Love And Love In George Orwell's 1984

1984 by George Orwell describes a dystopian society in which Winston Smith, the main character, resides. The society, Oceania, is controlled by The Party, which maintains its regime by employing Thought Police that apprehend anyone with grievances against The Party, or its figure head, Big Brother. The story begins when Winston purchases a blank diary, in which he writes anything he finds necessary to document; this ranges from daily events to anti-Party messages. The first part of the novel describes the totalitarian nature of The Party through the daily experiences of Winston. When Winston bumps into a girl he until this point despised, he receives a note from her saying that she loves him. Upon reading this note, Winston is initially paranoid

George Orwell’s 1984 is more than just a novel, it is a warning to a potential dystopian society of the future. Written in 1949, Orwell envisioned a totalitarian government under the figurehead Big Brother. In this totalitarian society, every thought and action is carefully examined for any sign of rebellion against the ruling party. Emotion has been abolished and love is nonexistent; an entire new language is being drafted to reduce human thought to the bare minimum. In a society such as the one portrayed in 1984, one is hardly human. In George Orwell’s 1984, the party uses fear, oppression, and propaganda to strip the people of their humanity.

In the novel 1984, George Orwell relates the tension between outward conformity and inward questioning by allowing the reader to see inside of the mind of Winston Smith. Orwell uses Winston’s rebellious thoughts to counteract his actions in order to show the reader how a dystopian society can control the citizens. Although Winston is in an obvious state of disbelief in the society, his actions still oppose his thoughts because of his fear of the government. Winston’s outward conformity and inward questioning relate to the meaning of the novel by showing Winston’s fight to truth being ended by the dystopian society’s government.

“Love, friendship, and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.” (Anton Chekhov). As depressing as it sounds, many of life’s societies are founded solely on hatred, eventually corrupting the people so that their only “hope” or “relief” is found in the government’s control. George Orwell, English novelist (b.1903-d.1950) utilized the concepts of love and hatred within his dystopian novel, 1984, which is a totalitarian society under a government by the name of the Party, ruled by Big Brother, the “deity” of Oceania. However, both emotions aren’t as they are in real life, for they are forced upon the people of Oceania through government promoting propaganda; thus, love and hatred are purely influenced by the Party

A society that is run by hate can cause total chaos and destruction within its society causing its people to be untrusting of the government and also question its power and authority due to a belief of a conspiracy of the government. This so called hatred that exists in society consumes it people with remorse and anger against this totalitarian, corrupt government that seeks power and control over its people and society, which can cause a major revolt of its society against the government to try to seek the truth and their individual rights. In the classic novel, “1984”, written by George Orwell, he writes about a society in the city of London, called Oceania, in which Big Brother is in control of the society in every aspect of the people’s lives. Some examples of the governments power over society is the ideology of thought crimes, the creation of Newspeak, and telescreens that watch over and invade the privacy of their people. A society that is based on hate cannot survive and support its society because a society must depend upon happiness and its people in order to survive so it can achieve true happiness and tranquility.

Hate is considered to be the extreme opposite of love in today’s society, but what if in another sense hatred can lead to love and love lead to hatred? In George Orwell’s novel, 1984, the idea that a hate based society can survive is explored. This hate based society managed to survive due to the sheer control the “top” of the society has on it, the “top” being the Party. The rest of the people in the society are controlled as a mob by the Party. Through constant surveillance, enforcement of law, and manipulation of life itself, the people are left to do what the Party bids of them through a god like figure known as Big Brother. The most apparent manipulation that can be seen throughout the book is the manipulation of love and hatred. The Party uses the hatred for Emmanuel Goldstein and Eurasia or Eastasia to rally the people in hating the enemy and loving Big Brother. Through the manipulation of human emotion the Party can do whatever they want because they have the power to do so. Given how one's hatred can fuel one's love and vice versa for an entity which in turn causes the person to do anything for said entity, virtually anything can be possible due the fact that it is demanded through emotion. This is why in the novel 1984 shows that a society based on hate can survive.

The main character in George Orwell’s book 1984 is a thirty-nine year old man with the name of Winston Smith. Winston Smith creates thought crimes, he also has anti-Party views. The story “1984” tells about all of Winston Smith’s struggles. In an effort to avoid being monitored, Winston physically conforms to society, however mentally he does just the opposite. Winston is a thin, frail and intellectual thirty-nine year old. Winston hates totalitarian control and enforced repression that are characteristics of his government. Winston hates being watched by Big Brother. He always has revolutionary dreams, he feels like he would be protected. Julia is Winston’s lover, a beautiful dark- haired girl working in the

In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the nature of love and friendship in the nation of Oceania that Orwell writes about, the Party tries desperately to erase love for anything but Big Brother from the lives of its members. (Reese) 1984 displays that the party’s unlimited and absolute control of the people. For an example the telescreens are used to surveillance the people in their homes. The party has eyes in many places too. For instance the love of Winston and Julia somehow compromised by Mr. Charrington when he disclosed the relationship to the Party about them. Another example of the love in Oceania is the marriage of Winston and Katharine ended horrendously. (Reese) Winston thinks deeply about the condition of the world. (Notes) He said he wanted to throw her off of a cliff.

