The Party And Privacy Analysis

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.

Throughout the storyline of 1984 Orwell clearly foreshadows similarities between his book and the present world within his writing. In 1984 there is a idea of a telescreen that is a lot like iPhones and iPads today. The telescreen works as follows ”Winston turned a switch and the voice sank somewhat, though the words were still distinguishable. The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely” (Orwell 4). In 1984 almost all public places have a large TV or a telescreen. This screen shows news, propaganda, and entertainment controlled by the government as well as a way to spy on citizens’ lives. Today there is social media which tracks personal lives like in 1984. Examples are Snapchat which tracks location and events, Instagram which is used to watch and look at pictures that have to do with interests, and Facebook which shows events from a personal standpoint of life. Not only does society track people's lives but in 1984 government employees

Dictatorial government named Big Brother rules “the futuristic dystopian society” called Oceania in the novel (Gallant). The way of Big Brother dictating the society is to take over the media and create lies “broadcasting the propaganda” (Gallant). If the polices detect someone who does not believe the propaganda, they brainwash their thoughts. However, ‘1984’ apparently shows that “the communications and media can be used to control the masses” and it is the main reason that the government should not take control of the media. If we let the government to dictate the society through media, our own society will be a victim to a tyranny like Big Brother. We will lose the importance of valuing the truth information and freedom over a secure government. According to an article, it says, “we not merely accept all information at face value” (Gallant). ‘1984’ definitely warn us of the power of media “in its most extreme form of abuse” to be totalitarian state (Gallant). It shows us that the government controlling people to access the information will negatively impact the society. If we let government control media, there is a fearful prediction that society will lose value in truthful information, which in turn negatively effects society by controlling people’s knowledge through

Imagine a world that is so consumed with the digital world that the people in it are no longer able to form their own opinions, or even distinguish the truth from fact. Unfortunately, this can just be another way to describe the earth. It is no surprise that as time progressed, the easy access to technology grew to influence larger aspects of life. With this privilege came both negative and positive effects, however, there were more unfavorable changes in society. Ever since forms of communication existed, it has become a “social norm” to naturally accept the views of the media, no matter how drastic they may seem. This allows organizations to manipulate and provide false information to an extremely large number of people. Many people

The novel 1984 written by George Orwell struck readers with alarm and conviction as the author’s claims and pessimistic predictions addressed the future of language’s ability to shape human thought and behavior. Withholding knowledge and confiscating autonomy, Orwell writes, allowed the fictional government to control every aspect of its citizens’ lives. Alternatively, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World anticipated the opposite of Orwell’s claims and wrote of a dystopian future of people who had grown to love their subjugation as their information overload desensitized the public into acquiescing this seemingly friendly, but not any less damaging, worldview. As the world enters a new age of modern technology, many of Huxley’s notions are

George Orwell’s writing describes an apocryphal world clutched in the vise of perpetual war and captivity. Orwell's 1984 outlines a future where a person’s privacy rights mattered less than security by using telescreens that are used to invade one's secrecy. In today’s world  the NSA (national security act) has an internet surveillance program that spies on people just like Orwell's society that used spying methods. The novel has a relevance toward our modern world through the eyes of the NSA who spy on people through social media, cell phone histories, computer histories, and webcams. Through this medium Orwell’s novel is able to correspond to the NSA based on the applicability of the confidentiality of a person.

Intimacy and loyalty are like best friends, because you can be loyalty to something without any type of intimacy involve. It also can be toxic, causing a person to become badly affected, where they aren’t themselves nomore. Similar to losing your self-respect, because you give all your attention and time towards them instead of yourself. Despite the analysis of intimacy and loyalty within 1984 and Lord of the Flies, it becomes clear that intimacy and loyalty affects privacy by not allowing ones to think for themselves, and limit of freedom.

However, with this picture in mind, the novel continues to be an image of a future totalitarian society—even with the fall of the Soviet Union. In the United States, fears of an uncontrollable, insatiable government dominating every aspect of life have been prevalent since the founding of the nation. New questions continue to arise over government control, and 1984 stands as a chilling picture of total control. One of the major debates today in American politics is the use of surveillance for the security of the nation. Orwell addresses this very issue in the novel through the Party’s use of telescreens. In the first description of the telescreens he writes, “The instrument could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely…The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously…It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time” (Orwell, 1984 6). The Party’s dominating technology allows them to continually be watching members in such a way that independent thought is not possible. On a smaller scale, the U.S. government’s surveillance of the people has increased since 9/11. The question then becomes how much freedom are citizens willing to sacrifice for safety and peace of mind? Orwell paints a picture of what happens when citizens allow total domination of their privacy. As the issue of surveillance versus privacy continues to be discussed in American politics, 1984 remains a pertinent point in the conversation due to its

