The Power Of Power In George Orwell's 1984

Power can be achieved through many different means in order to be successful. Living under the control of a manipulating party is not the ideal way to live. Control that is obtained and not earned will never lead to conditions worth living under. If a party obtains the influence over all states of being, then their power will be quite difficult to destroy for good. People under this supervision can never fully understand what needs to be done to stop the abuse for power for the reason that they have not lived independent lives. This sense of powerful influence is what the Party has over the citizens of Oceania. The Party is able to keep the society in check to its own beliefs through manipulation and the deception of its own citizens. Winston,

Over seventy years after he lived and wrote, the works of English journalist and democratic socialist George Orwell, continue to fascinate, stimulate and enrage his readers concerning the structure of society and the organization of government. The controversial writer openly spoke out against the absolute power of any government, warning that a fascist government would deprive its people of their basic freedoms and liberties. Orwell’s novel, 1984, serves as a reminder of the danger of totalitarianism by depicting a future in which all citizens live under the constant surveillance of the “Big Brother.” Through the main character, Winston Smith, Orwell demonstrates the dangers of totalitarianism; writing of the consequences of absolute government in several essays and proposing socialism as an alternative. To Orwell, the role of government is to represent the common people rather than the old and the privileged.

Fear, although it may not seem to be, is an ever constant emotion that is going through everyone during many moments of their day. Some may not admit to it and others will let you know whether it may be a phobia, fear of presenting in front of the boss, or just not wanting to go through something alone. Power is always through those that have a greater role or have the urge to make a change to the higher power. In at least every book or movie, there is one person that shows their fear and/or power to the audience which brings them more to their character. Power can, in the slightest way, bring fear into others to change the way that they behave and create an even bigger power to rule over. In the movie V for Vendetta, fear is shown through the movie as, fear in the main character herself, Evey and her actions, the people apart of the London government with the power of V’s government and the rising of Lewis Prothero and symbolism of both fear and power within the movie. In comparison, George Orwell's novel 1984 shows in great length of fear through the main character Winston Smith shows his fears by going against Big Brother, government of Oceania taking over the lives of innocent people and symbolism of both fear and power within the novel. Power and fear show great comparison in these to classic government feuds by two people that fear the most.

In the novel 1984 written by George Orwell, Winston Smith is a thirty-nine-year-old man who lives in the city of Oceania. Oceania is controlled by a strict government regime known as the Party in which the leader is Big Brother. Throughout the novel, Winston outwardly conforms while questioning inwardly the morals and existence of the Party and Big Brother. However, Winston’s unsuccessful questioning and attempt to overthrow the Party and Big Brother symbolize the collapse of mankind at the hands of Socialism. The manipulation and control that the Party has over its citizens throughout the novel is a subtle way for George Orwell to tell the readers that one day the world he created could become a reality.

“WAR IS PEACE; FREEDOM IS SLAVERY; IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” (Orwell 4). However appealing this statement seems to be to the people of the Party, these words are nevertheless their identity and are tied both to themselves and to their seemingly inherent love for their party. In George Orwell’s 1984, he uses politically-charged language to put a spotlight on and capture the public’s attention to political movements happening both inside and outside the story that Orwell believes are examples of political injustices in the world around him (Amenta 170). Looking back, most of what the world considers problems, communication might have avoided, likewise, most of what is considered achievements in the world can be boiled down to one central connection,

In George Orwell’s 1984 Power is gained most effectively through control, fear and violence. Compared to a government like that of America’s, 1984 creates a more threatening structure of government where the public is limited from freedom and happiness. 1984 shows a world of a society where only the upper class has power and freedom from the harsh treatment that the general population receives. The idea of Big Bother makes the population of Oceania believe they are being watched over by a powerful force and oppresses them so they feel powerless and unable to do anything against a “great” force like Big Brother. The well-being of others depends on their willingness to agree with Big Brother and abide by their laws, if you think otherwise then you will be an accuser of thought-crime will be vaporized and removed from society or harshly punished through rigorous treatment and torture methods as was Winston and Julia. Power creates problems for others in which they do not deserve.

