Similarities Between 1984 And 1984

The idea about human to reconcile the uncertainties of the past with a new or present situation. Throughout the year I studied the texts about, novel 1984 by George Orwell, a film Good Will Hunting and Shakespeare's play Hamlet. In these texts because the characters' uncertainty about the past, they won’t succeed in future situations in their lives. I'm referring from the text of how these uncertainties can have an effect for these protagonists throughout the story until they reach tougher situations.

When describing Anthony Burgess’s invented language Nadsat, the writer and psychologist Theodore Dalrymple stated that “as a linguistic invention, it is an equal of Orwell’s Newspeak” (Dalrymple). Newspeak, the language in 1984 sponsored by the government Ingsoc, and Nadsat, the Russified English spoken in A Clockwork Orange, are both meant to be devolved forms of English that are inferior to those spoken in the real world. Both dialects are prominent throughout their stories, showing the importance of conveying their themes. Newspeak and Nadsat are very effective in making their respective points on the dangers of devolving language and stifling free will, but the ways in which they do so differ significantly. Orwell uses the storylines in 1984 as an expression of beliefs on the devolution of language, while Burgess uses the devolution of language to enhance the storyline of A Clockwork Orange.

1984 is still considered a great work of fiction today. The back summary of the book says, “The year 1984 has come and gone, but George Orwell’s prophetic, nightmarish vision in 1949 of the world we were becoming is timelier than ever. 1984 is still the great modern classic of ‘negative Utopia’”. The date 1984 is not the important part of Orwell’s book. The part that matters most is that it is warning people about the future. The future described by 1984 is a bleak one that remains a possibility for future generations. The only way to prevent this is to avoid giving sole control of the past, present, and future to a government of any kind. The main character in the story, Winston, is proof of that fact. Winston works in the Ministry of Truth and his job is to change records to match the actual events. “Day by day and almost minute by minute, the past was brought up to date. In this way every prediction made by the Party could be shown by documentary evidence to have been correct.” (Orwell 40). In this society if people refuse to believe or question the records, they will “disappear” and never be seen again. This warning is relevant to today’s society and 1984 has remained one of the most influential stories concerning societal oppression for over sixty years proving that it has the ability to withstand the effects of time. In addition, 1984 has the ability to make citizens look at their

     1984 and Brave New World, written by George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, respectively, are both books that reflect the authors vision of how society would end up at the course it was going at the time of the writing of the book. Both books were written more than fifty years ago, but far enough apart that society was going in a totally different direction at the time. There are many ways to compare these two books and point out the similarities. On certain, deep levels they are very much the same, while at first glance, on the surface, they are very different. One point that in some parts is the same and some very different, is the governments in each of these books method’s of control.

Characters and conflict are both heavily reliant on each other and both are needed for a functioning story. In the book 1984, Winston Smith, the main character, and Big Brother both play major roles in the stories conflict. Winston Smith is a minor member of the Ministry of Truth which along with two other Ministries rules over London. Winston is an intelligent and thoughtful, but weak and frail 39-year-old man. In Order to freely express himself Winston has a diary and goes to the slums of the city where he will not be monitored by the parties of big brother. Winston believes that he has a revolutionary dream that could change his and many others lives but is being oppressed by the parties totalitarian control over his life. Throughout the

Another reason why the book 1984 is still relevant in today's society is still relevant in today's is the fact that both governments infringed on the personal freedoms of their people. In the book 1984 any kind of fun was shunned. People in the book were forced to act like mindless drones and they acted like such due to the fact that they were constantly monitored. According to Keri Blakinger of the New York Times, The book

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

There is a high probability that most people have heard of the saying, “Big Brother is watching you.” The saying comes from George Orwell’s book, 1984. A story which depicts a nightmarish view of society. Big Brother plays a key role throughout the novel for his surveillance state. Surveillance functions consistently in the dystopia, affecting the way individuals view themselves by their present day technology.

The frightening thing was that it might all be true. If the Party could thrust its hand into the past and say of this or that event, IT NEVER HAPPENED--that, surely, was more terrifying than mere torture and death? [sic] —Orwell 72

Many times in life, things change in ways no one would have expected them to. In the novels 1984 by George Orwell and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, significant symbols develop different meanings along the course of the books. Both novels are relatively similar and consist of the same theme; the destruction of society due to the immense power that the government has. Even though the authors styles differ, each novel contains different symbols that evolve over time, as well as the same recurring theme of the dangers that come with immense government power.

In 1984 the government tries to overwrite the past to make it seem like they are always right. In America, politicians blatantly deny positions they took and things they said in the past. "Fake News" and biased studies are even attempting to re-write the present by convincing people of facts that don't exist.

George Orwell’s 1984 is a great allegory about life under communist rule. Throughout the book there are many concepts that directly relate to the rule of Josef Stalin in the U.S.S.R.

Imagine a world in which you are constantly being watched. False history, monitored sex, no freedom. Obfuscating fact with falsehood becomes the standard, it is expected. Your entire life is decided for you, and you do not even know it. You are even content with it. Cogitate about how this would be, having no choice or self-determination. This lachrymose dystopia is the reality of the citizens of Airstrip One, a province of Oceania in George Orwell’s 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. This story depicts an oppressive government that takes control of every aspect of the lives and thoughts of their citizens. George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four teaches its readers to not let someone else decide what everyone should do, say, and think. George Orwell’s

The Book 1984 was written by George Orwell shortly after W.W.II. I think this book really shows us what would happen if the government gets too powerful. It was written long ago and set in the future, but I feel like the message is still very relevant today.

The world today is becoming a 21st century 1984. 1984 by George Orwell foreshadows similarity between technology, safety, and language in today's world as well as in the picture of 1984’ society. The made up idea of telescreens, memory holes, different language, and safety probation have become to simmare to the present world. In Orwell's work conclusions can be drawn that he definitely was pointing to something much greater in our world then within his book.