Essay on Society’s Influence on 1984 and George Orwell

George Orwell's 1984 What look on humanity and human nature, if any, can be seen through this book, 1984?

George Orwell employs the usage of different rhetoric throughout 1984.  The rhetoric differs from describing the human body and its struggle to survive to the different crimes and how the citizens felt about them.  Also, within 1984 lies a warning from Orwell: to eliminate the caustic consequences of a communist government.  While Orwell served as part of the Indian Imperial Police in Burma during the 1920s, he examined the faults of the communist government.  This phenomenon inspired Orwell to warn governments world-wide to stay on the right path to a safe and free rule.

George Orwell’s 1984 is a prime example of a deep dystopia with a totalitarian government. Totalitarian governments have full and total control. The Inner Party, which is the main form of government in Oceania, has total control over its people’s thoughts and actions. They use many forms of abuse in order to control them. The Inner Party controls the government and is the upper class. The middle class is called the Outer Party. These people are given jobs from the government and are more educated than the Proles, which make up the lower class. The Outer Party is in charge of executing the Inner Party’s policies, but they have no say in them. The government uses many forms of manipulation to control their people. The members of Oceania’s society do not misbehave out of fear of punishment. People who betray the government vanish. They disappear and there is no evidence that they even existed. The government also uses the threat of abuse to keep its people in line. People of Oceania know they can be tortured or killed for even the slightest misdemeanor. The middle class is led to believe that they are living a high quality life through a method of false prosperity. The government fools people by changing history so the only form of truth the people think they have is their own memory. Many people discard their own memories and believe whatever the Party tells them is truth. Winston Smith is the character in which the book is centered around. He has doubts

Considering that the book was published in 1948, in the start of the Cold War, the political connotation of this book was instantly interpreted as a criticism to the Soviet Union and their autocratic rule, mainly because of the parallels and allusions Orwell brought from this country. For instance the resemblance of Big Brother which is describe as “the face of a man of about forty-five, with a heavy black moustache and ruggedly handsome features”(Orwell 4) is an accurate description of the 1948 Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, hinting a parallel Orwell established between both of them. Common practices like cult of personality and his rivalry with previous party members (in Stalin’s case Trotsky and in Big Brother’s case Goldstein) show that the character is not only physically similar, but that Big Brother is an allusion to the Soviet leader. Hence Orwell also alludes the alteration of history and photographs in Winston´s working place to the similar practices made in the USSR under Stalin, where photos were edited when people condemned by treason appeared on it. The constant wars the country is facing alludes to the multiple wars that took place during the first half of the twentieth century, as the author states that their society was constantly at war, which is an allusion to his present. By alluding to the present and to the USSR, Orwell convinces the western reader of the dangers of these dictatorial societies, by drawing a parallel between 1984 society and their cold war

1984 is a typical dystopian novel in which Orwell explores the many issues present during the time in which he wrote this book. He successfully creates a world in which technology is vastly more sophisticated than it was during the time in which this book was written and in which fear is used as a tool to control individuals who do not conform to the social norms. The horrible and dangerous futuristic world controlled repressively by the government and the thought police is portrayed wonderfully by Orwell who is able to create the perfect dystopian realm.

The model of government Orwell described in 1984 is an exaggeration of the totalitarian regimes he witnessed during the years he spent in the old continent, and an attempt to warn the world of the dangers that those

The society of “1984” is a reminder to show us that the future may look like this, if nothing is being done to prevent it or change it. Also “1984” is portraying the possible effect and what the world may seem like in the future, if the government has absolute power and control of the people. Orwell needed to grab the attention of the audience, so therefore he distorted the world that we live in and shaped it into the world of “1984”. The encounter of the government is uncommon to be seen. We, the people of America, take the rights that are given to every citizen for granted. We take everything for granted until a change of where the wind blows and that is when we begin to realize the privileges that we are blessed with. Nonetheless, Orwell presents the use of distortion in order to portray to the people the consequences of a government that is constantly bird-watching the citizens and ensuring that they are enforcing absolute loyalty to the power and control over the entire society. Because The Party, is obsessed with absolute power

