Nineteen Eighty-Four Book Report

In society today many citizens feel violated with the security methods taken by homeland security. “On September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States marked the beginning of the global war on terrorism. The methods used are justifiable as they provide protection against possible threats or attacks. This attack on U.S. soil increased surveillance of both American citizens and foreign nationals” (Andrew, C., & Walter,

In Section One of the novel, 1984 by George Orwell, the setting was set to make me feel like the people of Oceania are living in a world ruled by a dictatorship, where you are never safe, because someone is always watching you, or in the novels view, “Big Brother is always watching.” The main character Winston Smith sees through Big Brothers conspiracy and doesn’t want this time period to continue. Big Brother is a symbol of a leader, a god, and he is worshipped as a god. However, Winston Smith doesn’t want the future to be ruled by Big Brother, but nothing is safe in this time period, because there a things that may seem like normal objects to us, but in Oceania they are other forms of trying to control the people under Big Brothers demands.

In today’s society we can easily notice that wherever we go technology influences us more than we think. We all can agree that almost everyone in this country uses and owns an electronic device, even children who are four or five years old. We have allowed and helped accelerate the advancement of the technology we have today, which leads us to a fear of uncertainty with the future use of technology. After reading the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four we question if the rapid advancement of technology would or will lead us to a Big Brother (BB) society. One should consider the background on how technology can point us towards that direction, compare BB technology with the technology we have now, and what we can do to prevent or stop

This chapter starts off by him walking to work when Julia falls in front of him, while she hurted her arm. Winston noticed that her arm is in a sling so he helps her up even though he thinks that she is part of the Thought Police. And Winston thinks that she is against him because of that. But she falls on purpose and slips a folded piece of paper in his hand, and she continued walking acting like nothing happened. Winston waited to open the note, when he opened it the note said “I love you”. For the rest of the day Winston could not focus he was bust trying to find a way to meet her. In the next few days he sees her in canteen but he couldn’t really speak to her because there was no privacy there. They finally get a chance to talk they plan to meet up at Victory Square, and Julia wants to meet privately. While they stand together they hold each

In America, surveillance cameras are set up in many public places and cell phones are subject to monitoring in order to ensure safety and prevent attacks on the country (Scaliger). This type of surveillance is present in 1984 where telescreens are placed on every wall and they are always watching, listening, and recording the actions and words of the citizens (Orwell 6). Rather than destroying the world, as it does in 1984, technology is used to build a better world that is cooperative and fair (“NSA

How far are Americans willing to go when it comes to giving up their Constitutionally-guaranteed liberties in order to provide more security against deranged, radical bombers who hate Americans and who strike at public events? That is the topic of this paper, and two articles on this subject will be outlined in order to provide perspective. Thesis: Whether Americans like it or not, they will be giving up a degree of privacy as more cameras are put in place in big cities.

The past several years have been a turbulent time for the United States. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in 2001, the American government appears to slowly be transitioning into a police state, with major domestic surveillance programs and a heavily militarized police force. A police state, defined by the Oxford Dictionary, is “A totalitarian state run by means of a national police force, using repressive methods such as covert surveillance and arbitrary arrest and imprisonment to control the population.” While it would be erroneous to call America a totalitarian state, the existence of wide-spread surveillance programs accompanied by the increased power of the American police force, and along with a significant portion of the population

The government is always watching to ensure safety of their country, including everything and everyone in it. Camera surveillance has become an accepted and almost expected addition to modern safety and crime prevention (“Where” para 1). Many people willingly give authorization to companies like Google and Facebook to make billions selling their personal preferences, interests, and data. Canada participates with the United States and other countries in monitoring national and even global communications (“Where” para 2). Many question the usefulness of this kind of surveillance (Hier, Let, and Walby 1).However, surveillance, used non-discriminatorily, is, arguably, the key technology to preventing terrorist plots (Eijkman 1). Government

“Government, is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”, this famous quote was stated by George Washington. The thesis of Nineteen Eighty-Four is how giving government too much control destroys freedom. The quote from George Washington explains exactly what the Party is, in the book Nineteen Eighty-Four. Nineteen Eighty-Four is written by George Orwell which was one of Eric Arthur Blair’s two pen names, the other was John Freeman. Blair was born on June 25, 1903 in Motihari of Bihar (British India); and died on January 21, 1950 in Camden of London. He had two wives. The first wife was named Eileen O’Shaughnessy who died in 1945. After

As our fears grew concerning national security, our government began to conduct surveillance with certain groups labeled as “suspicious”. As this escalated into dangerous territory, it begged the question: does the threat of terrorism outweigh the right of privacy?

Although Surveillance of terrorism, is extremely labor intensive and costly. Surveillance cameras and terrorism control technology are popping up everywhere. Many big cities across the country including New York, Cincinnati, Seattle and Chicago are allocating budget dollars to install surveillance cameras and to get the most up to date surveillance technology. This surveillance technology has improved to a degree that it allows the government and law enforcement to track people without having them to physical followed someone 24 hours a day. This new technology has allowed many states to implement programs for monitoring people in order to collect intelligence, to shut down a narcotic operation, or to establish probable cause.

In the face of heavy situations or being under overwhelming pressure from the state or from one’s peers, I think it is possible for an individual to keep hold of their own sense of truth and values under a certain amount of pressure. However, I also believe the individual can lose their senses once a breaking point is reached. Despite the amount of heavy torture Winston faced in the Ministry of Love, he still believed in his own personal values. With the fate of Winston, however, is all truly lost and overwhelmed by Big Brother? Or is Winston's fate a rallying point for humankind? Winston’s fate is a rallying point for humankind because he was able to keep hold of his own mind despite the Party’s various methods of manipulation, and

The final major point to prove that Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dystopian novel is that citizens are led to believe they are under constant surveillance from Big Brother, which causes them to conform to guidelines very easily. The first argument supporting this is the use of Telescreens as monitoring devices, conveniently placed in every nook and cranny of Oceania to allow the government to closely watch citizens, especially those suspected of committing Thought-Crime. These Telescreens, including the hidden ones, force the general public to believe they are being watched at all times, although this is often not the case. It is this watchful eye that causes people to become aware of their actions and the consequences they may ensue. Everybody

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

Some say that the key to success on preventing terrorism, or any crime for that matter, is the use of massive surveillance enforcement (Someone's Watching). For instance, airlines have used the Computer Assisted Pre-Screening System (CAPS) to spot any dangerous passengers that have checked into the airline. Additionally, metal detectors are heavily used in airlines to check for any weapons that a terrorist might use. Video cameras that capture faces and license plates found all throughout the airport are now equipped with a software that allows images to be recognized and matched with several databases (Public Places Have Eyes). Cameras in general are present in every corner of the airport to monitor all irregular activities. Some also believe that "having a floating eye in the sky could prove to be a major deterrent in the war on terror" when talking about aerial surveillance (Surveillance Tech). Moreover, these surveillance tools are not only used in airlines to prevent crime. These surveillance gadgets can also be used to prevent other crimes such as robberies, trespassing, assaults, and shopliftings everywhere. In fact, with the help of aerial cameras, the Tampa Florida Police Aviation Unit was able to perform 500 arrests in the year of 2003 (Surveillance Tech). As for metal detectors, they are found at the entrances of almost every store we go to as well as school premises that push for a weapon free