Similarities Between 1984 And V For Vendetta

1984 and Divergent have many similarities which include determining their faction/parties, drug usage, and uniforms, which tell the differences between each differing level member. There are also differences in each of these books, too.

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 first similarity between 1984 and V for Vendetta is that the society is being run by totalitarian rule. It is the government that controls the lives of the people and how the society should be run. In 1984, ‘Big Brother’ aka the Inner party, is the figure that keeps an eye on the people and

1984 and V for Vendetta both take place in a Great Britain controlled by a totalitarianistic society with non conformist characters who take on that society with a unique approach. Winston Smith uses a private rebellion between himself and Julia as his nonconformity against the Inner Party. In V for Vendetta, however, V’s take on resisting the Norsefire Party is very direct and outspoken to the public. In their own ways, they both hide their hatred for the Party. Winston himself keeps his meetings with Julia hush hush in Mr. Charrington’s room, while V’s identity is never revealed, always wearing a mask.

Literacy has been used in many forms throughout time and one of these forms is to revolt against unfair governments and totalitarian governments. These forms of literature often demonstrated another type of totalitarian government, the film ‘V for vendetta’ directed by James McTeigue and the novel ‘1984’ written by George Orwell are great examples of this. V for vendetta shows a totalitarian government in an alternative London and 1984 shows a totalitarian government in a fictional world.

And many people don’t. Winston had no proof against the Party, except for a picture that he disintegrated a few years ago. No one would believe him, and those who did have some opinions against the Party didn’t care, like Julia. The interest in what kind of government was ruling over them had faded from the people’s mind. And Orwell details this in a letter he wrote that explains why he wrote 1984. “To begin with there is the general indifference to the decay of democracy... the great mass of people… don’t give a damn for this?” (Orwell) A lot of people don’t worry too much about the government, and in Oceania they could care less. And since they don’t worry about it, they don’t have any resources at home that could be used if they were needed against the Party. There are no doomsday preppers in Oceania that are stocking up for an inevitable end to the Party. Everyone believes that they are free and safe and there is nothing wrong with the Party. But Winston and the others like him know better. “This isn’t freedom, this is fear.” (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) They don’t live in a free world. They live in a world of people who are afraid of what could happen if they rebel, so they have nothing that could help in a possible uprising. An individual doesn’t have resources. A group can pool what they own together, and make the resources they need to take down the

The novels V for Vendetta and 1984, although similar in a plethora of ways, hold the most importance within their differences. V for Vendetta is a graphic novel written by Alan Moore created to illustrate the fictional world of the future England. This England is taken over by fascism and shows how the people react and rebel. 1984 is a novel written by George Orwell. This dystopian book was written in 1949 as a prediction of the future. 1984 is about a world controlled completely by its government through manipulation and strict laws.

The Party exists. Big Brother is the embodiment of the Party” (Orwell 214). Monitoring people’s unapproved actions, the Party gains power, therefor, Surveillance frightened citizens follow their duties. To Winston, it shaped perspective of himself and the world.

In the novel 1984, written by George Orwell, “Big Brother” is the face of the party in control of the dystopian society of Oceania. Big Brother plays the role of what might be considered the most important character in the novel; without this character, the government would have much less control over the public. It is because of Big Brother that Winston and Julia get themselves a private apartment, and it is also because of Big Brother that they get caught later in the novel. He is shown to be “larger than life” as Winston Smith is told that Big Brother exists as the embodiment of the party, and can never die. In a sense, Big Brother symbolizes the party

Through the dystopic texts of 1984 written by George Orwell and V for Vendetta directed by James McTeigue, the concept of a cautionary tale is portrayed by the dystopic qualities present in the highlighted texts. To which a dystopic text is an exploration of restrictive and controlling societies which reflect modern day concerns. To portray the texts as a warning story, Orwell and McTeigue give depictions of the dystopic qualities of their worlds, through the loss of independence and freedom and emphasise the importance of the individual through its loss in the dystopic societies.

“War is peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength”, These are the moral codes and social conventions citizens of George Orwell's 1984 live by. With high level surveillance and publicly inflicted ideologies that promote the governing force puppeteering its nation, 1984 shares shocking similarities with increased security, political power and technology seen in today's world. In the same vein, Ridley Scott's dystopian futuristic thriller Blade Runner, set in an overpopulated, corrupt, corporation governed world can be compared to the world of today in terms of the rapid development in technology and the political influence large corporations can have on governments. Both texts create a futuristic world that is able to form connections with its audience to varying degrees. But how do George Orwell's 1984 and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner depicted futuristic worlds specifically relate to the audience of today?

In this society, the Inner and Outer Party members are constantly being reminded of the Party’s power and are essentially brainwashed into thinking what the Party wants them to think and do at all times. Things like propaganda, two-minutes hate (rallies where Party members must watch a video of the Party’s enemies and express hatred towards them), telescreens which watch the people’s every move, and most importantly fear of being vaporized from their very world are what drives the citizens towards obedience and towards support for the Party. Orwell even says, “Winston kept his back turned to the telescreen. It was safer, though, as he well knew, even a back can be revealing” (Orwell 3). These examples show the many ways that the Party exercises its control. With all these things surrounding these people’s lives, it is no wonder they live in fear and are brainwashed. All they know and will ever know is of the Party. As Marx predicted, the Party controls the means of production in Oceania, so therefore they control Oceania itself (“Marxist Theory”

We must also consider the fact that Winston does not believe it to be possible for the Party to be “overthrown from within.” This is due to several reasons as well. Just as The Ministry of Truth has its hands in media, romanticizing the persecution of those who have committed thoughtcrimes, they also manipulate education; raising Oceania’s children as perfect party members. At an early age they are indoctrinated into an organization called “The Spies” in which they are taught to keep an eye out on not only their neighbors, but their parents as well. That, in addition to the presence of telescreens and Thoughtpolice make it extremely difficult for dissidents to pass their revolutionary ideas to the future generation, “[the Party’s] enemies had no way of coming together or even identifying one another.”

There are many Comparisons to 1984 and the Holocaust. The Book and the time in which it was written are very similar. There are similarities to George Orwell’s book 1984 and The time of the Holocaust used throughout the book and the time period in which it was written. Both the story and the real life event had parties that were in control. The frist thing that they have in common is they use symbols that represent the party and their power over people.

The first similarity between 1984 and V for Vendetta is that the society is being run by totalitarian rule. It is the government that controls the lives of the people and how the society should be run. In 1984, ‘Big Brother’ aka the Inner party, is the figure that keeps an eye on the people and uses telescreens to watch their movement while in V for Vendetta;