1984 and The Circle
Since the beginnings of civilizations, mankind has tried to predict its future. Although it is impossible to know our fate, the direction that civilization has been heading with new technologies and large governments is alarming to some. Alarming enough for media such as the recently released movie, The Circle or the classic novel, 1984, has been produced as a warning of the future. Both The Circle and 1984 take place in a society in which the rights of the people are infringed. In essence, The Circle could potentially be a prequel to 1984. For the reason that The Circle is in the early stages of implementing a system with total control of their society. Correspondingly, in 1984, their society is already in the middle of a tyrannical …show more content…
Meaning that there may be no written rules on it, but there are still unspoken rules on it. The society of 1984 abides under these rules too, it not necessary to participate in events such as the two minute hate, yet if the Party member does not, they would be put under suspicion. Furthermore, these situations tie into another similarity that both societies share, this being the importance of community over individuality. In 1984 the society it is expected that a party member should never be alone except when in bed. The book goes so far as creating a word for that in its society's language, newspeak, in which it is a derogatory term known as ownlife. This same sense of individuality is unapproved of in The Circle. With their unofficial rules of needing to participate in social gatherings and social media. The quote “Secrets are lies. Sharing is caring. Privacy is theft.” is revered in their society. These examples show that both societies have similar unspoken social rules in their
Since the beginnings of civilizations, mankind has tried to predict its future. Although it is impossible to know our fate, the direction that civilization has been heading with new technologies and large governments is alarming to some. Alarming enough for media such as the recently released movie, The Circle or the classic novel, 1984, has been produced as a warning of the future. Both The Circle and 1984 take place in a society in which the rights of the people are infringed. In essence, The Circle could potentially be a prequel to 1984. For the reason that The Circle is in the early stages of implementing a system with total control of their society. Correspondingly, in 1984, their society is already in the middle of a tyrannical …show more content…
Meaning that there may be no written rules on it, but there are still unspoken rules on it. The society of 1984 abides under these rules too, it not necessary to participate in events such as the two minute hate, yet if the Party member does not, they would be put under suspicion. Furthermore, these situations tie into another similarity that both societies share, this being the importance of community over individuality. In 1984 the society it is expected that a party member should never be alone except when in bed. The book goes so far as creating a word for that in its society's language, newspeak, in which it is a derogatory term known as ownlife. This same sense of individuality is unapproved of in The Circle. With their unofficial rules of needing to participate in social gatherings and social media. The quote “Secrets are lies. Sharing is caring. Privacy is theft.” is revered in their society. These examples show that both societies have similar unspoken social rules in their