Introduction
The novel 1984, written by George Orwell 1949, depicts the perfect totalitarian society. The society is the most extreme imaginable realisation of a modern world where the government have absolute power. The inhabitants live under constant surveillance and even the smallest mistake can lead to a certain death. The United States have since their controversial ‘war against terrorism’ and the leak of information from the National Security Agency been highly questioned all around the world. How is George Orwell's society compared to The United States and what similarities and differences can be found?
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The first point that can be compared is surveillance. In the novel Orwell describes a world built up by surveillance. The party is the leader of the country Oceania and watches all citizens in case of any act of rebellion. To make this possible each outer party member is always in sight of a telescreen and almost always in range of a hidden microphone. These techniques are found in all rooms inside their apartments and also often in public areas. Kids are even trained to denounce their family to the party if they hear or see anything suspicious. People who try to conspire against the party will be caught by the thought police and vaporized (Orwell, 2008).
Similar to Orwell's society Paul Szodra writes in his …show more content…
McQuaid mentions that Donald Trump said global warming is a hoax, but Trump also tries to solve a global warming problem regarding an owned golf resort in Ireland. Donald Trump also blames China and states that global warming is their creation. He believes that China wants to damage the United States manufacturing (McQuaid, 2016). Similar to 1984 this is a way to minimize the risk for contradictions and give simple solutions for difficult
The novel 1984, written by George Orwell 1949, depicts the perfect totalitarian society. The society is the most extreme imaginable realisation of a modern world where the government have absolute power. The inhabitants live under constant surveillance and even the smallest mistake can lead to a certain death. The United States have since their controversial ‘war against terrorism’ and the leak of information from the National Security Agency been highly questioned all around the world. How is George Orwell's society compared to The United States and what similarities and differences can be found?
Body
The first point that can be compared is surveillance. In the novel Orwell describes a world built up by surveillance. The party is the leader of the country Oceania and watches all citizens in case of any act of rebellion. To make this possible each outer party member is always in sight of a telescreen and almost always in range of a hidden microphone. These techniques are found in all rooms inside their apartments and also often in public areas. Kids are even trained to denounce their family to the party if they hear or see anything suspicious. People who try to conspire against the party will be caught by the thought police and vaporized (Orwell, 2008).
Similar to Orwell's society Paul Szodra writes in his …show more content…
McQuaid mentions that Donald Trump said global warming is a hoax, but Trump also tries to solve a global warming problem regarding an owned golf resort in Ireland. Donald Trump also blames China and states that global warming is their creation. He believes that China wants to damage the United States manufacturing (McQuaid, 2016). Similar to 1984 this is a way to minimize the risk for contradictions and give simple solutions for difficult