Similarities Between 1984 And 1984 George Orwell

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.

The novel I have chosen to write about that is set in a different time but is still relevant to this day is “1984” by George Orwell. Orwell effectively uses theme, characterisation, imagery and symbolism to help us appreciate the themes he runs throughout the book that have just as much relevance then as they do now. This is despite Orwells’ book being first published in 1948.

“1984 expresses man’s fears of isolation and disintegration, cruelty and dehumanisation…Orwell’s repetition of obsessive ideas is an apocalyptic lamentation for the fate of modern man. His expression of the political experience of an entire generation gives 1984 a veritably mythic power

In general, the ability to think freely, have a variety of emotions, and express ourselves makes us human. In both “1984,” and often in our own society, these aspects of humanity are destroyed.

George Orwell’s 1984 is probably one of the most famous political novels in History. It´s strong criticism to authoritarianism, government abuses and sameness makes it one of the most analysed novels of the twentieth century. Hence, Orwell uses a lot of literary devices such as vivid imagery, symbolism of color and all sorts of allusions to convey the reader into his powerful criticism of authoritarian societies and how the promote the decay of free-thinking and individualism, which his the meaning of his narrative prose.

1984, Orwell’s last and perhaps greatest work, deals with drastically heavy themes that still terrify his audience after 65 years. George Orwell’s story exemplifies excessive power, repression, surveillance, and manipulation in his strange, troubling dystopia full of alarming secrets that point the finger at totalitarian governments and mankind as a whole. What is even more disquieting is that 1984, previously considered science fiction, has in so many ways become a recognizable reality.

Being confined within rules and boundaries sends some people into mass chaos. To rebel is to go with your own instinct, which ends up opposing someone else. Comfort zones for a government is taking the easy way out and playing it completely safe, scratching the surface of our personal rights and freedoms. A government that tends to take control and possession of their people is a government that does not let free will and freedom thrive and take its place within that specific country. Within the two pieces of literature, 1984 and Divergent both have a government that wants all control for themselves.

George Orwell’s masterpiece, 1984, undoubtedly is unlike many others. In its articulate language and fluency, Orwell certainly makes a point throughout the entirety of the novel, about a society such as that of communism and how it can control and manipulate the minds of the common citizens. Using characteristics such as mindful maneuvering, communication in terms of newspeak, and uprising in a dystopian society, Orwell undeniably make aspects of his novel different, realistic, and even impossible to engage the reader.

When a reader engages and indulges into a piece of writing that involves a love story, they wish and hope for it to be a “happily ever after.” Unfortunately, it is not always the case. Such as, in Romeo and Juliet ending with the death of the two lovers, or the Titanic ending in the death of the beloved Jack. In the Novel, 1984, by George Orwell, there is a similar tragic ending to a love story.

The Party in 1984 by George Orwell, and Soviet Russia under Stalin's control are very similar in multiple ways as they both showed the dangers of totalitarianism. History shows that as fear grows, individualism dies, and all hope seems to perish, the spark lights the fire and humanity starts to thrive once more, however if the wick is wet, then it will ultimately time time for it to dry once more.

“It is often said that literature is a voice for social commentary. How is this true of the novel 1984”?

Societies in which individuals bear underdeveloped emotions is evident in both novels. Psychological manipulation from authority yields a world consumed of dull mechanization rather than of people with sincere passions and concerns. The protagonist of 1984 claims that “to dissemble your feelings...to do what everyone else was doing, was an instinctive reaction...” (Orwell 17). In both pieces of literature, the internal staleness within individuals is directly associated with their government, who utilizes it as a way to remain more powerful than the citizens it controls. The fact that Bernard Marx wishes to experience “what passion is” and yearns to “feel something strongly” allows the conclusion to be drawn that members of the World State

The fictional novel 1984 by George Orwell has shocking correlations to the modern day world. A recent magazine article from the New York Times titled “N.S.A. Halts Collection of Americans’ Emails About Foreign Targets” written by Charlie Savage, highlights these similarities. Both the novel and the article focus on the lack of privacy that citizens are granted due to the government. The novel 1984 focuses on a society controlled under the power of “Big Brother”. All thoughts, actions, and interactions are watched by “Big Brother” and any sign of unorthodoxy results in serious, often life ending, punishments.

George Orwell’s 1984 is about a party member of Oceania named Winston Smith. Oceania is a dystopian society that controls the people through constant surveillance and doublethink, which is the acceptance of two contradictory beliefs used to change a person’s memory more easily. Throughout the novel, Winston talks about his hatred towards Big Brother, the leader of Oceania, and how he wants to put a stop to the party. One way he does that is he falls in love with a young woman named Julia and they have relations with each other to rebel against the party. It is clear that when George Orwell wrote 1984, he was greatly influenced by Yevgeny Zamyatin

Orwell’s novel consist of several methods of distortion including, changing names, exaggerating circumstances, and twisting how things actually are, all of which draw attention to the overall messages of the novel itself. In 1984, Orwell tends to describe real world situations but change the name such as the party which is supposed to represent our actual governments. Orwell mimics things that our government have the power to do and even though is not occurring currently, could eventually happen. This use of distortion serves better than literary realism because by changing names Orwell is focusing on the political problem at hand. Whereas, if Orwell had described the government as it actually is currently and with it’s actual names such as the Britain government or the United states Government, the reader would not grasp the concept of the government’s ability to do such things as well. For example, if Orwell would have said that the United States Government could possibly spy on us in the future, the reader would want evidence to back this up, whereas with him distorting it, the reader can make the connection between the made up “Party” and the United States government by themselves. By forcing the reader to make