power, and the results were devastating. Orwell saw this, as well as the reaction of society

Respective authors of Nineteen Eighty-Four and V for Vendetta, George Orwell and James McTeigue mutually convey the consequences of life within a totalitarian society. Both authors establish these consequences by setting their texts within a profound society that is governing a totalitarian regime of which the populace possesses negligible societal influence and privacy. Orwell creates a dystopian society instilled with a perpetual state of hostility and paranoia whilst McTeigue’s governing party enforces a fascist jurisdiction which utilises significantly clearer regulations than the Party’s as lawbreakers are able to acknowledge their misconducts when they infringe the law. To enhance the reader’s perception of the societies, both authors explore the life and experiences of a main protagonist that eventually rebels against their society, consequently conveying a struggle of revolution. Symbolism is also subtly implemented into both texts to signify points of control and retribution within the dystopian societies. Both authors also effectively utilise the conclusion of their texts to reinforce their individual premise to the reader. Orwell creates a feeling of desolation in the reader as Winston fails to instigate any change to their society whereas McTeigue conveys triumph as the population successfully revolts against the Norsefire party. In addition to concluding with contrasting tones, as a consequence of one text being a novel and the other being a film, the authors