The Role Of Community In George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

In the book “1984” written by George Orwell in 1948, the proles are presented as an impoverished, powerless and massive group of people. Nevertheless, they are free, unlike the rest of Oceania. They are not checked by the Party on what they do and think; therefore the proles are the only ones able to take Big Brother down.

“1984” is an imaginary novel wrote by George Orwell in 1949. The novel takes place in a fictional country called Oceania. In 1984, the society is a mess in the control of the “big brother”, people are leveled by three three classes: the upper class party, the middle outer class party, and the lower class proles. But the lower class make up 85 per cent of the people in Oceania. Winston is a outer class party member working for the “big brother”. This novel uses Winston as an example to show how the “big brother” takes the control by mind, manipulation and technology.

George Orwell focuses his belief of the “[disbelief] in the existence of the objective truth because all the facts have to fit in with the words and prophecies of some infallible fuhrer”. He envisions the decay of future society and implements his ideas through his creation of “Nineteen Eighty-Four”. Indications of a psychological fear are examined initially through the progression and change of the human mind, which is built upon the oppression of the Party. Through the construction of a world with no freedom and individuality, the human mind adapts the change of truth and pay utter submission from the Party, to escape the presence of their ultimate weakness. With those who are rebellious of the rules of the Party gradually brings out the ugly nature of humanity. Through the fragility of the human mind, it reinforces Orwell’s idea of a corrupted society, as there no longer remains a variety of human emotions for the next generation to pass onwards. Thus conclusively portraying the defeat of human mind unable to withstand the physical and mental tortures from the Party.

The world that Orwell presents in Nineteen Eighty-four has often been called a nightmare vision of the future. Writing sixteen years into that future, we can see that not all of Orwell’s predictions have been fulfilled in their entirety! Yet,

In “1984” people are categorized into three sections of the hierarchy , the inner party, the outer party and the proles. The inner party gets the best treatment, being able to eat real food with favors, and live in nice houses, the proles get the worse treatment and have to live in shabby houses with limited resources, and the outer party is in the middle, having more resources than the proles but not as many privileges as the inner party members. In the novel, Winston describes the treatment of the proles and how the rest of society views them, saying “ the Party taught that the proles were natural inferiors who must be kept in subjection, like animals…all that was required of them was primitive patriotism which could be appealed to whenever it was necessary to make them accept longer work hours and shorter rations” (71 Orwell). From this passage it is clear to see that society looks down upon the proles, comparing them to animals that mindlessly accept their own oppression. The characterization of the proles mirrors that of the lower class in todays society. In the modern world people often look down on the lower class and individuals who work blue collar jobs, viewing them as less than or inferior. Moreover, many individuals that can be categorized as lower class often work long hours and receive just enough money to get by, a direct correlation to the proles treatment. However, “1984” points out the relevant

The novel 1984 by George Orwell is an american classic that examines the power of one paramount leader in an ultimate dystopian society. A common citizen Winston Smith, struggles with the oppression in Oceania, and fights for his freedom by rebelling against the government. Big Brother is the face of the party and controls all of the power in Oceania, he is resembled as a God-life figure that all must worship. Behind Big Brother the rest of the power lies among the thought police and the party. The people among this category although has little, still has some power in which they become very high on the social ladder. Coming in a far third is the main character Winston Smith and the common people. The citizens of Oceania obtain little to none power and make up 85% of the population. At the bottom of the power chain is the proles and the so called “Brotherhood”, Orwell portrays Winston's hope in the proles as “a mystical truth and a parable absurdity”. The proles are ultimately powerless and present the horrors of the IngSoc society. In George Orwell's 1984, he explores power between characters to establish an indisputable government.

