How Is 1984 Still Relevant Today

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.

As much as we citizens want to deny it, government corruption exists everywhere, whether it be a small group of greedy politicians or the system entirely. Is it shouted at the top of the mountains? Of course not, because it defeats the whole purpose of being corrupt, which is to quietly sweep away one’s imperfections and present themselves as honourable people. An appalling level of corruption and political power is described in the book 1984 written by George Orwell. Ingsoc, a political party, runs a totalitarian society, and with no resistance from their citizens, the government deceives them by changing the past and announcing fake news. Ultimately, they limit the thoughts and emotions of their citizens. Although 1984 tells a fictional

The novel depicting a negative utopia, 1984, was written in relation to the events happening in the year 1948. The Second World War and the Holocaust were major events that this audience could relate to 1984. While readers of the novel today feel that it holds little relevance to the world in the 21st century, it contains many elements that compare to 2015. 1984 shows relevance today in 2015 through the telescreens, the news, and by the rationing systems. Although 1984 had a lot of relations to the year 1948, it still has a large impact on events happening in today’s world.

1984, a novel by George Orwell, represents a dystopian society in which the people of Oceania are surveilled by the government almost all the time and have no freedoms. Today, citizens of the United States and other countries are watched in a similar way. Though different technological and personal ways of keeping watch on society than 1984, today’s government is also able to monitor most aspects of the people’s life. 1984 might be a dystopian society, but today’s condition seems to be moving towards that controlling state, where the citizens are surveilled by the government at all times.

Throughout the novel, Winston wanted to rebel against the government, but the fear of the thought police made him conform. The party used telescreens and other things to monitor the citizens to make sure they were not thinking for themselves. This is why Winston had to be careful in what he does because if he got caught he would have been killed. When Winston finally found people that he trusted and thought were on his side, he started to begin to do things outside of conformity. This is when the party stepped in and began to punish him with his worst fear of rats to make him conform again. Winston knew that Big Brother was not real, but he was forced to conform by being brainwashed by his

The level of surveillance in the US had gradually grown over time and has strong potential to become equal to the amount of surveillance used in 1984. Having the government have further access to our private information could lead to a society similar to that of 1984 where people lose their sense of individual thought and personality. The fear that the government instills in people causes dehumanization. Individuals would want to avoid being punished through any means and listens to only what the government states, getting rid of individuality. Losing sense of individuality will stop growth from occurring through society and media. Having a totalitarian government take away individualism could occur in multiple instances. In ‘“1984” by George Orwell: Individualism: Preventing the Terror of Totalitarianism” by Brandon Johnson explains how Newspeak in 1984 is a factor in decreasing thought. The usage of Newspeak is made to help further reduce communication. Lack of communication would also cease growth in becoming a better society through conversation. Using more surveillance would also force people to lose their sense of reality such as how the citizens or

In the brainwashed society of Oceania in 1984, by George Orwell, led by a totalitarian government in the name of a leader known as Big Brother, citizens are placed under constant surveillance from the government, preventing them from having individuality and freedom of thought. Although written in a fictional setting, the book strikes analogous similarities to the United States in today’s world. Due to a growth in surveillance, personal information and privacy are being intervened, however, not violated. While technological advances are increasing and crimes such as hacking and terrorism are becoming more prominent in society, government surveillance is becoming largely needed to ensure the protection

“Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves”(Reagan). In the book, 1984, Winston recognizes the power the government has over the citizens of Oceania. The citizens lack privacy from the government. George Orwell warns society about a government with total control in 1984. Based on Dana Hawkin’s article, “Cheap Video Cameras Are Monitoring Our Every Move”, as well as Beech Etal’s, “The Other Side of the Great Firewall”, society may truly have something to fear in the form of surveillance and information manipulation.

George Orwell's fantasy novel “1984” predicts the future in terms “Big Brother” is watching you!” His book, “1984”, was considered a visionary and futuristic novel that presents itself in an imminent society. Many people believe that a society like the one in 1984 is authentically impossible. However, the world has transformed over the years and become more controlled by the regime which is precisely what was transpiring in the book. With big brother overlooking us, and vast advertisements all over our technology that has influenced our society, and the crazy surveillance technology that is implemented into our everyday lives, a society like 1984 is not far from impossible. Our present world is commencing to become 1984 by our world control, mass surveillance, and propaganda

Power is the catalyst which establishes government, leaders, societal hierarchies and civilisation. It is an inseparable part of human nature, which is reflected in pop culture and literature. In an excerpt from 1984 by George Orwell, the theme of power and the abuse of power is privileged, and the allocation of the power in that society is discussed. Lord of the Flies, contrarily, depicts a scenario in which the individual has complete power, and constraints of authority and civilisation are removed. In the trailer, the composer uses film language such as dark music and jump shots to chaotic scenes to demonstrate the effects of complete freedom and the danger of it. Winston Churchill’s 1947 commentary that “Democracy is the worst form of

The government knows how to keep the public in order, by fear and being overly strict. Without a doubt, we all know the government want us, the people, to stay “stupid”, so we end up under their control, however the article entitled 4 Core American Principles That Can Rejuvenate Our Country, states that the first principle is for the government to understand the public. I think that is already done, that’s how they stay on top, by overruling us in fear. For example, they allow us to think we have privacy, nevertheless, they lie, they actually view everything we do on the internet, our phones, and even where we go while we use GPS’s. As you can see, the government already understands us and what we do, but I still don’t comprehend how that is

There are many similarities and differences between the government in both George Orwell’s book, 1984, and our present day government. It is the same way with both societies. The government and society in the book is very simple and the rules are straightforward. Our present government and society on the other hand is very complex and usome of the rules have gray areas. What both the society and government from both sides have in common is that they have a significant amount of violence. What makes the societies differ is that in ours more people have more access to resources while in the book people’s resources are very limited.

The people will continually have no limits on what they can say or do and the central government will get the idea that they can put as much of their authority where it is feasible. In Orwell’s novel, this was used as a warning to society that conducting constant mass surveillance would lead to a society where “[Big Brother] is everywhere” which is immoral because it created a state of constant distress (Golbeck 64). Although it is 32 years after 1984, what everyone considered outrageous in Orwell’s book became reality with the USFG being Big Brother. The federal government is acquiring more people with vast amounts of knowledge that are able to create and/or use devices that are far more advanced than the equipment that is offered to the public. This gives the state an increase in power over the community which will benefit them in their mass surveillance process. Permitting constant watching of the people gives the state absolute power. Giving a body total control has been proven tyrannical because it will take advantage of the power which will make the government focus more on the central government than on running an efficient society. The government will eventually get more ideas on how to only benefit themselves instead of the country as a whole due to the lack of interest of the well-being of the people since their

Despite Winston's passionate hatred for the Party and his desire to test the limits of the Party's power, his capacity to carry out action against the Party is burdened (i.e. lacking positive freedom) by his intense paranoia and overriding belief that he will ultimately suffer scrutiny and brutal torture for the crimes he

Imagine a world in which every facet of your life was monitored by the government. A world where a camera sat in every hallway, every street corner, and every bedroom. A world where nothing was kept private, not even one’s own thoughts. This world exists within the pages of George Orwell’s 1984. In the dystopian setting of Oceania, the totalitarian authority of “Big Brother” keeps a watchful eye on its population as well as employing various methods to keep them in line. Although it is rare for this type of government system to exist in the modern world, there are notable similarities to be explored. Can such extreme violations of privacy exist within the borders of the united states? Should people be willing to give aspects of their personal privacy for the greater good of society?