For the sake of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, American citizens crumple up their own desires and follow laws such as the speed limit and paying taxes. These laws are given by the government, created by citizens to protect all residences. After all, you would give up a few priorities for the name of common good too, right? But there is a borderline between what you should give up and shouldn’t give up. For example, privacy rights. In most cases, people would claim that they have nothing to hide, but the definition of privacy is not covering the atrocious. Privacy is a fundamental value of human right; it is our defense and space permitted to us of being ourselves. The right to privacy is to prevent the invasion

The last novel George Orwell finished, Nineteen Eighty-Four impacted not only the way the world thought but also how the ideas were communicated. Through this novel Orwell introduced many new words and terms added to the political vocabulary, such as “newspeak”, “doublethink” and “Big Brother” (Glover). In this book Orwell creates a government in which its citizens are under constant surveillances and the system controls and disciplines specific actions, going so far as to attempt to control its people’s thoughts. George Orwell saw privacy as one of the single most important things needed in a human’s life. Freedom and speech, self-expression and love are absolutely forbidden, and refusing to abide these rules resulted in you disappearing and never heard from again. The author made the audience question war, the distinction of classes and the true motives behind their government (Glover).

Growing up in the digital age with unprecedented rates of technological proliferation allows a dependency on technology to seem inevitable. Some characterize millennials as possessing an increased willingness to sacrifice privacy for security and an increased sense of freedom that comes with convenience. However, a counter-argument could claim that for those who are aware of the inherent risk associated with technology can utilize precautions to effectively minimize the threat that it poses to the privacy of an individual. This essay aims to reflect on my own personal philosophies, values, and behaviors regarding privacy by putting myself into “conversation” with various texts. The first article, “Privacy and Technology in the Twenty-First Century” by Mark A. Rothstein is used to introduce how I view privacy in the context of current day technology. The second article, “The Private I: Privacy in a Public World” by F. Gonzalez-Crussi introduces the underlying cultural values that shape my privacy beliefs. The third article “Privacy and Narrativity in the Internet Era” by J.C Buitelaar introduces the possible explanations for my privacy practices and behaviors. Putting myself into conversation with these text aids in the development of a holistic view encompassing the concepts that influence my values, attitudes, and behaviors regarding privacy.

Jim Morrison once stated that “Whoever controls the media controls the mind.” This means that any individual or group of people that possesses the most control can reshape the minds of others in society. Such is described in George Orwell’s novel 1984, where the higher class uses torturous and vicious methods to alter thoughts and judgements and to dehumanize personalities. Big Brother is the commander of society, the tyrant, and the symbol of domination. He uses the media to transform opinions and perceptions to imprison everyone in the palm of his hand, and controls it with his advantage of being omnipotent. Through these tactics, Big Brother obtains his power by trapping the mind with verbal manipulation, such as Hate Week and Newspeak, visual oppression which is defined with telescreens, and mental control by means of Doublethink; we discover that the quote Morrison asserts proves to be true.

George Orwell wrote one of the most influential, persuasive analytical fiction books of modern time. The book analyzes the rule of totalitarian governments using applicable and not so applicable satire. The book reveals the dangers of a government gaining too much power over its citizens. The government abuses its multitude of power by controlling all the media available to the citizens. In 1984, Orwell fears government control of media because it helped brainwash and control the citizens in Nazi Germany and Russia. Today it continues to forbid free will and thought in areas such as China and Russia.

In the private sector employees don’t really have much privacy rights as far as company tools to communicate go. Most employees conduct some kind of big brother surveillance through cameras, computer log information or badges swipe log. The employers spy because they have the right to protect their building and office equipment. Essentially security trumps employee privacy in the workplace. Most states do not have employee privacy rights. It 's also a good idea for employees to learn their employer policies so they can avoid getting fired for misusage. While employees may feel that this monitoring is a violation of their privacy rights, it is usually allowed under the law. Emails are considered to be company property if they are sent using the company 's computer system. Employers also have the right to track the websites visited by their employees and to block employees from visiting specific Internet sites. Employers can monitor telephone calls to and from their locations, but there are legal limits. All big and small corporations have some kind of security to oversee all online and telephone activity. It is a norm especially with the terror attacks and company sabotage that occurs.

1984 predicted the totalitarian government control of the media which concerns many citizens today. The citizens of Oceania feared Big Brother as he symbolized the extent of the power of the Party. Posters were plastered everywhere with the caption “Big Brother is Watching You” (Orwell 2), with eyes that looked as if they were staring at you. Big Brother had control of all the media and determined what you were told, saw, and read. In 1984, propaganda such as the “Two Minutes Hate” was used by the Party against the citizens who had philosophical differences with the government. Likewise, this medium was also a means to empower those who agreed. The people in charge can “control a population by entrapping in the “crisis of the NOW,” advancing their agenda without much opposition from the citizenry” (Whitehead 4). Such a dichotomy strengthens those who are compliant and identifies, and eventually