Nighteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

The author of the novel 1984, George Orwell, is a political critic. Therefore, he used very precise descriptions of situations and words to provide the reader a clear understanding of the entity he is criticizing. When Winston describes the destruction of past records to create new ones to Julia, he says: “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And that process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” (pg. 162). Here, instead of only saying “Every record has been

A dystopian society is one with restricted freedom, whose values are worshipped by citizens who live in fear of surveillance or punishment. In 1984 by George Orwell, the protagonist lives in a futuristic world, controlled by big brother and the inner party over aspects of human life. In Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr, the fear of egalitarian policies, and the dangers of equality take over. In The Purge by James DeMonaco, the citizens relief to self-regulate violence and to protect themselves and their family from the protagonist. All dystopian literature shares similar characteristics, winston which is the protagonist in 1984, he lives in a society where the government takes over and tries to brainwash the citizens making them believe they live in a illusion of a perfect world. Winston is depicted and physically ill, but strong enough not to give in. “Who controls the past controls the future, who controls the present controls the past.” (Orwell 12). George Bergeron is the protagonist in Harrison Bergeron, the government makes him wear a radio, which broadcasts noise over these radios to interrupt the thoughts of smart people like George. ‘’Screams and barking cries of consternation came from the television set’’ (Vonnegut 2). Sergeant was the protagonist in the purge, he risked his life by saving others life for a night of horror. The Purge, Harrison Bergeron, and 1984 were all based off government, society where there is limiting and controlling the population. ‘’We

Additionally, the portrayal of this dystopian society controlled by a totalitarian government might have been understood well by contemporary audiences, mirroring the rules of totalitarian regimes such as Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy- the citizens have no influence on the government and have no freedom of choosing the rules that govern and control every part of their lives. Therefore, Winston blames the misery in his life totally and completely on the government and on Big Brother. In Winston’s case, we can see that the propaganda, deprivation, and strict rules fail to make him concur with the party and accept Big Brother- in this situation, the party has to use extreme force and torture to make Winston love the party as well as Big Brother, in order for the party to maintain complete power.

1984, by George Orwell, is set in London, England. The mood of this novel is mostly gloomy or dark. In some cases the mood changes to happy, scared and bits of hatred.. We don’t even know the year we have an educated guess of 1984. Throughout most of the story the characters are bland and do the same thing over and over again every single day. It's like they are robots stuck in a loop.

Winston is a low ranking member of the Party. In the story, the Party dominates the citizens with absolute power. They control information and history And they install telesceens and hidden microphones as well. However, Winston hates the totalitarian control.

First off, Winston’s first crime starts he writes about his true thoughts in a diary. For starters, the Party has a law enforcement group, called the Thought Police, who monitors telescreens around the superstate because they look to arrest any member thinking against the Party. In Winston’s case, when he wrote “Down with Big Brother” in his diary, the Thought Police will classify his action as a crime and will kill him as a result. In fact, Winston knew the Party will eventually find out about this act; therefore, he sees no point of shying away from writing his true feelings about the Party. Within the diary, Winston has a place where he can express his hatred for his government and desire of freedom without the police arresting him on the spot.

At Winston's job in the ministry of truth, he re-writes history to show that "Big Brother" is always correct. Winston has constant reminders that "Big Brother", the leader of the Inner Party, is always watching and regulating his daily events.

“Selfish desire is found in the senses, mind, and intellect, misleading them and burying wisdom in delusion.” Stated by Lord Krishna in the Mahabharata war to Arjuna, this statement is especially true in George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and William Golding’s The Inheritors. These classic dystopian novels illustrate the harsh realities of oppression and the selfish mentality of humans who solely intend to claim power. The antagonizing groups in these novels are the Party and the Homo sapiens, who develop several methods to fulfill their lustful intention of ruling eternally through misery by either tormenting or murdering, and by utilizing comparatively advanced technology such as the telescreen and boulders. Their intelligence is suppressed because they do not bother caring for those who are suffering from their unjust actions. In fact, their sole purpose is to claim power by harming innocent people. Hence, although these novels consist of contrasting settings, Nineteen Eighty-Four and The Inheritors are similar because their societies control people through despair and technology for solely claiming power and not caring for morality.

In the world of 1984 technology is used to spy and intimidate society, and it is unlike our current society that uses the technology for safety reasons. In the book 1984 their government uses force and telescreens to brainwash their community to believe something else. In todays world we use our advance technology to better our community and make it safer for others. The technology of cellphones and cameras are not creating a world like 1984 because in our current society it is more free than 1984.

Winston purchases a diary illegally and writes his criminal thoughts here. Winston also becomes fixated with a powerful Party member named O’Brien whom Winston believes belongs to the Brotherhood- the mysterious and legendary group that works to overthrow the Party. To avoid always being watched, Winston hangs out in the poorest parts of London where there are fewer cameras and less people who will rat him out. He then meets a dark haired girl names Julia. Their relationship lasts in the second floor of where he bought his diary where they rent out the room and his hatred for the Party grows until he receives the letter he has been waiting for, to meet O’Brien. He tells Winston that he is a part of the Brotherhood and asks both Julia and Winston to join him. Winston receives the manifesto for the Brotherhood and when he reads it to Julia in their apartment, soldiers barge in as the owner that Winston trusted was actually a part of the thought police. After being torn apart from Julia he finds out that O’Brien was setting him up by pretending to be a

Winston 's current situation working there is the major factor which lets him realize how Big brothers hold back the peoples opportunity to freedom. However, Winston keeps his thoughts and hate about Big Brother and the party for his own secret in his diary because the party will not allow anyone keeping a rebellious idea. After a while Big Brother realizes Winston’s suspicious behavior and has an individual named O’Brien sent to watch over Winston. O’Brien is a very smart man from the Ministry of truth, who is a member of the 'inner party '(the higher class). Winston comes to trust him and shares his inner secrets and ideas about the rebellion against Big Brother. O 'Brien tells Winston about a man named Emmanuel Goldstein whom claims to know the leader of the rebels against Big Brother. This also promises Winston to get a copy of the book he Longley desires. Suddenly O’Brien goes against Winston as Big Brother had already planned. Showing major secretive external conflict.

1984 is a cautionary tale, where Orwell is warning the society of possible government takeover. This novel caution people to keep in mind the actions that government is taking. The reason behind this novel was World War II. It’s not a secret that post world war era looked very socialist in order to avoid future wars. Nations like Soviet Union and different European Nations practiced socialism to avoid future uprisings against the government. To some extent his warnings actually turned out to be the truth in the example of totalitarian socialist North Korea.

He first sees an inner party member, O'Brien, who he believes is in the brotherhood to take down big brother- the party’s leader. Marcus also meets a girl who is not exactly what he thinks, but soon starts to find out that she wants something more than just an ally. She sends Winston a note saying “I love you.” and they soon begin a forbidden affair, always on the lookout for the higher party spying on them. As their affair begins to flourish, Winston's hatred for the party grows more and he feels it is time to overthrow the party. He counts on the help of his brotherhood and friends, but he may have made one big mistake that can cost him everything.

Summary: Winston comes to the conclusion that if there is any chance of the destruction of the Party it lies in the hands of the proles because everyone ignores them so they could revolt easier and he remembers about one time when he came into contact with solid evidence that the Party rewrites news to fit with what Big Brother says.

Winston fell in love with a woman he worked with named Julia. He and Julia shared the same beliefs and frustrations with the government. They both felt like they needed to rebel against the country's regulations. Winston wanted to outwardly rebel against the government. He wanted to make life better for future generations with freedoms and individuality. Julia knew that cooperating with the party outwardly and rebelling in