George Orwell's 1984-Lack Of Knowledge

George Orwell's 1984 What look on humanity and human nature, if any, can be seen through this book, 1984?

In the novel, “1984” by George Orwell the human mind is challenged. The human mind consists of consciousness, emotions, memories, and many other things people experience. During the novel Orwell displays the nature of a human’s mind when it is forced to have certain beliefs and perceptions; free will is not an option. Within the novel, the country is ruled by totalitarianism. The protagonist refuses to let Big Brother (the superior force) control his thoughts, memories, actions, or beliefs.

Erich Fromm states that 1984 serves as a warning for future generations. It warns of what will come if we continue trade our free will -the very essence of what makes us human- for advancements in technology unless we attempt to prevent it. Today, we are throwing George Orwell's warning aside. We are slowly letting technology take control, as it becomes a necessary in our daily life. Due to this we see our own Big Brother like organizations forming presently which can track our every move, similarly to how Big Brother - the political party which controls Oceania with an iron fist and watches what everyone does using telescreens- can follow Winston's - the protagonist in 1984- every move. Furthermore, similarly to how Winston ignorantly questioned Big Brother's existence, people today question whether these organization actually tracking our every move and are ignorant of what's happening right in front of their eyes.

There is, in every person, a secret part of one's self that is kept completely secret. Most often than not, it is a place of solitude, where no one else is admitted entry. Logic does not rule here; pure instinct, the drive for survival, is what reigns supreme in this realm. However, there are those chosen few who are allowed in, and it is they who are most dangerous; they alone know how to best maul, injure, and in the end, betray. Orwell created such a relationship in 1984 between Winston and Julia. Though the idea is never directly stated, the likelihood that Julia is a member of the Thought-Police grows increasingly more evident and obvious as the story progresses through her words, actions, and in the

There are some words that remain relevant through time. The past, the present and the future is a product of human nature, and so it becomes evident that at times, our present is a dark echo of the past, and the past a predictor of the future. Orwell’s 1984 is an example of one of these pieces of literature, rising to popularity with every law, proposition, and occurrence that draws a parallel to that of Oceania (Neary; Abramson). In Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, a totalitarian government led by an entity known as Big Brother utilizes various techniques including Doublethink, continuous surveillance, torture, and manipulation in order to yield a society of unquestioning individuals. Decades past 1984, the piece still speaks directly to the people of today in various ways. Through themes including technology, psychological manipulation and the dangers of ignorance, Orwell strikes a conversation with his future readers that leave them thinking that Oceania is like a world that they know all too well.

Imagine going back to when things were simple. Is that always good? I am going to explain how making things more simple in the book 1984, makes things better for they corrupted government, rather than the people. In the book 1984 by George Orwell, the people are restricted and expected to live life very simple and to speak the language of “Newspeak” which makes the people even more simple. The destruction of language in the past can be used as tools to manipulate language because it makes language more simple and in turn, it makes people more simple.

In George Orwell’s Kafkaesque novel, 1984, the world has become a dystopian society led by the Party, an oligarchy of power-hungry men who have succeeded in controlling the ignorant masses of Oceania, the newly formed nation established decades earlier when the Party took control. Using techniques such as espionage and constant threats of vaporization, the Party has been able to manipulate all levels of society from the urban poor, called the proles, to members of the Outer Party. The institution that truly holds all the power is the Inner Party, which makes up less than two percent of the nation. This group is represented by a figure named Big Brother, whom all the masses are forced to truly love and to whom they must show complete devotion. Those who dare to show unorthodoxy in their thoughts, as does the main character Winston Smith, are invariably caught and brutally punished. Those who demonstrate utmost compliance to Party and who live in a state of mind called goodthinkful are filled with ignorance; they blindly obey rule after rule while never considering the rationale of the Party or understanding the workings of the government. For them, the world is merely a large game of Simon Says. They follow their leader on a whim, not knowing why they are doing so but just knowing that if they don’t, their punishment will be torture and death. This ignorance, however, is not to a fault. In a dystopian society like in 1984, ignorance is bliss for all members of society except

The Book 1984 was written by George Orwell shortly after W.W.II. I think this book really shows us what would happen if the government gets too powerful. It was written long ago and set in the future, but I feel like the message is still very relevant today.

