Utopia and Nineteen Eighty-Four

One of the major themes is the human desire for power. This is demonstrated throughout history of empires expanding to gain more power. The party in this book is in power so it can stay in power. Another strong theme is the desire for rebellion. The book highlights the fact despite strong control measures undertaken by the party, there will always be rebels. They can't be stopped no matter the monitoring, capturing and thought control you impose upon the remainder of the population. The human desire for rebellion is an instinct too strong to overcome. What is the most effective way to control the population? Fear. The citizens of Oceania is kept in constant fear with wars happening every second of everyday and every year. Citizens are kept in fear about capitalism and the dangers that it will bring. They are kept in fear through public execution and fear of what would happen if they were to step out of line. Big Brother keeps fear in their hearts diminishing the sense of rebellion. Strong and timeless themes are present in 1984 to teach the readers about human desires. It serves as a lesson and a warning of how and why a totalitarianism exists and why you don't want to be part of

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

Dictators rule with absolute power, through many means unknown to the majority they manipulate and sculpt the people to their own desire. The totalitarian regime of Oceania is no different, except they have almost complete control over their citizens. The techniques they use to control the civilians are both hidden and openly used. The "inner party" has almost completely forced the outer party (the majority of the party) into utter submission, to follow their rules and regulations to the exact. Using these amazing techniques they rule over the citizens of Oceania with and iron fist. In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, the Government of Oceania controls the citizens by using fear and propaganda.

1984 has come and gone. The cold war is over. The collapse of oppressive totalitarian regimes leads to the conclusion that these governments by their nature generate resistance and are doomed to failure. The fictional world of George Orwell's novel, 1984, is best described as hopeless; a nightmarish dystopia where the omnipresent State enforces perfect conformity among members of a totalitarian Party through indoctrination, propaganda, fear, and ruthless punishment. In the aftermath of the fall of capitalism and nuclear war, the world has been divided among three practically identical totalitarian nation-states. A state of perpetual war and poverty is the rule in Oceania. However, this is merely a backdrop, far from the most terrifying

Citizens in the society believe they live in a utopian society because everyone in society is identical to each other, so everyone shares the same basic roles, and all things the party tells is true, as everyone believes what is told to them whether it is a lie or not. Propaganda is evident almost everywhere, but one that keeps being brought up is ““WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH”” (Orwell 4). People in Oceania conform to a certain image, and is shown when Winston says “Nearly everyone was ugly, and would still have been ugly even if dressed otherwise than in the uniform blue overalls.” (Orwell 60). All of the sentences from the first quote “War is peace, Freedom is slavery, And Ignorance is strength” are propaganda, and more in depth, doublespeak. This is a large aspect of society because it is basically the motives behind how the government controls the society. People in Oceania dress the same, work at the same places, and follow the same rules; you cannot be better than someone

The Thought Police are the most insidious aspect of the dystopian society of 1984 by George Orwell because it destroys the relationship among the people while also destroying the freedom of choice and corrupting the future. The Thought Police are a group of individuals who are kept hidden and serves a purpose to monitor the populace for any signs of unorthodox thought or action and then afterwards to punish them. The Thought Police are sneaky because they superficially appear to just be people who are invested in the safety and security of Oceania, which does not seem evil. However, in reality, these brainwashed people greatly contribute to the fault of this dystopia. By being committed to Oceania, there is no longer trust within relationships

A dominating theme of 1984 is the idea of ‘’thought crime’’. Essentially, any thoughts that are considered unorthodox--in essence, against the principals of the party--are criminal. The philosophy behind this is that all crime begins with a thought and it

1984. Oceania is ruled by a totalitarian government. Totalitarianism is a system of government that is dictatorial and requires complete obedience to the government. In George Orwell’s 1984, he creates a totalitarian government that relates to events in history and modern day government.

When we talk about government, we believe that it's built by the people and for the people. It is something that people can rely on, but in George Orwell’s 1984, we see opposite of what we believe. The Oceanian government has developed technology like telescreen, intelligent people like Winston, Julia, and the governor like O'Brien. The government we are living under right now is totally different then the one in Oceania. Inside Oceania, the citizens are totally controlled by its government. They have no freedom like we do in today's American society.

Oceania, according to the book is isolated from the rest of the countries in the world. There is no such thing as “international” news to the people living in Oceania. They are only allowed to do what Big Brother tells them. They have telescreens that are practically surveillance cameras that watch the people all the time. They are constantly being watched because the party (Big Brother) wants to stay in control. Like O’Brien, Hitler sends the Jews to concentration camps to hide the truth from them. The truth was that the whole world did like and appreciate the Jewish community. This is similar to 1984 because Big Brother doesn’t let it’s people to get informed of anything. Instead they are bowing down to Big Brother thinking he is the top “God”. In fact, not just in the book 1984, isolation is also demonstrated in William Shakespeare's famous book, Romeo and Juliet. The theme of isolation occurs when Juliet fails to get empowerment over making her own decisions. That’s what led Juliet to her downfall including her death. All these three examples have something in common. That similarity would be that the people in Oceania like the Jewish and Juliet can’t make their own decisions. Though in comparison, all their cities continued with their lives after the aftermath of all these three

A form of communication called Newspeak is used in Oceania, which is a modified version of language that is enforced upon the people in order to limit their expression. These strict laws are set in Oceania, and must be followed; a group called by the people in Oceania. Therefore, when the governing system is not followed, Thought Police are used to prevent thoughts that oppose the nation, and to place fear into the citizens of Oceania. These several aspects in system of government in the novel 1984 have adequately prevented a large part of the people from thinking against it.

In Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Huxley's Brave New World, the authoritative figures strive for freedom, peace, and stability for all, to develop a utopian society. The Utopian society strives for a perfect state of well-being for all persons in the community, and over-emphasizes this factor, where no person is exposed to the reality of the world. As each novel progresses we see that neither society possesses family values nor attempts to practice them. Neither are passionate nor creative in factors such as love, language, history and literature. Our society today, in general, is unsure about the future: The nightmare of total organization has emerged from the safe, remote future and is

The society in 1984 is much different than it is in today’s society because are allowed to love, trust, and show compassion as in 1984 by George Orwell, there was a totalitarian society. Big brother is the center of society and people must obey him. He is portrayed as powerful and people must obey big brother and if they don’t they disappear. The society in 1984 believes that there is no such thing as love, trust, or hope. The people of Oceania are constantly under surveillance. The thought police have many different ways of watching people. They use telescreens, children, neighbors and coworkers are trained to watch you. There is little to no privacy in Oceania, you are always being watched.

In the book 1984, the super-country of Oceania is not a place of freedom and peace. Oceania is in a constant state of war and never seeks for peace. There is no privacy in Oceania as there are telescreens, people, and other devices that watch your every move and hear everything you could possibly talk about. Although Oceania is a fictional world is it so different from society we live in today?

In Orwell’s 1984, he displays psychological manipulation through Oceania’s government which it uses to control its citizens. This includes the use of propaganda, control of content, and ethnocentrism. The Party’s methods of control relates to real life events repeated in history such as the Nazi Regime from 1933 to 1945 headed by Adolf Hitler and common patterns in cultural history.