Human Rights In 1984 And 1984

Nobody can disagree with the fact that George Orwell’s vision, in his book 1984, didn’t come true. Though many people worried that the world might actually come to what Orwell thought, the year 1984 came and went and the world that Orwell created was something people did not have to worry about anymore. Many people have wondered what was happening in Orwell’s life and in his time that would inspire him to create this politically motivated book. A totalitarian world where one person rules and declares what is a crime and what is not, is something many people would have been scared of a lot. The totalitarianism in 1984 is very similar to the Nazism that was occurring in Germany with Hitler. This could have been the key thing that motivated

Human rights were an achievement that we humans have been working for years. Therefore it came to effect for at least some of us around the world in the form of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which is a declaration of 30 human rights that the United Nation adopted in December 10 of 1948. However, we face challenges along the way that oppose this belief of human rights. Unfortunately or fortunately depending on how you look at it, a novel called Night which is about a man’s experience of the Holocaust (written by Elie Wiesel who actually experienced the event) provide events that violated the human rights of two, three, and five.

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.

It is amazing how easily one can use his or her power to destroy communities, families, and lives to accommodate to their beliefs and ideals. In response to Elie Wiesel, human lives are no doubt priceless because one can never replace another life after it has been lost. It has come to my attention that Elie’s quote is based on his experience of seeing the lives of his fellow ethnic group members being eradicated for a superficial ideal; moreover, I strongly agree what Elie is conveying in his words. No matter what complication violence should never be the answer, but when one is forced back against a wall then there has to be self defense whether it is a bully at school or a psychopath who planned a genocide that killed millions of people. At that moment is when all humans should pay attention to the matter.

We are living in a current world where every individual has a civil right and every single person is protected by the Bills of Rights. No one, not even the government has the right to torture an individual in order to get the information needed. Having digitalized equipment in the Department of Predictive Policing to detect and predict where the crime is going to happen, and prevent it from happening, is not only going to save many lives but it is also going to bring both positive and negative effects to the world. This still does not give the government the authority to make definite decisions because you cannot completely trust technology. There is also a hesitancy among many people to charge or condemn an individual in order to save many lives. Making these judgments was used in 1984 as a way of protection, protecting the “people who are incapable of understanding it” (Orwell 156).

Can a person’s natural rights be took away from them? Some say no, but it is evident throughout history that they can be. One of the most horrific examples of human right’s be taken away is the extermination of Jews in the Holocaust. In the Declaration of Human Rights, the twenty-fifth article states, Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family. This right was violated a exuberant amount of times during the Holocaust. In Elie Wiesel’s award winning book, Night, Elie explains how he was dehumanized, stripped of his rights, and gives evidence to why humans deserve to have rights.

My written task is based on the book 1984 by George Orwell: “The Theory and practice of Oligarchical Collectivism” written by Emanuel Goldstein is a book introduced in Orwell’s novel. The book addresses the party’s slogans: War is peace, Ignorance is strength and Freedom is slavery. It explains their true inner party meanings to the protagonist Winston and essentially the reader.

Mark wanted to use his phone during lunch. He wanted to be able to check social media and play games during lunch. One day, Mark asked the dean if he could use his phone during lunch, however she said no. Mark kept asking and asking if he could and still got rejected. However, after a span of months he rebelled against the rules and brought out his phone. Fellow classmates saw this and they all got out their phones. Instead of all the craziness that happened during lunch, everyone was quiet and ready for class next period. 1984 by George Orwell is about Winston, who is in a world that has a totalitarianism government ran by Big Brother and The Party. He rebels against it by going against the laws such as being involved in public displays of affection, but gets caught and goes to jail. Eventually, he gets released, however he lost all of his emotions and no longer wants to go against Big Brother. When he was rebelling, Winston was free to do what he wanted and fought against the laws. A theme is the story 1984 would be freedom is worth fighting or dying for.

