Theme Of 1984 In George Orwell's 1984

George Orwell’s political parable, 1984, portrays an oppressive and dictatorial government, which thereby presents to the reader a palpable sense of danger and malevolence born out of the creation of a counter utopic totalitarian regime. Orwell’s nihilistic creation of Oceania, presents a world wherein every aspect of private and public life is abhorrently regimented and regulated by the autocratic ‘Big Brother’. The whole population at large is forced to conform to the ideals and beliefs of the tyrannical ‘party’ as a means of not only survival but also a means of being able to live an unabated existence. The party opposes all forms of individuality and

Loneliness is something everyone experiences. However, nobody should have to go through the degree of loneliness of being unable to confide in one person. Everybody needs a person. At the start of 1984 by George Orwell, Winston is completely alone and cannot open up about his feelings towards Big Brother to anyone. He is unable to conform to his natural human nature due to a government in total control. George Orwell’s 1984 communicates the threat on society of a totalitarian government by using literary devices such as irony, foreshadowing, as well as characterization.

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.

One day when I was eleven years old, I told my mom that I believe I should own a phone. I would tell her every day, “please get me a phone” and then listed a bunch of reasons on why I should own one. My mom would disagree with me and say, “no, it’s too expensive” or “no, your not responsible enough.” Despite this, I continued to try and convince her, it took several months of convincing and pleading, and then finally, on Christmas morning, I ripped open my present and there was the iPhone 6s lying in my hands. Now I was able to socialize and connect with friends and family. In the dystopian novel, 1984 by George Orwell, Winston Smith lives under the control of Oceania’s government called the Party. The citizens of Oceania are dehumanized

To be able to control what the populous does, Big Brother has set up telescreens and cameras everywhere in the non Prole parts of Oceania, specifically in people’s homes, that allow him and his government to watch all party members movements and words. This surveillance allowed Big Brother to control the populous because everyone lived “from habit that became instinct- in assumption that every sound you made was heard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized”(3). By forcing everyone to live knowing that everything they did was being watched, Big Brother was able to restrict the actions and conversations of the people. People tend to act differently if they knew they were alone compared to if they knew they were being watched. This is because when you are being watched, you feel the need to act more appropriate and not do anything that could be considered weird. The reason the people of Oceania were to be controlled to the point of seeming like sheep, was because of the fear that was instilled through the Thought Police. Just being watched can partially control someone’s actions due to them not wanting to seem weird, but by placing an inescapable death penalty on anyone that acts up, Big Brother can control them with their fear of death. This fear that

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.

Every human being holds an intrinsic set of natural behaviours which ultimately affect how they perceive their surroundings. For the majority, these behaviours come naturally so they have no control over them, unless they are negatively influenced to do otherwise. In George Orwell’s dystopic novel 1984, the citizens of Oceania are unfortunately controlled by the Party in every way possible. The Party’s constant use of surveillance allows them to watch over the citizens at all times to ensure that they do not go against Party doctrines. The Party does not allow anyone to think for themselves or reveal emotions; otherwise this is

Orwell used many common themes throughout all of his work. These themes included dangers of totalitarian government, psychological manipulation, control of information, and politics of the day. To show the significance of these themes Orwell uses rhetorical strategies such as parallel structure, rhetorical questions, metaphors, and similes. Using these rhetorical strategies Orwell is able to prove the importance of his common themes throughout all of his works.

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.

In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, Winston Smith is a character plagued by an oppressive party that controls and monitors its entire population. On a journey to meet a young girl in the countryside, Winston's mood, setting and point of view are used with Orwell's diction and imagery to portray a complex tone. Describing Winston as apprehensive and nervous throughout the beginning of the chapter because he does not know what is going to happen and he is anxious to meet this new girl but fearful for his own existence.

In the novel, 1984, George Orwell describes a dystopian future in which the citizens are living under the control of a totalitarian regime. The “Party”, Orwell’s version of the modern day government, used their power to keep constant surveillance of the citizens, censor information, and manipulate the people. Through the use of telescreens and microphones, the Party was able to watch and listen to the citizens whenever they were in range. Party members were also responsible for the systematic destruction of words from the dictionary. Scare tactics related to war were used to control the citizens into conforming to the Party’s ideals. These concepts of corrupt power is seen in modern day society as well. Orwell’s version of the future was relevant, because it mirrors the government of modern day society due to the fact that the government uses surveillance to watch people, it manipulates citizens to support war, and it censors words and terms.

Big Brother is watching you. This simple phrase revolves around the citizens of Oceania’s lives every day. They live in a world where they do not have their own beliefs. The government controls everything, including what they do, what they think, even how they speak. At a young age, the population is taught how to act according to the government’s wishes. They live their lives working according to what the government wants. Winston, the main character, works in the Ministry of Truth, where he alters the past. All possible love and loyalty is towards the Party. The government of Oceania manipulates and molds the minds of its citizens as to how they wish them to be. Throughout the novel, 1984 by George Orwell, the author and the society of Oceania constantly tries to and succeeds in creating and maintaining the members of society’s devotion towards becoming and being a perfect Party member.

George Orwell’s novel 1984 shows how the traumatic socio-political events such as the totalitarian regime affects the character as an individual, and as a member of a large society. This novel illustrates how society is being watched around the clock with no privacy under any circumstances. All of the characters in the novel are constantly being watched under surveillance of Big Brother. This makes people frustrated who want to live a free and individual life; nevertheless, it seems to be impossible to accomplish just that. It is impossible to lead a life of individualism. Within the novel there are various characters that attempt to undermine the principles of this way of living, whether or not they are successful. The novel also illustrates

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

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.