One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest And 1984 Critical Analysis

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.

George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984 cautions against government having too much/excessive amount of power. Winston Smith lives in a society where a totalitarian government tracks their citizen's every move through telescreens and thought police. The government is divided among the four ministries; the Ministry of Love, Peace, Plenty, and Truth. The excessive censorship in the society leads the citizens to be less individualistic and more alike to one another. Being in an environment where Newspeak is enforced, citizens are unable to express their originality. Orwell's 1984 is a very effective cautionary tale through its characterization of Winston who lacks heroic characteristics, its conflict of man vs society, and its use of dialect.

Even before Winston meets Julia, he had dreams about her. Orwell wrote, “ What overwhelmed him in that instant was admiration for the gesture with which she had thrown her clothes aside… as though Big Brother and the Thought Police could all be swept into nothingness by a single movement”(27). Even dreaming about such thing can get Winston killed. Later on in the book, the dream becomes a reality. Winston meets Julia during book two and they soon start to have a relationship. Having a relationship with someone that is not their spouse, is a crime. Having sex for reasons other than just reproducing, is also a crime. On page 111, Winston and Julia have sex for the first time. He loved the feeling of corruption and wrongness, he says, “I hate purity, I hate goodness. I don’t want any virtue to exist anywhere. I want everyone to be corrupt to the bones”(Orwell 111). Winston gets tired of living in a society where acting wrong is prohibited so, he wants to be the exact opposite. Thats why he says that he loves the feeling of

The novel “1984” by George Orwell exemplifies the issues of a government with overwhelming control of the people. This government controls the reality of all of their citizens by rewriting the past, instilling fear, and through manipulation. This is an astounding story because of the realistic qualities that are present throughout the text about an extreme regulatory government and its effects. This society is overwhelming consumed with the constructed reality that was taught to them by Big Brother. George Orwell brings significant aspects to the novel like the complexity of relationships during a rebellion and The Party’s obsession with power. The main character Winston struggles throughout the story trying to stay human through literature, self-expression and his individuality. The party uses human’s tendencies, weaknesses, and strengths in order to dehumanize their citizens to gain control over them.

As one is experiencing a life of alienation and loneliness, they may being to act uncontrollable while rebelling against their surroundings, one loses themselves as they feel different than everyone present. Alienation can force an individual to spiral into an abyss of nothingness, nonetheless if one allows others to reach out and inspire than it is possible to break away from the alienation and loneliness. Chief Bromden from the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, written by Ken Kesey, is an Indian who was institutionalized for insanity and is considered a chronic in the ward as he is “too far gone” to be healed. Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D Salinger is a lying, rebellious teenager sent away by his parents to a private school as they are unable to handle Holden’s behaviour. It is evident both experience alienation as their stories progress and actions taken, however the individuals present in their lives motivate changes in the outcomes of these dynamic characters.

In a totalitarian country, any ordinary citizen’s powers are limited, if at all possible. Although any individual is treated like a part of the society, he has no chances to play a vital role in it. A person is to follow officially dispersed propaganda and obey the rules, which intend to control everything. The totalitarian system uses any means including manipulation, intimidation and even the worst forms of repression just to achieve the main goal -  staying in power. George Orwell’s 1984 and Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest are very similar novels which describe two different societies being mainly focused on individuals opposing the existing systems. In Orwell’s novel, the

In order to escape and be free from the mechanism of control established in Nineteen Eighty-four and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, two character are presented. In Nineteen Eighty-four, a women named Julia aids Winston to rebel against Big Brother by having intercourse with party members and love affair with Winston. she elaboratly plans to have intercourse with many party members to satisfy her desires and in so doing this, she creates a group of rebellions among the party member. As for Winston, he courageously commits his first act of rebellion after purchasing and writing on the diarty in attempt to protest against Big Brother and to communicate his thought with future generations. Julia takes Winston to the Golden Country were they commit

