The Influence Of Dystopian Society In George Orwell's 1984

When George Orwell wrote his novel, 1984, Hitler and Mussolini had recently been defeated in World War II, the nuclear arms race was warming up and the Soviet Union was a threat to the world. Although these are not problems in today's society, 1984 is still very relevant in current time, "The twentieth century will soon be over, but political terror still survives and this is why Nineteen Eighty-four remains valid today” (Ricks 5). In the novel 1984 the main character Winston is faced with challenges when he meets a woman named Julia. Julia makes him question his loyalty to the government. They are living under a totalitarian government that sees everything you do, hears everything you say, and knows everything you think. George Orwell’s novel 1984 is still relevant in today’s society.

Imagine a world where no one could live without fear. Given the thought of this, one might presume that the society is dangerous and is repleted with criminal activity. However, the reality is that the government is mentally holding their citizens captive by imprisoning them into a world that dissuades one from acting on impulse. Everywhere where interactions occur between citizens lay technology that monitors everyone 's actions which prevent many from expressing themselves. Even one’s children are taught to rebel against their parent’s if any “incriminating” action occurs. Essentially, people are trapped in a world where privacy doesn’t exist which forces many to be loyal to their government. While this scenario might be absurd and

In George Orwell’s Oceania, every person is shaped into what Big Brother believes is a model citizen. A model citizen follows all of the countless strict rules and worships their leader, Big Brother. By not following the rules, citizens will be vaporized, which means that they will be killed and never spoken of again. The slightest mistake could ruin one’s life; even thinking the wrong thought. The Thought Police essentially kidnaps all those who commit thought crime and reshape them to worship Big Brother. In 1984 Winston Smith is reshaped into a model citizen after hating the Party and Big Brother. This is an example of one’s thoughts and feelings being suppressed by the government. In George Orwell’s 1984, totalitarianism negatively affects the citizens of Oceania by destroying relationships and suppressing thoughts, feelings and relationships between the people.

Throughout history there have been societies known to base their political and moral structure based on hate towards a certain group that they find to be unfitting within their preset standards. Various groups whom have based their entire campaign on hate have managed to maintain power and a presence through long periods of time and some are still present today yet they no longer posses the same amount of influence which they once had through their uprising. Although there have been several occasions in which these societies have demonstrated their passionate hate towards societies they tend to not withstand power and stability during a long period of time doing so because they hold no actual tangible power. In the novel 1984, George Orwell depicts a dystopian society where every source of reliability has been altered by the government. Within the society they've constructed a Ministry of Truth, a department specifically dedicated to modify and rewrite the content of all books, newspapers, articles, and documents for its own benefits."changes in political alignment, or mistaken prophecies uttered by Big Brother, have been rewritten a dozen times still stood on the files bearing its original data, and no

George Orwell’s novel, 1984, focuses on heavily on a fairly small lineup of characters, mainly focusing on the central character and protagonist, Winston Smith whose central conflict stems from his moral discontent with the tyrannical Party. Winston is an ultimately very relatable character, an ordinary man who finds himself fighting for his very existence as an individual against the unrelenting will of the government. Unlike Julia, the only other confirmed rebel in the novel, Winston’s insurrection is based off of ideals and he remains curious about how Oceania works and, more importantly, why it functions the way it does.

Winston Smith lives in a dystopian world in George Orwell’s 1984. Everyone is constantly being watched and love is not allowed to exist. “Winston kept his back turned to the telescreen. It was safer, though, as he well knew, even a back can be revealing” (Orwell 3). In today’s day and age, society is not completely in this 1984 setting, but will be in the near future.

