Essay on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984

Big Brother is the face of the oppressive government of Oceania. There are posters everywhere conveying a message that you are always being watched by Big Brother. This feeling of constant surveillance through telescreens and secret microphones all over Oceania invokes fear to all the people. As the novel states, “Always eyes watching you. Asleep or awake, indoors or out of doors, in the bath or bed – no escape. Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimeters in your skull.” The telescreens are very dangerous to be around because the slightest of abnormality could expose you to be a thought criminal. Even in the comfort of one’s own home, while working, there is not a time that the Party is not monitoring anyone for suspicious activities. Big Brother represents the fear in people. Fear is continuously exploited by the Party throughout the book. “Ours is founded upon hatred. In our world there will be no emotions except fear, rage…” This quote explains to us that there will still be fear in the future because the foundation of their world is made up of rage. Big Brother is the biggest figure that everyone fears, even at the end of the book. Hence this shows that the meaning of fear is unchanging. The proles are easily manipulated because a frightened population is easier to control

The Party exists. Big Brother is the embodiment of the Party” (Orwell 214). Monitoring people’s unapproved actions, the Party gains power, therefor, Surveillance frightened citizens follow their duties. To Winston, it shaped perspective of himself and the world.

Big Brother instigates the concept of a handicap to the society. The symbol of Big Brother frightens civilization into a Dangerous Dictatorship.

The Inner Party includes Big Brother and the people with close connections such as O’Brien, a spy trying to gather information on people committing thoughtcrime. Big Brother had his members wrapped around his finger, each of them falling on their knees in total awe of their commander. “A ruling group is a ruling group so long as it can nominate its successors. The Party is not concerned with perpetuating its blood but with perpetuating itself (Orwell 2.9.58)”. The power to thrive is seen within the party. Their loyalty lies within the power, and the power itself is Big Brother. The way the Parties devote their trust in Big Brother are how the Nazis look up to Adolf Hitler. Hitler had a way with words, he sweet-talked Germans to stand by him and commit mass genocide. “Hitler took advantage of the weakness of his rivals to enhance his party’s status and rise from obscurity to power (“The Holocaust” history.com)”. Hitler’s deceptive ways lead him to rise to power and the Nazi Party to grow a stronger dedication to his plans. The Nazi Party and the Inner Party have a true commitment towards their leaders, both completely oblivious to the demeaning ways of their so-called leaders. The way Big Brother gained his following, coincides with how Adolf Hitler attained his; they first had to gain trust. Trust builds a sense of competence within people, no matter the leader, trust is a must have before people will look up to them. In 1984 and The Holocaust, trust was gained but perished as the leaders showed their true

Big Brother is the unseen leader of the Party whose face is seen throughout London on posters that say “Big Brother is Watching You”. He is supposed to give a feeling of comfort to the citizens by his ability to protect. In reality Big Brother does not exist, but is used by the Party to intimidate criminals. Big Brother is an example of the way that the Party uses “doublethink”. The Party uses “doublethink” and manipulates the people of Oceania into believing that Big Brother is all powerful, everlasting, and all knowing. Big Brother is not even alive, but is a symbol that the Party uses to control its people. The people of Oceania are manipulated into loving Big Brother and when one says “Down with Big Brother” it is seen as the worst form

In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the Party develops multiple strategies and tactics that allow them to gain complete control over the people of Oceania. As a result, the Party has the ability to manipulate people. Through the use of this power, the Party eradicates any and all individuality including the freedom to intervene in governmental development. Instead of using surveillance methods to help the people, they use them to gain control. The Party instills fear in the citizens of Oceania through the abuse of power, and thought control as well as the promotion of big brother.

George Orwell`s 1984 displays a government the world has yet to see in the thousands of years that people have ruled. He creates and dictates, in his own words, how a totalitarianism government would function. George Orwell decides to go into depth of the life of one man,who works within one of the four main ministries of the government. In his version of a totalitarianism government, Orwell invents a character named, Big Brother. Big Brother is the figure that plays the part of a powerful ruler. Although no one exactly knows what he looks like or where he is located. It could have been possible that this has been a disguise for a group of people who felt it necessary for the citizens to praise one person. Within the government, there are four ministries. They are the Ministry of Truth, who challenge news, entertainment, and fine arts. This is also where our main character, Winston Smith is under employment. The Ministry of peace handles war, the Ministry of love,which handles law and order. And then there is the Ministry of Plenty, which controls economic affairs. The only difference with our society and George Orwell's, is that they are more closely monitored and controlled.

The inner party “[cuts] the links between child and parent, and between man and man, and between man and woman. No one dares trust a wife or a child or a friend any longer” (Orwell 280). Through cutting the ties that bring people together, society has no choice but to follow Big Brother. The party remains the only established organization that works towards a common goal, and by preventing other organizations from being established, the party ensures that it will always hold the most power.

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

The character Big Brother is the leader of the Party and everyone follows his rule, just like how today people have a leader or form of government. In 1984, Big Brother is a dictator, which an example of is what North Korea is like with Kim Jong-un as a singular ruler over the citizens. This example means that George Orwell was trying to make a novel that would continue for years to explain the dangers of only having one person making the decisions for the people of their country. Another reason for including dictatorships and the issues with them was to make sure that all readers for generations to come would notice that their life was not very different from the life that the people in 1984 were living in. There were telescreens that watched the members of the Party’s every move and making sure that they were not going against their country in any way.

In the story 1984, George Orwell predicts how life would be like if we lived under a

George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four presents a negative picture, a society that is ruled by totalitarianism. The government that is created in the novel is ruled by Big Brother and that consist of three branches. “The Ministry of Truth, which concerned itself with news, entertainment, education and the fine arts. The Ministry of Peace, which concerned itself with war. The Ministry of Love, which maintained law and order. And the Ministry of Plenty, which is responsible for economic affairs.” (Orwell 6). The main character Winston Smith does not accept the ideology of Big Brother. There are three states in the Novel Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. In the novel Orwell subscribes that Oceania is at war with Eastasia and alliance with

     Big Brothers eyes are over watching us everyday. The privacy we once had has dissipated. His focal point is in the sky like an eagle stocking its prey. The camera lenses of Big Brother dwell everywhere. Big Brother is always awake and has an eye on us. As of today, Big Brother has risen taller and mightier. He has gained the power to control what we can have knowledge about and has infiltrated into our private lives. George Orwell’s novel 1984, prophesied coming of our democracy of a negative utopia has been proven by current events. Today, the United States democracy is looking much like the totalitarian state of 1984. Tactics of persuasions to make citizens believe their economy is

George Orwell’s, Nineteen Eighty-Four describes the dystopian society of Oceania which resembles several aspects of Nazi Germany when under the reign of Adolf Hitler. The novel and Nazi Germany have several similar characteristics. Both Oceania and Nazi Germany are ruled by dictators under a totalitarianistic government. These dictators, Adolf Hitler and Big Brother, use many different tactics and techniques to make sure they keep control of the citizens under their rule. The first strategy they both implemented was propaganda. Propaganda plays a huge role in controlling the people of these societies. Another way that these civilizations are similar is the way that they both censored, edited, or eliminated the newspapers, books, and media to

Sixty-seven years ago, George Orwell wrote his renowned novel 1984. The book tells the story of a suppressed government worker caught in the temptation of rebellion. Having been studied in schools for decades it is evident that Orwell is warning of the dangers totalitarianism poses to humanity. He goes to great lengths to express the disturbing degree of power and control a dictatorial regime can acquire and sustain.