Secularity In George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

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.

George Orwell focuses his belief of the “[disbelief] in the existence of the objective truth because all the facts have to fit in with the words and prophecies of some infallible fuhrer”. He envisions the decay of future society and implements his ideas through his creation of “Nineteen Eighty-Four”. Indications of a psychological fear are examined initially through the progression and change of the human mind, which is built upon the oppression of the Party. Through the construction of a world with no freedom and individuality, the human mind adapts the change of truth and pay utter submission from the Party, to escape the presence of their ultimate weakness. With those who are rebellious of the rules of the Party gradually brings out the ugly nature of humanity. Through the fragility of the human mind, it reinforces Orwell’s idea of a corrupted society, as there no longer remains a variety of human emotions for the next generation to pass onwards. Thus conclusively portraying the defeat of human mind unable to withstand the physical and mental tortures from the Party.

The world that Orwell presents in Nineteen Eighty-four has often been called a nightmare vision of the future. Writing sixteen years into that future, we can see that not all of Orwell’s predictions have been fulfilled in their entirety! Yet,

The juxtaposition of Big Brother in George Orwell’s 1984 with our present day government and social media presence in the United States demonstrates the imminent danger of imposing figures who control both the actions and thoughts of its citizens. Throughout the novel, the narrator depicts Big Brother as a controlling force that takes technology and surveillance of the citizens of Oceania too far. Similarly, in today’s society, we are constantly bombarded with new technology by the government and social media that demands and records our actions as well as our inner thoughts. As Winston navigates his dangerous and dilapidated world, one can uncover parallels between his relationship with Big Brother and our relationship with the government

In George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four”, Winston, a rebel who lives in a dystopic society challenges the totalities regime of Big Brother. The all-knowing Big Brother controls everything in Oceania. Anybody who despised the Party will be punished, arrested or abused, until their heart desired Big Brother. In this novel, it is unknown whether Big Brother is fictitious or an actual human being. Nevertheless, he symbolizes fear, hate, and pessimism to the people of Oceania.

Unlike the dystopian society of Oceania in George Orwell’s book Nineteen Eighty-Four, in which everyone is ruled by Big Brother; the United States is able to choose their leaders periodically (Orwell). The U.S. is able to elect who will represent them which makes the system democratic and fair. This year the United States is having an election between two candidates that received the nomination by winning the most amount of votes throughout the country. The presidential candidates were able to win because the presidential primary system allows people to vote for their ideal leader. Hillary Clinton won for the democrat party and Donald Trump is running for the republican party this year; even if most of the republican leaders were not in favor

In George Orwell’s novel, 1984, there is a constant overshadowing entity referred to as Big Brother which is their government. Throughout this novel the citizens of this society are reminded that, “Big Brother is watching you” (2). This puts the fear of God in most of the characters, especially Winston. Although he is rebellious, he is so paranoid when he is doing something Big Brother has told them not to do. He is so paranoid that at one point in the novel he believes that they have placed microphones in the bushes in the woods when he meets with his mistress, Julia. According to Winston, “Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside your skull” (27).

George Orwell`s 1984 displays a government the world has yet to see in the thousands of years that people have ruled. He creates and dictates, in his own words, how a totalitarianism government would function. George Orwell decides to go into depth of the life of one man,who works within one of the four main ministries of the government. In his version of a totalitarianism government, Orwell invents a character named, Big Brother. Big Brother is the figure that plays the part of a powerful ruler. Although no one exactly knows what he looks like or where he is located. It could have been possible that this has been a disguise for a group of people who felt it necessary for the citizens to praise one person. Within the government, there are four ministries. They are the Ministry of Truth, who challenge news, entertainment, and fine arts. This is also where our main character, Winston Smith is under employment. The Ministry of peace handles war, the Ministry of love,which handles law and order. And then there is the Ministry of Plenty, which controls economic affairs. The only difference with our society and George Orwell's, is that they are more closely monitored and controlled.

    In most societies of the past, simple economy was the main motivation for class division and political systems. Those in power controlled the money, those with a means of providing for the economy or gaining money soon were in a position of greater power than those who did not. This general form can be traced from ancient Greece to our present society. The methods by which the status quo or parameters of the system were maintained differs from case to case, however. Some were more open to change, giving opportunities to those able to rise in class. Some societies, most notably "democratic" political systems, were maintained by giving the individual the feeling that he or

Through a formalist lens, Erika Gottlieb portrays Orwell’s use of symbols and allusions to the church as his attempt to satirize and criticize both totalitarianism and the church itself. As Gottlieb begins her examination of 1984, she questions whether or not “Orwell uses religion to make fun of totalitarianism, or . . . totalitarianism to make fun of religion” (Gottlieb). However, Gottlieb seems to come to a conclusion that Orwell’s goal was to mock both institutions. She first reveals Orwell’s satirical portrayal of totalitarianism through symbolism and interprets the eye of Big Brother as “a fundamental concept of mysticism being that the human Soul is always in the presence of God.

When the book 1984, by George Orwell, was first published, people thought very little of the world that had been created within the book. In this world, society was run by the Inner Party, whose "leader" is Big Brother. Big Brother is the embodiment of the Party; he is the one who controls everything. He controls food ration, living arrangements, work positions, privacy, and even a person's mind. Privacy did not exist. In modern times, many aspects of the anti-utopian novel are beginning to appear in society. One of the major factors that are becoming more and more like Big Brother is the Internet. More specifically, Google, a very popular search engine, has been ridiculed and attacked for certain policies it has and does not have that resemble Big Brother's antics. Google is under suspicion as being the next Big Brother by many parties, including an organization under Privacy International called Google Watch, because of their disregard of privacy, specifically, accessing its users' hard disk information off their computer (Brandt).

¡°BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU¡± flashes out to the reader in capital letters. This slogan generally embodies the theme that the author is trying to convey. The darkness of the human nature, free will, and control are all the themes that are embedded within this piece of dark literature. The more we read on in the novel, the more we question the existence of Big Brother. Although physically absent, he still manages to instill constant fear with his presence in the people¡¯s mind.

In the book 1984, by George orwell, the passage in the second part on chapter nine argues that war and social differences will helps control the mind of the people in order for the Party to survive. By the sense of war, it can create a fake sense of patriotism that makes the people of Oceania to have the idea of hating the other nations and not the Party. With the major differences in social standing, it makes the proles, or the poor working class, to become exhausted and unable to think of a revolt. These ideas can be best expressed through the parallelism of war, the repetition the inner party’s wealth, and the syntax.

George Orwell’s 1984 is presented as a cautionary story of what our future could be headed towards. Orwell’s writing comes out of a passion for freedom, justice and more than anything, truth. The novel is a dark and twisted representation of a dystopian society, where the government has complete control over its subjects. Oceania’s totalitarian government and Big Brother, the person who ostensibly leads this government, takes full control of its clueless members minds, values, and their lives as whole. Big Brother takes control by using brain washing and various forms of propaganda to influence the citizens of Oceania. Orwell casts the theme of totalitarianism in 1984 through the acts of Big Brother, its control

To maintain absolute power over society, authority will exert their powers in an oppressive manner to enforce conformity and control over individuals within the population. Written in 1949, “Nineteen Eighty-Four” by George Orwell is a dystopian novel that follows the life and experiences of protagonist, Winston Smith, in the cruel and dangerous totalitarian superstate of Oceania. The English Socialist Party’s (INGSOC, the government) extensive control over individuals is established in the opening scene through symbolism and personification, “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU.” ‘Big Brother,’ an embodiment of the government, evidently abuses its power with omnipresent surveillance to perpetuate fear; thus, it reflects a dictatorial regime and the