Family is a concept older than recorded time. The fact that humans form familial bonds, take care of their young, and work together to achieve a goal is the reason that humanity has succeeded this far. But maybe for not much longer. In George Orwell’s 1984, a totalitarian government monitors everything that its citizens say, do, and even think in order to prevent revolution and suppress individuality. One of the ways the government achieves this is by destroying all bonds between members in a family by turning the children away from their parents (and towards the government) at a young age. To the government in 1984, a citizen’s closest relationship should be to the party. In fact, a citizens only good relationship should be with the party.

Imagine living in a world where politics are everything and all forms of individuality and personal identities are shattered. A world where everybody is stripped of their rights to talk, act, think, or even form their own opinions, simply because they do not agree with the government’s beliefs. These aspects are just a few of the examples of things dictators would have control over in a totalitarianism form of government. Aggressive leaders such as Hitler and Joseph Stalin are examples of such dictators. They used their power for terror and murder, and their motive is simply to maximize their own personal power. George Orwell had

Human rights seem to be one of the most undervalued rights that people are given. Although not tangible, or even visible, in the end they are one of the most significant aspects of life (Universal 1). They keep us civil. As the

In the novel 1984, Orwell wanted to show how a free country like England would be if it had a totalitarian government. He explains with great detail the physical and mental abuse the people would receive if they were to disobey or take part in what makes us human; love and our interconnectedness among people. The setting of this novel takes place in London, a place where all the things that make us human were being diminished by the superior. The totalitarian government control people’s thoughts through propaganda and manipulation, all of which is vividly seen throughout America to this present day. We live in an era where no one can be them true selves without being oppressed or discriminated, simply because they do not fall along with the

1984 is a book written by george orwell depicts a totalitarian society of a new word order in which three superstate are at constant perpetual wars. Here, the totalitarian government or also known as “the party” control every aspect of the people's lives, lead by an ominous being who goes by the name ‘Big Brother”. Here, “big brother’ monitors the people's every move with objects call teli-screens that monitor the people's every move. The party has created a new language called “newspeak” to replace the inferior language called “old speak”. “Newspeak” was created in order to simplify the the language making it more straightforward, thus getting rid of double meaning in order to control the thoughts of the people. To the party, thoughs are considered

Having human rights in place imposes certain obligations on the government and justifies the complaints of those whose rights and freedoms have not been respected. Everyone is entitled to human rights regardless of their nationality, gender, race, religion, or political opinion. The failure to recognize these rights results in conflict and a vicious cycle of violence as more human rights are violated. To avoid such clashes, human rights have become a fundamental part of global law and policy. However, they have not always been that way. Catastrophic events in history that claimed thousands of lives ran their vicious course before it was recognized that there had to be human rights established. The most famous example of genocide is the Holocaust, which killed around six million Jews. After the Holocaust, the United Nations recognized that there had to be human rights put into place. Two human rights from the United Nations’ “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” that were perversely violated during the Holocaust are Article 5 (the protection against inhumane treatment or punishment) and Article 25 (the right to a standard of living.) Light is shed upon the exploitation of human rights during the Holocaust in both Night by Elie Wiesel and The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness by Simon Wiesenthal. The Holocaust was a devastating event that opened our eyes to just how cruel humans can be, and why human rights must be enforced and protected.

Nelson Mandela once said, “To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity”. In this short but powerful quote, Mandela advocates for human rights by saying that without them, one would fail to be human. Maintaining humanity is crucial because it is what makes everyone unique. Human rights give people the opportunity to voice their opinions, think freely, and be who they want to be. To take that away from a person is to deny them of being human and restrict them from their freedom. People who have freedom tend to take it for granted as they do not realize the fragility of it. When in fact, there are people around the world every day fighting for those rights. There is no humanity in a society where people are confined and imprisoned by a lack of independence. Similar conditions of confinement and limitations occur in 1984, where author George Orwell satirizes the totalitarian government and what would happen if a government is in total control of its people. And its protagonist, Winston Smith, lives under the oppressive regime led by the Party and in hatred and paranoia of it as well. In the dystopian novel 1984, Orwell uses Winston Smith to present a timeless warning of the injustices that a totalitarian government can impose on a person’s fundamental rights and freedoms.