Unlike the dystopian society of Oceania in George Orwell’s book Nineteen Eighty-Four, in which everyone is ruled by Big Brother; the United States is able to choose their leaders periodically (Orwell). The U.S. is able to elect who will represent them which makes the system democratic and fair. This year the United States is having an election between two candidates that received the nomination by winning the most amount of votes throughout the country. The presidential candidates were able to win because the presidential primary system allows people to vote for their ideal leader. Hillary Clinton won for the democrat party and Donald Trump is running for the republican party this year; even if most of the republican leaders were not in favor

"The upper class desires to remain so, the middle class wishes to overthrow the upper class, and the lower class wants a classless system." In his famous novel, 1984, George Orwell writes about the different lifestyles and effects of the social class on the population of the world the book is set in. In this society the upper class, known as the "inner party", closely patrols and monitors the thoughts and actions of its citizen in their world of Oceania. Winston Smith, the protagonist member of the middle class known as the "outer party"challenges these leaders with his free and mindful thoughts that go against the party and disrupt their system. Winston feels the lower class, the "proles" are the only real humans in their society and he undermines the party's rules and laws in an attempt to escape their grasp. First of all, the upper class mindfully controls and supervises the below classes while, at the same time, occupies several advantages and privileges in their personal lives. Secondly, the middle class takes advantage of the Lows while wishing they had the life of the High despite their many benefits. Furthermore, the proles at the bottom are seen as the most inhumane and unimportant of the society while experiencing many hardships and disadvantages in life. Therefore, while the upper class enjoys its many benefits and power, the middle class has a great amount of aid but wants more and uses the Lows to get it, and the lower class suffers from poor treatment and

The Party in Oceania manipulates citizens to support the government. In 1984 by George Orwell, the government controls and gathers support from the people. In this abstract, dystopian society, the government takes the form of the Party. An organization called Big Brother plays the face of the Party in this totalitarian state . The Party is the ruler of the majority of Oceania. Through a network of spies, telescreens, and microphones, the Party monitors all thoughts and actions of the members.Children are even raised to spy on their parents and report anything suspicious. Citizens of Oceania are also constantly at war with either Eurasia or Eastasia. This explains why the proles, the poor people in the outer party, are constantly being bombarded

The concept behind the difference amongst people within a society is crucial to the improvement and betterment of living conditions. The individuality of people in modern-day society is upheld and encouraged, where each person is typically given the freedom to choose and not bound by an overbearing power. With too much control and power over society, the concept surrounding individualism disintegrates as one’s freedom of expression and choice is eliminated. In George Orwell’s 1984, the dominance of the totalitarian state and the several aspects integrated into the day-to-day lives of Oceania’s people substantiates their desire for power and control which suppresses the individuality of each person. The Party’s use of a newer form of

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,

The dystopian novel 1984, written by George Orwell, depicts the life of Winston Smith as he lived it in the year nineteen eighty four. Winston is a low-ranking member of an entity called the Party, the governing body of the city of London. The Party is represented by a single figure known as Big Brother, an all-knowing and an omnipresent factor in the lives of those that follow the Party. Although no one knows who he truly is, Big Brother still holds tremendous weight in the lives of Party members. The structure of the government in the novel mirrors the principles of Marxism, an economic system that focuses on the means of production and class struggle within a given society (Jakse ).In 1984, George Orwell uses key principles of Marxism to convey the Party’s ability to naturalize its dominance over the inhabitants of Oceania.

     An issue which Orwell addresses in his book “1984” that is and has been effecting society throughout history is class differences. In Oceania who ever belonged to the Inner Party was upper class. The Proles are people of the low class who are not regarded as significant to society by the party. All other such as Winston and Julia were considered the Outer Party, which were working middle class, and they were the ones who the Party wished to control. Neither the Outer Party nor the Proles had any influence what so ever on the direction their country was going or the rules that governed their lives. The Inner Party manipulated the media and gained access to citizens’ private lives in order to haven absolute control over every characteristic of human existence including

In 1984, a class conflict exists between the majority of the undermined population and the state. The society is divided into three distinct classes: the proles, who represent the working class proletariat, the Outer Party, which consist of the middle class of Oceania, and the Inner Party, which regulates the Ministries, Thought Police, and forces Ingsoc ideology on all the citizens. The classes are partitioned by the Inner Party in such a manner that members of the lower

Born as Eric Arthur Blair, George Orwell became aware of the segregation between classes while attending preparatory school as a young boy. He soon wrote books which helped open the eyes of others to the cruel world being lived in 1984. Orwell’s most popular novel 1984, allows one to become fearful of the path in which society is taking. As Orwell predicted, most of society today has become immune to the tragedies caused by governments all around the globe, Syria being a prime example. With war raging and humanity decreasing, the topic of an utopian government in Orwell’s 1984 reveals dystopian factors, relating to the Syrian government today.