1984 By George Orwell: An Analysis

What is freedom? Freedom is defined as the right to act, speak, and think whatever you want without restraint. For every person freedom can be different based on personal views. In today’s world privacy rights are beginning to fade away. We are constantly being watched and might not be aware of it. In the novel “1984” by George Orwell the citizens of London did not have an ounce of freedom. They were constantly watched over and were not allowed to have thoughts of their own. Freedom is a precious thing and should be valued because we have the right to our privacy, we want to feel safe and secure by knowing we are not being watched, and we do not want the fear of knowing that we cannot trust even our closest friends.

During the late seventeen hundreds our Founding Fathers understood that the citizens of the United States needed privacy and freedom. It was the first right they included on the Bill of Rights. After years of oppression from Britain the Founding Fathers knew what is was like without freedom or privacy. After we broke off from Britain we had our freedom. Even in the beginnings of our country we valued freedom and privacy. Now with today’s technologies we have no idea who has access to our information, or if we are being watched. Today privacy is not as valued as it once was in the past. The feeling of being safe is starting to fade …show more content…
Knowing we have privacy soothes our minds of this thought. Having our freedoms allows people to know that they are safe. Are they really safe though? With all the technology we have and could have in the future enables others to take one’s identity, to steal valuable information, and to take that information and cause harm to others. If we truly had privacy we would not have to worry about others stealing what is important to us. Unfortunately the possibility of being robbed online is always constant in our minds. We do not have that peace of mind or trust towards