In the novel 1984, written by George Orwell, it is based in a Totalitarian society full of hatred, especially within the characters. In today’s society, we have hatred and also love, but in the novel 1984, the society has a contradiction of hatred. Hatred is a crime, you can’t hate something or someone because no matter where you are, someone is watching you yet society is full of hatred throughout the novel. The main character in the novel Winston Smith, has both love and hatred portrayed throughout the story with love affairs and betrayal. George Orwell sends a clear message about love and hate because in Oceania, it is based in a depressing society where people are taught to love their leader when really, it is full of hatred.

George Orwell's 1984 is about a totalitarianism, dystopian society that Winston Smith finds himself living in. Wherever Winston goes, whether it's work or his house, the Party, known as Big

Love is both the foundation and the weakness of a totalitarian regime. At the heart of any totalitarian society, love between two individuals is eliminated because only a relationship between the person and the party and a love for its leader can exist. The totalitarian society depicted throughout the Orwell’s novel 1984 has created a concept of an Orwellian society. Joseph Stalin’s Soviet regime in Russia can be described as Orwellian. The imaginary world of Oceania draws many parallels to the modern day totalitarian regime established by Stalin. For example, in the novel it was the desire of the Party to eliminate love and sex, in order to channel this pent-up passion towards the love of Big Brother. Similarly, Stalin used propaganda

Throughout the novel, Orwell describes the severity of control Big Brother has over Oceania and the fear it instills within its citizens as a result. George Orwell uses foreshadowing within 1984 to suggest to the reader the dangerous future set in place for Winston Smith. The protagonist Winston Smith harbors thoughts that directly defies the laws set in place by the government; the first time Winston decides to have an independent thought, avoid the telescreen or take an odd route home, he allows himself to rebel against Big Brother. Orwell uses these events to portray to the audience that sooner or later, regardless of the severity of crime, Winston will face consequences for these acts. In the text, Orwell narrates what Smith writes, with hysteria, in his diary: “theyll shoot me i don’t care theyll shoot me in the back of the neck i dont care down with big brother they always shoot you in the back of the neck i dont care down with big brother——.” (Orwell 24). This directly foreshadows the later death of Winston Smith, at the hands of Big Brother, because Smith himself acknowledges that his actions against the government would lead to him being wiped from society. The government in 1984 creates fear within its people however, due to the extent of control they maintain over citizens lives, when one does decide to rebel, the knowledge that they will receive punishment seems small compared to the freedom they currently feel. According to an article titled “What’s Wrong With Strict Parenting?” posted on Aha!Parenting.com, it is seen that if a parent utilizes extreme methods to

The novel 1984, by George Orwell, shows the world through a totalitarian government. The main protagonist, Winston Smith, is a party member who works to cover up the Big Brothers propaganda. However, he begins to write in a journal of his hatred for the society he exists in. This is considered an act of treason and is punishable by death for committing a “thought crime.” Winston is aware that he is being watched every day, everywhere, and anywhere. Despite this fact, Winston and a woman named, Julia, both defy Big Brother and begin an affair. This is the world where everyone is against everyone, and those who break the rules are punished severely for their crimes. Big Brother wishes to gain total control of the population by banning or prohibiting

Two of the strongest emotions you experience in life are love and hate. Love and hate is the foundation of all feelings because the things you do every day can be something you love or something you hate. George Orwell's novel 1984 pursues love and hate by addressing them throughout the novel. It shows that a society based on hate can survive because they are manipulated by their dictator “Big Brother.” The foundation of hate influences a person's actions which can control their love and hate that leads to uncertain circumstances.

George Orwell’s novel, 1984, is quite simply about a totalitarian superpower that has been formed in Oceania following World War II. Winston Smith is a very depressed and troubled man that does not particularly like the government. There are many reasons as to why Winston is wanting to be rebellious in the first place. First off, there is a complete lack of privacy at all times, especially as they are constantly being watched in their homes. Therefore, freedom is entirely removed as the government is always spying in their citizens, through Newspeak and also through other sources such as Thoughtcrime. Thoughtcrime included anything that the Thought police and the Big Brother thought was illegal. Basically anything that created individuality