Similarities Between 1984 And 1984

Totalitarian governments, by their very nature demand control over the people, encompassing all aspects of their lives, and through the use of surveillance, this control is maintained. Through the works of Anthony Burgess in A Clockwork Orange, Tom Rob Smith in Child 44, and George Orwell in 1984, these authors take a closer look into the necessity of surveillance in the survival of any totalitarian government. To begin with, the motivation for using surveillance over the people stems from the concept of power, maintaining the power of the state is the ultimate goal, and as long as the state is maintained, any measure taken is worth it. In addition, through the use of surveillance, governments create an environment where the family unit itself is broken down, and society drifts towards one devoid of trust, encouraging people to turn on one another in the name of the state. Finally, the use of surveillance allows the government to form the next generations, molding their ideal nation, into one where the truth of the government is absolute, and any thought of revolution is crushed. Through the use of surveillance, totalitarian governments create an environment where secrets and privacy no longer exist, and the state is the dominant and absolute power, at the expense of the people

No one can be trusted in fear that they might report to the Thought Police. This held true for families as well. Children are sometimes known to turn in their own parents to the thought police for such simple things as hoarding spices for food. One has to watch his or her facial expressions at all times, because "the smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself - anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide." (Orwell, p.65) Those who think for themselves are arrested by the Thought Police and sent to the Ministry of Love, where they are re-educated or killed. Sometimes both.

Striking similarities can be drawn when looking at the fictitious government of Oceania in George Orwell’s 1984 and Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Republic. When looking at the way Stalin ran his regime, as well as the effect it had on the citizens of the nation, it’s clear to see that Orwell may have drawn inspiration from Stalin’s Soviet Union when designing the fictitious Oceania. The quality of living in the Soviet Union at the time was almost identical to that portrayed in 1984. The division of wealth among the people of Oceania also seemed inspired by life in Stalin’s Soviet Union. Most strikingly similar though was the lack of freedoms and rights in 1984 and in Stalin’s Soviet Union.

In the novel 1984 George Orwell demonstrates how the government maintains power through mind control and manipulation of the masses. Orwell hints that when the government (Big Brother), holds too much power they become crooked and devious towards the rest of the population. In a nutshell Orwell is conveying that a corrupt government destroys all chances for an ideal society. Collectively, George Orwell made a prediction of what was going to happen, and it has become a reality to some extent. Overall this is a great book for the current political state.

Societies subject to totalitarian reign experience a complete degradation of both civil and natural born rights. Entire populations are forced to follow a strict regimen, often against their free will and good judgement. In 1984, George Orwell warns of such corrupted power of a totalitarian regime. Big Brother instills a looming fear that agitates the people of Oceania, which, in the hearts of some, ignites a cry of rebellion. Those trying to peacefully challenge the system, much like Winston and Julia, are met with a cruel fate of reassimilation. Under totalitarian rule of Big Brother, such actions of civil disobedience are not effective because of the government's disinterest of citizen acceptance, unrelenting power, and a complete control

The propaganda and surveillance between the United States today and Oceania in 1984 is eerily similar in the way that someone is always looking over you. Oceania had telescreens, which is essentially a screen that not only shows propaganda but also watches your every move. This is similar to what we have today with our cell phones and laptops. There is technology where our devices can see and learn what we are looking at, and use that information to throw advertisements our way. Imagine if the government could use the same algorithm to track what we look at and report it to the FBI? As far as propaganda goes I see many similarities with the way Oceania would tell their citizens information or the lack there of, and the way our media outlets

1984. Oceania is ruled by a totalitarian government. Totalitarianism is a system of government that is dictatorial and requires complete obedience to the government. In George Orwell’s 1984, he creates a totalitarian government that relates to events in history and modern day government.

