The Dystopian Society By George Orwell

Today’s society is predicted as living in a world George Orwell envisioned in 1984. The system Orwell invented is compared to what the United States government is capable of doing. Government control of society is an essential subject due to the current mind set of the world today. In 1984, George Orwell represents how Big Brother is compared to today’s government, showing the consequences and dangers of a government with unlimited surveillance power.

1984, written by George Orwell, illustrates a perfect example of a dystopian government. The setting is in Oceania, Britain. The government is full of spies and secret police that carefully watch the common people for any mistake they might make that can harm the government in any way. As shown with Winston Smith, the protagonist of the novel and many other citizens in Oceania, the government manipulates these characters into their pawns. The government asserts their power over the people in many ways. They have large telescreens in the people’s houses. The telescreens show the government what people are doing at all times. It can be dimmed down, but can never be turned off. Although Oceania is well off in money, the government rations food. The government’s philosophy is that

Dictators rule with absolute power, through many means unknown to the majority they manipulate and sculpt the people to their own desire. The totalitarian regime of Oceania is no different, except they have almost complete control over their citizens. The techniques they use to control the civilians are both hidden and openly used. The "inner party" has almost completely forced the outer party (the majority of the party) into utter submission, to follow their rules and regulations to the exact. Using these amazing techniques they rule over the citizens of Oceania with and iron fist. In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, the Government of Oceania controls the citizens by using fear and propaganda.

To begin, the control the government has is very similar between the society in the novel and the society during the holocaust. In both the novel and the holocaust the government had complete control over everything. This shows through 1984 with the cameras. The government watches their every move and the minute they do something wrong they are harshly punished. There are telescreens in each house and they are constantly on watching the people of Oceania. The government controls their activities and even gets involved in the people’s personal relationships. In the government’s eyes the people should not have sexual relations unless they are married and even then it should only be done to reproduce. (quote) They tell the people what they can and cannot have and control the market. The only way the people can get certain items is through the black market. The government during the holocaust had very similar ways of controlling the people except it came in the form of curfews and the Star of David. The government forced the

In 1984, the masses of Oceania are controlled through the use of media by Big Brother.

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.

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.

Winston Churchill once said, “History is written by the victors.” This means that victors ultimately document history and have jurisdiction over it. They control the past, present, and the future, establishing their accounts of “history”. In 1984 by George Orwell, Oceania and the Party is the victor and have absolute power over history. The totalitarian government authorizes practically everything and manipulates the citizens to the most extreme level. From psychological manipulation to Newspeak to altering historical records by the Ministry of Truth, the Party is the victor, and will use its maximum power to transform even the most rebellious citizens into loyal ones in seek of attaining complete control of the past, present, and future. They attempt to suppress language and communication, sexual desires, rebellion, and memory both physically and mentally by the means of utilizing technology, Party members, propaganda (Big Brother), and altering history. Doing so grants them power and jurisdiction over the people and brings them closer to their perspective of a “perfect” society.

In The Republic of Oceania, propaganda, mythologies, fear, rumors and misinformation control the minds of its citizens. The Inner Party maintains power through pervasive observation and total control of information, food, law enforcement, and economics, creating instability and disorganization in the masses. No one in the Outer Party can know for sure who is friend or enemy and this is the genius of their tactics. It can both control using an omnipresent figurehead, Big Brother, without actually being held responsible for manipulation. Since no one appears to be in charge. War is essential to keep the masses poor, hungry, and humble. Counterintelligence and propaganda cause a breakdown in family stability and make relationships nearly impossible. Finally, fear is used to intimidate and break the will of the people. The symbol of the state 's boot heal crushing the skull of a citizen is the dominant image that resonates in the novel--this is what will be remembered of the 20th century. The mass genocide caused by state-waged war against its enemies and its people is the legacy of 1984 and its era.

George Orwell's anti-utopian novel 1984 paints a picture of a society in which the individual has no freedom, hope, or feeling. Three super states called Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia, divide and ravage the earth with perpetual war between them. The story takes place in Oceania, which consists of the Americas as well as Great Brittan. Nineteen-eighty Four chronicles Winston Smith's struggle to fight against the forever-reining, oppressive social system called the Party. Throughout 1984 several central themes through which the Party controls its members unfold - the first theme is dehumanization, the second theme is encroachment of privacy, and third theme is subtle erosions of freedom.

A form of communication called Newspeak is used in Oceania, which is a modified version of language that is enforced upon the people in order to limit their expression. These strict laws are set in Oceania, and must be followed; a group called by the people in Oceania. Therefore, when the governing system is not followed, Thought Police are used to prevent thoughts that oppose the nation, and to place fear into the citizens of Oceania. These several aspects in system of government in the novel 1984 have adequately prevented a large part of the people from thinking against it.

“The objects of Oceanian surveillance and control are the lives, bodies, and minds of all Oceanians. The state exerts almost complete control over daily life, enforced by threats of punishment, torture, and death” (Byers 200).

In Orwell’s 1984, he displays psychological manipulation through Oceania’s government which it uses to control its citizens. This includes the use of propaganda, control of content, and ethnocentrism. The Party’s methods of control relates to real life events repeated in history such as the Nazi Regime from 1933 to 1945 headed by Adolf Hitler and common patterns in cultural history.

In the nation of Oceania, citizens are brainwashed by the government to think and act exactly how the government wants them to. People all over the nation are always being watched even ironically in the comfort of

In Nineteen Eighty-Four, the world is split into three superstates: Oceania, Eastasia, and Eurasia. All three represent a totalitarian government with strict practices. The story takes place in Oceania, in modern Great Britain, with the main character, Winston Smith. In the novel, the government’s control expands beyond belief. One may even be persecuted for their personal unspoken thoughts. A telescreen (television turned security camera) consistently plays government propaganda in the background while simultaneously watching a human’s every move and listening to every word they utter. A person’s entire life is watched and controlled in this world. In current day United States, as far as it is known, there are limits on what the government chooses to do and chooses not to do in controlling its people. In many other countries, ideas of Orwell’s prediction are