Orwell’s dominant theme in 1984 - Physical Control and Control of Information and History is suggested through his use of incorporating certain feelings and physical contrast. Winston gets most of this “torture” and pain. The physical control is a big part of the book and it is a key element in the novel. Control of information and history also comes into the book quite a bit. Both of these tie together in certain ways.
Physical Control is everywhere in the novel 1984. It is around every corner of every page, even if you don't know it. Big Brother is able to control their own people through telescreens. These telescreens are virtually everywhere. They are inside in everyone's home to outside in public. For example, Winston is a big part of …show more content…
It needs to be there to make sure the story and book go as planned. The party controls every source of information and history by rewriting the past and the present. The party doesn't let anyone keep records of the past to see what happened. They also make memories very fuzzy and unable to read and recreate. One quote I found is compelling in certain way, “Everything faded away into a shadow-world in which, finally, even the date of the year had become uncertain.” (Part 1, Chapter 9). This quote is compelling because It shows you that everyone's memory faded away. They have this item in the book called the memory hole. The memory hole today is kind of like a paper shredder. In the novel their memories are items and they throw them down the memory hole and no one will ever know what happened and when/if it happened. One of my favorite quotes in the book is this one; “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present control the past” (Part 3, Chapter 2). This is my favorite quote because it is so complicated but yet so easy to understand. It shows that you have no control over the past, present or
Physical Control is everywhere in the novel 1984. It is around every corner of every page, even if you don't know it. Big Brother is able to control their own people through telescreens. These telescreens are virtually everywhere. They are inside in everyone's home to outside in public. For example, Winston is a big part of …show more content…
It needs to be there to make sure the story and book go as planned. The party controls every source of information and history by rewriting the past and the present. The party doesn't let anyone keep records of the past to see what happened. They also make memories very fuzzy and unable to read and recreate. One quote I found is compelling in certain way, “Everything faded away into a shadow-world in which, finally, even the date of the year had become uncertain.” (Part 1, Chapter 9). This quote is compelling because It shows you that everyone's memory faded away. They have this item in the book called the memory hole. The memory hole today is kind of like a paper shredder. In the novel their memories are items and they throw them down the memory hole and no one will ever know what happened and when/if it happened. One of my favorite quotes in the book is this one; “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present control the past” (Part 3, Chapter 2). This is my favorite quote because it is so complicated but yet so easy to understand. It shows that you have no control over the past, present or