The Price of Freedom: An Analysis of Rebellion in George Orwell's 1984

The protagonist in Orwell’s 1984 is Winston Smith. In the novel the reader experiences the dangers of a totalitarian world through the eyes of Winston Smith. He, unlike the other citizens of Oceania, is aware of the illusions that the Party, Big Brother, and the Thought Police institute. Winston’s personality is extremely pensive and curious; he is desperate to understand the reasons why the Party exercises absolute power in Oceania. Winston tests the limits of the Party’s power through his secret journal, committing an illegal affair, and being indicted into an Anti-Party Brotherhood. He does all his in hopes to achieve freedom and independence, yet in the end it only leads to physical and psychological torture, transforming him into a loyal subject of Big Brother.

Towards the end of Orwell’s novel that presents a dystopian society, the antagonist, O’Brien, a close member of the inner party, warns Winston, the protagonist and one of only two reasonable people left, that “We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them” (319). Winston, who has been taken prisoner for his political dissent, receives this grave warning tied down to a chair with O’Brien’s face staring at him from above. This alarming solution to the infamous mystery frightens Winston a significant amount, who after sacrificing so much, has just learned his fate. Orwell has brought about this fate to emphasize the perpetual triumph of the party over its enemies. In George Orwell's 1984, the author creates the totalitarian state of Oceania to warn the reader of the potential corruption and oppression of such a government.

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In 1984 by George Orwell, Winston Smith lives in a communist society, known as Ingsoc, where the totalitarian government oversees each aspect of human life. This regime, known as The Party, procures its power from shattering the relationships that hold individuals together. From the beginning, children are instructed to eavesdrop on their parents and expose them as enemies of the state for exhibiting the slightest of unorthodoxy. Moreover, loyalty towards the state supersedes even the trust between friends and spouses, eliciting a perpetual fear of being denounced as criminals. Thus, betrayal of loved ones allows for unrestricted subjugation of the populace through of isolation.

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.

In George Orwell’s 1984, Winston Smith secretly rebels against the Inner Party in London, Oceania. Oceania is one of three superstates: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. Big Brother, Oceania’s leader, fools Oceanians with false propaganda, but the protagonist disbelieves his false claims, acn chooses to write a diary. This activity is forbidden in this corrupted superstate, and if found it could result in deathly circumstances. Along with another rebel named Julia, they joined the Brotherhood which is a secret, underground organization led by emmanuel Goldstein. Julia and Winston were eventually caught by the Thought Police and tortured for opposing the Party. The couple learned that the Inner Party just wants pure power all for themselves. After

O’Brien tortures Winston, making him doubt himself and his ability to remember changes in the party then eventually breaking him. Firstly O’Brien shows to Winston that he could harm him and make him suffer for as long as he wanted by simply turning a lever, then he tells him he is ‘mentally deranged’ and that he is curing him by making him suffer. After O’Brien makes Winston suffer for days or weeks or even months or years he takes him to room 101. Here Winston is exposed to his biggest fear. Rats. This is where all the inmates at the Ministry of Love were finally broken.

As human beings, there are distinct characteristics that separate us from feral animals; the ability to create, to appreciate art, to curiously question the world and most importantly to sympathize for our kind. However, when that exact nature is stripped from us, we tend to become mindless, restricted, cold, and degraded as an entire race. This is the setting of George Orwell’s last book, 1984. A world where human thought is limited, war and poverty lie on every street corner, and one cannot trust nobody or nothing. It is all due to the one reigning political entity, the Ingsoc Party, who imposes complete power over all aspects of life for all citizens. There is no creative or intellectual thought, no art, culture or history, and no

One of the most important concepts that many individuals in modern day society value the most is the idea that they have the freedom to do whatever they please. The term freedom means “being able to act, think, and speak in any way one wants to without any type of hindrance,”(Dictionary.com). In the book, 1984, by George Orwell, the totalitarian society ruled by Big Brother, in many ways, controls its citizens by hindering any types of freedom a member of the society might have. In a society that is decorated with telescreens, hidden microphones, and strict rules, Orwell illustrates the many ways Big Brother uses that to its advantage to stifle the freedom of its citizens. However, under all the scrutiny of Big Brother, there are

Have you ever been in a situation in which you have gone against what others have said? Perhaps you didn’t agree with what they said. What about breaking the rules for the greater good? Well in the novel, 1984 by George Orwell- Winston goes against the rules that the party has put up. He falls in love with a girl named Julia, and they are taken to trial at the Ministry of love. The theme to best fit the story would be- Freedom is Worth Fighting For.

This book starts in London on April fourth, 1984. The book is written in partly third person, and partly in first person. The book is divided into three distinct parts. The first part is showing you the main character, Winston Smith and his differences and frustration with the world he works and lives in. The country or the “Super state” he lives in called Oceania is run under a government called INGSOC (English Socialism). The leaders of the nation are called "The Party." The Party is divided into two sections, The Inner Party, and The Outer Party. The "Rich" and the "middle-class." There is a third group of people called "The Proles," or "The Proletariat" who are the lower class or the poorer class. The main leader of this government is called “Big Brother” and there also a very famous conspiracy theory about a traitor of the state by a person called “Emmanuel Goldstein” who was part of the inner party and then betrayed the state. The book is about the life of Smith with his frustration towards the government and the society he lives and the journey he embarks on from hating the party to finding comfort in another party worker and to eventually falling in love with big brother. The book is divided into three parts with the first part explaining the dynamics and structure of the new world. The second part focuses on how Smith finds solace by committing “though crime” as his act against the party and finally,

Rebellions happened all throughout history and still continue in the present. Bacon’s Rebellion continues to have a lasting impact on today’s society. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the theme of rebellion is prevalent. The government system of Big Brother controls every aspect of the people’s lives. As the story progresses, the main character Winston Smith, finds himself having hatred for Big Brother and wants to find a way to end the Party’s reign. Other characters, like Julia, only want to rebel for personal reasons and want no major changes. In George Orwell’s 1984, the use of imagery to draw parallels between Winston’s struggle against Big Brother and man’s repeated clashes with nigh-totalitarian government.

As time goes on, freedom and security have become values that are discussed more and more often. In George Orwell’s 1984, the notions of freedom and security both come at the price of one another. With more freedom comes less security, and with more security there is less freedom. This is one of the most prevalent concepts that carries from this dystopian novel into our society today, and we are going to have to pick one value over the other. In order to be successful, freedom is going to have to come first, and we are going to have to figure out an answer to the security problem that presents us with.

Dictatorship, brainwashing, poverty, and torture! George Orwell’s novel 1984 is a horrific vision of a post World War II earth. 1984 was written in 1949 when everyone was still afraid of Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, and “the commies.” Ingsoc is the dictatorship that rules the Americas, the British isles, and Australia. When Orwell wrote 1984 he was isolated on an island dying of tuberculosis; this predicament accounts for his dark nature of writing. Ultimately because of all of these reasons Orwell fails to fully consider that a long standing utopia is impossible.

Repression is one of the main issues that the main character of 1984, Winston Smith, deals with. The tyranny of The Party and Big Brother have made it impossible for anyone to be alone with their thoughts. The idea of thought crimes and spies makes the public uneasy and aware of their every move. However, it is human nature to cast doubts, have desires, and crave love, which makes living in the dystopian rulership of Big Brother a dangerous and impossible life. Without making their subjects repress their emotions, The Party would fail.