Dystopian concepts represent imaginary societies in which people don’t live there life in a perfect manner,but in an unpleasant society. A society where the government controls, and watches everything that you do, and you don’t have a choice but to do as they say. It is a society where anything you do or think that is against the government’s commands will cause you to be punished, tortured, or vaporized. In this society you don’t have any freedom or independence and it’s full of proles and filth throughout the town. The government decides on your career and gives you a set of instructions that you have to follow and you can’t change it. The government of this society makes you feel like this is the best and only way for you

The dystopian society at the center of George Orwell’s 1984, although written years earlier, raises many challenges with freedom of speech and press. The novel mirrors numerous issues with the media that have arose today, and with remarkable accuracy, especially considering that Orwell wrote this novel during the the late 1940s. With the threat of Communism creeping towards America’s doorstep, Americans were focused on strengthening the government in order to withstand the Communist threat. As a result of sharp increases in governmental power that were “necessary” to defeat Communism, Orwell and many others began to see a vision of the future in which the government became so powerful that the freedoms of the people no longer existed.

According to the article (We’re Living in ‘1984’ Today) written by CNN, there are many aspects of present-day society that relate to the novel 1984. For example, the article covers six different aspects that relate to modern-day society: Telescreens, The endless war, Doublethink, Newspeak, Memory War, and Anti-Sex League. These components of the article are explained with thorough detail, and how they relate to present-day society. These are all important aspects covered throughout the novel, as they pertain to the cruel, harsh reality of the real world. As stated in the article, “We already know that the National Security Agency can dip into your Facebook page and Google searches.” Statements such as this often lead people to gravitate towards

A dystopia is a state in which all things are unpleasant or bad. Typically, a dystopian society is one that is ruled by Totalitarianism. In short, a dystopia is a living nightmare. George Orwell’s vision of the future is a dystopia because he imagines a society that is run using fear and control as their main tactics. The characters in this book are paralyzed with fear of their government or, the Party.

In a civilization where higher powers exist to maintain the balance of the human race and justice, the vision of a futuristic society turns into the nightmare and is created solely by George Orwell. “1984” takes place as a dystopian society where the main protagonist, Winston Smith, struggles in the community only to sustain and question the advancement of the Party and its fellow members. Winston Smith is portrayed as a prime example of the dystopian protagonist due to his questioning of the social and political stand points of the Party and his aid in justifying to the reader the negative aspects of the society

"To say 'I accept' in an age like our own is to say that you accept concentration-camps, rubber truncheons, Hitler, Stalin, bombs, aeroplanes, tinned food, machine guns, putsches, purges, slogans, Bedaux belts, gas-masks, submarines, spies, provocateurs, press-censorship, secret prisons, aspirins, Hollywood films and political murder" (Bookshelf I).

1984, a novel by George Orwell, depicts a society with dystopian aspects. Airstrip One, located in the province of Oceania, has changed dramatically, as Winston Smith remembers it. As of now, Winston, just like every other citizen living in Airstrip One, is subjugated by Big Brother, who controls the oppressive totalitarian society. George Orwell emphasizes corruption, oppression, and deprivation in 1984, allowing the essence of a dystopia to be prominent throughout the whole novel. The main purpose of writing 1984, was to raise the subject of the possible power a government could have.

Looking for the definition of a utopia was very interesting since there are many definitions the one that made the most sense was;“A place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs and conditions”(read-write-think). There are a lot of illusions of utopias around the real world but not many are actually true. While also researching the definition of a Dystopia this is one that made the most sense; “A futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral, or totalitarian control. Dystopias, through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, make a criticism about a current trend, societal

The novel 1984 is a futuristic totalitarian society where everyone is kept under close surveillance and is forced to follow all rules and laws of the state. The novel 1984 was written by George Orwell and published in 1950. The main characters were Big Brother, Winston Smith, Julia, O’Brien, Syme and Emmanuel Goldstein. Winston Smith is a low man on the totem pole when it came to the ruling Party in London, Oceania. His every move is watched by the Party through devices called telescreens. Posted everywhere around the city is the face of their leader, “Big Brother” informing them that he is always watching. He works in the “Ministry of Truth” which is ironic seeing that they alter history to fit the liking of the Party. As this book continues Winston challenged the laws and skirts around the fact that he is always being watched. His shocking and rebellious act is “falling in love.” Throughout this novel George Orwell utilizes symbolism to further enhance the totalitarian features of the society. In many ways these symbols represent the things that this society hasn’t experienced and doesn’t understand.