I have just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell and at times I found myself bored while reading, yet the book really picked up at the end. I chose to read this book because of several peer recommendations and also because I read his other book Animal Farm. This book loosely reminded me of Fahrenheit-451 by Ray Bradbury because both authors made predictions about how the world we live in today would function based on the significant world events that they experienced. Both books by Orwell are political satires mixed with fictional elements that warn societies about the dangers of totalitarianism. 1984 is a novel told in third person about a man named Winston who is living in the province of Airstrip One of large country called Oceania. Winston thinks the year is 1984 which would make him 39, but since Winston’s job is to falsify the past he isn’t quite sure what year it actually is. Throughout the story, Winston is rebelling against the government because he is not swayed by the principal called “doublethink.” This is a futuristic way to explain when a person has two conflicting views and accepts them both. One way the book explains this theory is with their government system. “The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of

George Orwell was a writer of numerous books, the most well known being 1984 and Animal Farm. George’s real name was Eric Blair, which was later changed to George Orwell so his work would be more noticed. Eric was born in India, but at a young age moved to England with his mother and sister. Eric later moves to Burma to work in the Imperial Police Force which inspired the book “Burmese Days.” Eric then moved back to England, then to Spain, and back again to England. Eric’s extensive traveling led to him seeing the different political views from all around the world and the negative effects of certain political parties. 1984

Reflecting Winston’s experiences of both World War 2 and the start of the cold war Which is then divided into two sectors the most important inner party members and the less important outer party members which Winston is part of. The way Joseph Stalin the Soviet Union leader ruled coincides with many features of the book reflecting the context of George Orwell’s life. Joseph Stalin had incredibly severe ruling system that allowed him to change history to increase his power, use a secret police force named the NKVD or the People’s Commissariat of State Security to terrorise the people to do as told and create an economic system that allowed him to distribute resources and work force to his liking creating large class differences. One of the largest influences on 1984 was Joseph Stalin, through his rise to power and his harsh but effective ruling

Ministry of Destruction In times of destruction and complete chaos, it is part of our nature as humans to look to a sole leader or person who says they can change situations for the better. 1984 by George Orwell is the perfect example of this human nature on display. Orwell’s dystopian novel is about a post war London community that has been ravished by the effects of war. This period of confusion and longing for normalcy has led to the rise and control of a totalitarian government sometime before the book begins.

In novel 1984 by George Orwell, it is clear that Orwell takes all aspects of history and what he knows to provide an image of the horrors of totalitarianism. Based on knowledge of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Being written in the late 40’s, totalitarianism is not quite understood, Orwell takes all views and possibilities in a society like in 1984.The Government called The Party or Big Brother. In this society, based in a totally different London then what we know today, is beyond beyond controlling. Total control, honestly beyond belief.

Later when Winston has been captured by the secret police they reveal that they had known about the book, the secret meeting and his hatred for “BIG BROTHER.” Revealing that though at the time it seemed Winston was for a short time in control the Party was still controlling the situation. O’Brien tells Winston of something Winston had written in his book in the very beginning. The words being “freedom is being able to say 2+2=4.” O’Brien used these words against him manipulating and torturing Winston until he honestly believed that 2+2=5. This demonstrates the power and control that the Party has over not only the physical but also the

1984: Our Past, Present, and Future 1984 a novel by George Orwell is a prediction of what the world will be like 35 years in the future from the time it was written (1949). It has received nothing but good reviews since the day it was published. Many relish over the unique writing style and interesting plot. But, one of the most significant features of this novel is how close it came to directly predicting the future.

The destructive and totalitarian governments that ruled while George Orwell was writing 1984 influenced the book immensely. According to Professor Bill Grigsby from Eastern Oregon University, “His (Orwell’s) observations were most likely focused on Stalinist Russia, one of the more brutal regimes in the history.” This was not the sole government that affected Orwell’s vision of 1984. According to Sebastian Coppotelli from the