The word government is derived from two Latin words, “Guverno” which means to control and “Mentis” which means the mind. Government manipulation is seen clearly throughout George Orwell’s 1984. 1984 is a novel that tells a tale of a rebellious man by the name of Winston Smith who is trapped in a society ruled by a totalitarian government. The main character Winston attempts to exploit the government because they use manipulative tactics whether it be through propaganda, or through the citizens of Orwell’s Oceania who have no free will. Winston wanting to know why the party’s main goal is to establish no independent freedom and to make sure that every citizen does not have the ability to think freely. Winston eventually realizes that the government, who is led by a figure called Big Brother, controls the minds of the people by changing the history of the world so the citizens have nothing to compare their lives to and therefore, have no reason to think that they are being manipulated into being controlled. Although It is quite obvious to the reader that the totalitarian government which is displayed in 1984 manipulates and controls citizens, some of the practices and rules used by the fictional government are being displayed in modern governments today. Two examples of how the practices of the government in 1984 mirror the way governments are today are how the use of digital screens control our lives and how the government

Imagine a government with full control; you don't have freedom of speech and are fearful for your life. In the novel 1984 and present day North Korea, it's a reality. The overuse of power has faced significant problems for thousands of years which lead to a abusive government, strict society, and isolated communities. In 1984 by George Orwell, Winston goes against Oceania's dystopian government by pursuing his relationship with Julia and writing a journal about his own thoughts. The government takes action by capturing Winston and Julia to torture them. Present day North Korea share many of the same structural complications, such as strict laws and regulations. Both texts have similar societal problems due to the abundance of

In the Abuse of Power project, I decided to read the novel 1984, by George Orwell, and created a sculpture that depicts the things that are lost through the totalitarian government system. The argument that my art conveys is that a government that abuses its power leads to a society of people that are not individualistic, and all relatively the same. For example, in 1984, the government reigned in a totalitarian form, meaning that it had absolute power over all of its citizens. Consequently, the city of London began to be very poor and dull, lacking the liveliness it once possessed before “Big Brother” took over. Its citizens were essentially robots with no sense of personality, because showing emotion would lead to harsh punishments. This is shown through my sculpture in many ways.

In the novel 1984, by George Orwell, the media is given immense power, which it uses to deceive the public into thinking their world and their government is perfect. The government uses their power to completely control every word that the media prints. The media is set on such a high pedestal that the citizens’ hang on to every word they print. Today’s dependency on the media is not far off from Orwell’s prediction. The media is also heavily influenced by sources other than facts and truth. The modern news industry, similar to that of the Orwell’s novel, is heavily influenced by political and private sects, which results in biased news and counterfactual information.

After capturing Winston Smith for thought crime, O’Brien describes real power as “tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your choosing” (Orwell 266). By this he explains that true power is being able to choose what people minds think. In George Orwell’s novel, 1984, Winston, a Ministry of Truth worker who hates the Party, slowly starts to disobey the Party rules such as having freedom of thought and individuality. He entrusts a Party member, O’Brien, with his secret for the hatred of the Party. O’Brien reveals that he is a high Party leader who will fix Winston’s corrupt mind. Throughout this novel, it demonstrates that government is controlling people’s minds and

The Party also uses the element of instability to keep the public on its feet. One day the ration of food is lower than the next, and they're praising on the news channel the amount of food they are allowed. They're never at war with the same country, but people are not encouraged to notice these changes since they are trained to just accept them as the beaten-down manipulated robots that they are. This is how corrupt Oceania's society is. The ones with the power and the voice have all the say and everyone else in the society follows and accepts. Everything is aseptic in Oceania. Also, there are no emotions since people are afraid of the surveillance on the street and the telescreens in their homes. The Thought police are everywhere, therefore,

George Orwell’s 1984 ~ An Examination of Controlling Governments There is a place where privacy is not available, your thoughts are not yours, and a schedule is made for you. The life you are living is made up and all a lie. In the Novel 1984, George Orwell establishes a theme that the government intentions are not benevolent but self-serving.

The novel opens up with the main character, Winston Smith, making his daily commute home from work, through dreary London, Oceania in year 1984. On this commute, he passes bountiful, over-sized posters featuring the all-mighty figurehead, ‘BIG BROTHER’ with propagandic slogans plastered underneath and constantly transmitting, two-way telescreens, that record the citizens’ every move. These telescreens are the government’s or the Party’s method of observing the world while simultaneously broadcasting obnoxious indoctrination and enforcing obedience. When Smith arrives at his old, rundown apartment, not exempt from the prying eyes of ‘the Party’, he internally notes this intrusion of privacy and addresses that he would want nothing more than

George Orwell’s key objective throughout his novel, 1984, was to convey to his readers the imminent threat of the severe danger that totalitarianism could mean for the world. Orwell takes great measures to display the horrifying effects that come along with complete and dominant control that actually comes along with totalitarian government. In Orwell’s novel, personal liberties and individual freedoms that are protected and granted to many Americans today, are taken away and ripped from the citizen’s lives. The government takes away freedom and rights from the people so that the ruling class (which makes up the government), while reign with complete supremacy and possess all power.