The power any citizens have, if any, while living under the ruling of a totalitarian system are very limited. Although they feel like they are part of a society like group, the chance of them becoming someone of importance to the ‘society’ is zero. Living under the totalitarian system, the citizens are expected to obey all rules, and deal with the fact that the system will do anything, such as using intimidation and manipulation, to remain in power. All of these themes are strongly demonstrated in Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and George Orwell’s 1984. In both novels, the citizens are ruled and watched over by someone socially higher than them in their “community” that have the power to monitor and control one’s every move and

In 1984, George Orwell uses cultural, psychological, and social surroundings to shape Winston Smith's (the main protagonist) psyche. The society's culture is restrictive, the government brainwashes people and children into following the government's rule, and his social encounters, especially with his girlfriend Julia, shape his morality.

In the novel 1984 the author, George Orwell, tells us a story about Winston rebellion against the Party by having a secret relationship with Julia. They found a hiding place in Mr. Charrington’s building, by which they spend months together. Being unaware that there was a telescreen hidden they were found and imprisoned in the Ministry of Love. In a chapter of the novel, Julia and Winston experience a rocket bomb giving him the impression that she was dead.

In 1984 by George Orwell, many themes are apparent in the novel. All of these themes have their own affect on the main character. However, one theme in particular that sticks out is the theme of a lack of free will. This theme has many affects on the main character. The lack of free will affects Winston’s perception of society by inspiring him to create a better future while at the same time, crushing his hopes of doing so.

The book, 1984 by George Orwell, is about the external and internal conflicts that take place between the two main characters, Winston and Big Brother and how the two government ideas of Democracy and totalitarianism take place within the novel. Orwell wrote the novel around the idea of communism/totalitarianism and how society would be like if it were to take place. In Orwell’s mind democracy and communism created two main characters, Winston and Big Brother. Big Brother represents the idea of the totalitarian party. In comparison to Big Brother, Winston gives and represents the main thought of freedom, in the novel Winston has to worry about the control of the thought police because he knows that the government with kill anyone who

In the novel 1984 by George Orwell a man named Winston lives within a dis-utopian society. People within this society keep their emotions non-noticeable because if they go against what the inner circle is teaching than that person would work manually labor for the rest of their life. In the story a party known as the inner circle uses a few slogans and sayings to control everything. The inner circle uses all that they say to brainwash people into believing what they are saying is true. The inner party 's slogans are “War is peace, Freedom is Slavery, and Ignorance is strength” By using these phrases one can see that the inner circle can manipulate everyone into believing in what the inner circle tells

In George Orwell’s 1984, the main character, Winston Smith, falls in “love” with a woman named Julia, who provides Winston with an outlet in which he can rebel against the political ideology of Ingsoc. In this context, “love” does not have the same definition associated with it today. In 1984, Winston loves that Julia gives him an outlet to rebel, while Julia “is motivated by love of pleasure and is totally uninterested in the political dynamics of the society”, as shown when Winston tells Julia “you’re only a rebel from the waist downwards” (Parascandola; Orwell 156). No one can denying that to some extent, Winston and Julia love each other, however, more than each other, they love the

The novel 1984 is a futuristic totalitarian society where everyone is kept under close surveillance and is forced to follow all rules and laws of the state. The novel 1984 was written by George Orwell and published in 1950. The main characters were Big Brother, Winston Smith, Julia, O’Brien, Syme and Emmanuel Goldstein. Winston Smith is a low man on the totem pole when it came to the ruling Party in London, Oceania. His every move is watched by the Party through devices called telescreens. Posted everywhere around the city is the face of their leader, “Big Brother” informing them that he is always watching. He works in the “Ministry of Truth” which is ironic seeing that they alter history to fit the liking of the Party. As this book continues Winston challenged the laws and skirts around the fact that he is always being watched. His shocking and rebellious act is “falling in love.” Throughout this novel George Orwell utilizes symbolism to further enhance the totalitarian features of the society. In many ways these symbols represent the things that this society hasn’t experienced and doesn’t understand.