As human beings, there are distinct characteristics that separate us from feral animals; the ability to create, to appreciate art, to curiously question the world and most importantly to sympathize for our kind. However, when that exact nature is stripped from us, we tend to become mindless, restricted, cold, and degraded as an entire race. This is the setting of George Orwell’s last book, 1984. A world where human thought is limited, war and poverty lie on every street corner, and one cannot trust nobody or nothing. It is all due to the one reigning political entity, the Ingsoc Party, who imposes complete power over all aspects of life for all citizens. There is no creative or intellectual thought, no art, culture or history, and no

hroughout George Orwell’s 1984, Big Brother’s hold on power is explained through the ignorance of Oceania’s citizens. Through propaganda and totalitarian force Big Brother has been able to alter the thoughts and emotions of nearly all their subjects. These facts allow readers to beg the question of whether or not Big Brother can actually alter reality through sheer mind control. The answer to this question is no. Big Brother cannot actually change the reality of anything, no one can; they can merely change a person’s perception of reality.

In the dystopian novel, 1984, George Orwell predicted the future to be overrun by a tyrannical government that values conformity to the extreme over the lives of their citizens. Orwell warns future generations through his depiction of the dystopian world that consists of the three powers; Oceania, Eastasia, and Eurasia. Upon examining tyranny in Oceania’s society and the knowledge of reality outside of an individual’s mind, it is found that freedom cannot exist under tyranny and when citizens are unaware of the “real” reality around them which highlights Orwell’s warning of a future that is heavily controlled by an overpowered government.

When I first got 1984, I didn’t know what to expect. I knew that it was supposed to be a controversial book, but that was about it. This book opened my eyes to how bad our society could get if we lose control. By losing control, I mean the people losing control of the government and giving the government too much power. After reading it I had to just sit in silence and think about how powerful this book was. I learned so many different things in 1984, but I thought that the most important piece was having freedom. Now when I say freedom, I don’t just mean freedom of speech and the rights we have in the United States. The most important freedom that should never go away is the freedom of thought.

Ignorance often impacts people’s point of views. Every story has a different narrative that derives from another perspective. As imperfect beings, people tend to judge from only what they have seen or heard, ignoring the other side of the story. As a result, misunderstanding, confusion, and lack of knowledge become part of their experience. For instance, in the novel 1984, George Orwell depicts a dystopian society where the government rule over the people with dictatorship. On the other hand, common people believe the government is pursuing such action with best intention so as a result, they do not bother caring about the reality of their own society. This is an issue in a bigger picture because lack of understanding creates a toxic interpretation on an individual’s knowledge. This essay is about proletarians’ individuality and its aspects regarding illusionistic lifestyle and oppressive reality.

Hopelessness, deep and gaping ever lasting hopelessness. If the course of humanity fails to change, to this everyone will succumb. That is the message that George Orwell has left for the future, and it would be in humanity's best interest to heed. Winston Smith of 1984 lived in a world that had been consumed by the everlasting abyss of injustice. Eventually this world became too much for our hopeful protagonist and thus, like the future that is bound to a horrific fate, he succumbed. “It was like swimming against a current that swept you backwards however hard you struggled, and then suddenly deciding to turn round and go with the current instead of opposing it” (Orwell 248). No one in this world is any different than Winston, they will follow his path like all of those before them, following the five stages of Kübler-Ross. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance make up the cycle that every feeble life will follow and that Winston grew to know all too well.

In 1984, Orwell asserts that the notion “knowledge is power” should be both feared and valued. Whilst knowledge can be used to seize power over a population, which Orwell warns against, it can also be used to attain control over oneself; personal freedom. The threats to acquiring true knowledge, whether it be the curtailment of independent ideas, the manipulation of information, or apathy, must be fought against to avoid the surrender of liberty.