Prejudice And Racism Exposed In George Orwell's Cry

Can a hero still be a hero although he succumbs to his weakness? What if he becomes the very thing he was against or want to eradicate? In our modern world, we find many examples of heroes in stories, movies, and even the news that usually have a positive connotation related to them, and many of their story arcs usually have a positive resolution, similar to the classic romantic stories long ago. The author George Orwell completely flips the notion of the classic hero on its head, but does it well enough that it makes us question what is a true hero.

George Orwell uses his novel 1984 to convey that human beings, as a species, are extremely susceptible to dehumanization and oppression in society. Orwell demonstrates how a government’s manipulation of technology, language, media, and history can oppress and degrade its citizens.

Political press can play such crucial role in the viewpoints of citizens; with an impact like this, it is essential to have explicit information. George Orwell’s 1946 essay “Politics and the English Language” he argues that Politicians have manipulated the English language, thus making their points euphemistic. He explains that these that, “...it is broadly true that political writing is bad writing” and results to a politician being “unconscious of what he is saying” (Orwell). Even though this essay was written in 1946, Orwell’s six basic rules are still broken. For instance, Donald Trump’s immigration speech is prime example of what Orwell would conclude as “nonsense”. The speech breaks the elementary rules by using unfamiliar phrases,

Throughout the story, you see the way that the pig, Squealer, gives information to the “lowly” animals. He tells them what the leading pig, Napoleon, wants them to know, but he tells it in a way that it seems they are benefitting. Squealer had a way of persuading the other animals to listen to him, through his actions and manipulation. “The best known among them was a small, fat pig named Squealer, with very round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble movements and a shrill voice. He was a brilliant talker, and when he was arguing some difficult point he had a way of skipping from side to side and whisking his tail, which was somehow very persuasive. The others said of Squealer that he could turn black to white.”

If we think of Slavery we think of it as an event in our history that degrading blacks, and only blacks. We, at least I don’t think of it as effecting whites, but if we look at the two authors Baldwin and Coats we see slavery and racism can be viewed on a whole different level. Blocking out stereotypes Coates and Baldwin give us an inside look on what it was actually like like to own or to be a slave. Baldwin, talks about the effects of slavery on a micro level, and talks about how it affects people individually, and how even if someone doesn’t believe in it, they can be taken over by the idea of racism without realizing it; how racism can even affect the white man, saying that you can become the monster that you hate. . Coates, on

In a society like that, no one is respected and everyone is treated like they don 't have a significance to be alive. Everyone must act and think the same because the corrupt society believes that in a group a single person does not matter. In our society we let each other shine by our differences and by that we grow stronger. When everyone is the same, a group will never get stronger or weaker.

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.

Rebellions happened all throughout history and still continue in the present. Bacon’s Rebellion continues to have a lasting impact on today’s society. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the theme of rebellion is prevalent. The government system of Big Brother controls every aspect of the people’s lives. As the story progresses, the main character Winston Smith, finds himself having hatred for Big Brother and wants to find a way to end the Party’s reign. Other characters, like Julia, only want to rebel for personal reasons and want no major changes. In George Orwell’s 1984, the use of imagery to draw parallels between Winston’s struggle against Big Brother and man’s repeated clashes with nigh-totalitarian government.

Fear within the ignorant animals of Animal Farm and defeated humans of 1984 exist to uphold each novel’s totalitarian government. Each of these George Orwell novels delve into the power and manipulation of an absolute dictatorship. Napoleon in Animal Farm and Big Brother in 1984 both claim the newly established system of authority is of superior quality than the preceding regime. Apprehension is due to both fictional and realistic threats, twisted for the government’s power-hungry use. Feelings of fear permit the pigs and the Party to control devotion and independence in ignorant citizens. Animal Farm and 1984 simulate fear utilized by authoritarian rule to control, keep citizens loyal and modify reality. George Orwell’s two novels warn

This quote relates to the ID of our human minds because the ID tends to act accordingly to our first instincts with little to none consideration beforehand. Thus, we tend to satisfy our immediate desires and wants, for example, if we are hungry, we would immediately look for food. In this quote, when it mentions how there’s “a glowing fire and meat” (p.207) it shows how Jack’s tribe is satisfying their desires through their ID, because the meat represents their hunger. To add on, the ID also acts as a human survival instinct, therefore, it fears death and any actions that can harm themselves. Thus the “comfort of safety” (p.207) can show how their ID is active at the moment. However, this quote also show how people tend to have bad intentions,

Orwell’s “Notes on Nationalism” was meant for intellectuals, many of whom are highly educated and accomplished. As a result, Orwell used obscure references, cross-cultural comparisons, and a candid writing style to gain the trust of his audience. Furthermore, Orwell sets himself apart from other writers by presenting himself as being knowledgeable, sincere, and immune to fallacies. Writing to a well-informed audience, Orwell used many arcane details to demonstrate his understanding of the topic. At the beginning of his essay, Orwell mentioned the “French word longeur”, and claimed that there is not a similar word in English the audience would know.

Winston Smith are captured by the Ministry of Love and is forced in a deprogramming process which will coercive measures to force him to change his religious, political, and economic beliefs. O’Brien tortures Smith until he changes his rebellious belief to allegiance to “Big Brother”. Smith ends up in the dreaded room 101, where high levels of torture is conducted in. The name itself, “Ministry of Love”, is very ironic since they are not a ministry of love and happiness but of one that enforces loyalty to Big Brother through fear, torture, and brainwashing. This shows how corrupt the government is during that era, and how they have to resort to torture to force the citizens to obey and “love” big brother.

Discrimination against minorities has been a problem for all of human history. Populations of the oppressors and the oppressed have fought for years for equal rights, yet something is always amiss. There is always a group put on a pedestal, above the lower class. This is what Winston is counting on, an uprising from the lower class, called the proletarians. Although no clear difference exists between the proles and the party members, birthright separates them from the more privileged members of society. “If there is hope, wrote Winston, it lies in the proles” (Orwell, ). It is often true that the lower class does not know their power, for the educated elitist class controls them and they are left to follow like sheep to a shepherd. This

Many authors bring in the theme of politics into their work in order to make their creations more appealing and as a form of expressing their personal views. George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-four” is a novel that contains many political messages to the world. Orwell felt that part of his role as a writer is to serve as a voice of conscience to our society by trying to express the truth as he saw it. The novel was written in a crucial time period in modern history after the Second World War and at the beginning of the Cold War. One can see that the book was influenced by current events of its time mixed with Orwell’s standpoint. He focuses on three major political issues that effect society, which are the dangers of war, class differences

Days without food, nights without shelter and clothes without buttons are reality for homeless people around the world. Many are incapable of escaping their poverty and can not seem to find a way out of their bleak oppression. The few that do escape often help each other find a way to make their lives better and do not forget how to maintain friendships. George Orwell’s novel, Down and Out in Paris and London, displays the ability of those in poverty to escape their horrific lot in life through friendships and connections. The common goal of shelter and freedom from oppression bonds many of the lower class. Many in poverty work together to find the best means to achieve their common