When we talk about government, we believe that it's built by the people and for the people. It is something that people can rely on, but in George Orwell’s 1984, we see opposite of what we believe. The Oceanian government has developed technology like telescreen, intelligent people like Winston, Julia, and the governor like O'Brien. The government we are living under right now is totally different then the one in Oceania. Inside Oceania, the citizens are totally controlled by its government. They have no freedom like we do in today's American society.

1984 is based in a dystopian world that is controlled by the supreme leader, Big Brother. Big Brother and other members of the inner party have the ability to watch every move a citizen makes, hear every conversation, and read every thought. The country of Oceania is controlled by 4 ministries that maintain the jobs in the government. The ministry of peace controls all war for Oceania. The ministry of plenty deals with all the economics for Oceania.

The constant watch over the citizens is accomplished with the use of telescreens, microphones, children, and the Thought Police. If anyone is found to be taking actions or thoughts against the ideas the Party puts in place, he or she will be punished. The Thought Police keeps note of people’s thoughts, though there is “no way of knowing whether [an individual is] being watched at any given moment” (3). If a thought comes up that is frowned upon the individual with that thought could be vaporized, imprisoned, tortured, or killed. Today, there should be no fear over whether the government is keeping track of peoples’ personal information as it is assumed there is some privacy from the government. In reality, every person is subject to similar surveillance as those in Oceania, whether it is by the government, family members, friends, or strangers. The government has surveillance cameras set up around the country, criminals are going through trash, and hackers are breaking into computers, trying to steal people's’ identities. It is impossible for any kind of individualism to flourish if an individual or object is always watching or listening, but surveillance is inevitable, both in Oceania’s society in 1984 and in our society today, whether citizens

In 1984, George Orwell describes a dystopian future in which the people are completely controlled. Every aspect of life is carefully monitored. While in reality totalitarian regimes have been overthrown, Orwell warns us of an even more grim future. In 1984 the Party has complete control and there is no hope for their demise. Several methods of control are used to keep Oceania's people in line, and therefore, ensuring the continued existence of the Party.

In a totalitarian government, the people are not living in a reality, but rather the inverse, they are living in a reality created for them. 1984 by George Orwell is a story of Winston Smith's struggle against a totalitarian government that controls the ideas and thoughts of its citizens. In the fictional setting of Oceania, Big Brother is the fictitious leader that controls the thoughts and actions of all human life. Similar to Oceania, the citizens of Nazi Germany operate under governments that are strict against the actions of the citizens. While in North Korea, there is always constant warfare going around. In the novel 1984, Oceania is controlled by a totalitarian government, which is similar to the government systems of Nazi Germany

The novel 1984 was written in opposition of communism, the protagonist of the story Winston is against the party and their beliefs. Unlike other individuals living in Oceana Winston does not believe in the truths that the party has established or the ideas that they force upon the residents of the country. The messed up thing is how easily the Party was able to take away the most basic of human rights such as individualism, sex, and freedom of thought. Oceana government is very vindictive they have eliminated all history that makes the residents of the country look down upon the government. Every government whether democratic or totalitarian, there’s a face of power.

Totalitarianism is defined as a political system of government in which those in power have complete control and do not allow people to oppose them. Those in power are a single party dictatorship in which one party controls state, and all other parties are forbidden. Other important features that distinguish or help define totalitarianism include restricted or eliminated constitutional rights, state terrorism, and totalitarian rulers are known as ideological dictators. The government of Oceania, in the novel 1984, is an example of totalitarian society. Germany, under Adolf Hitler’s National Socialism is another example of totalitarianism. Orwell’s Oceania has both similarities and differences to the totalitarian states of the twentieth

The governments in today’s society have brainwashed their citizens into believing everything their leader says and thinks is correct and everything else is wrong. This can sometimes be known as a totalitarian government. George Orwell’s novel 1984 revolves around totalitarianism. The members of the party in Oceania are taught and required to worship their leader Big Brother whether they believe in him or not. In the novel 1984, George Orwell shows the problems and the hatred with a totalitarian government through his use of symbolism, situational irony, and indirect characterization.