The book 1984 by George Orwell was written in the time of Hitler and the emerging Soviet Union. Orwell wrote the book thirty years into the future, describing what life would be like. Much of this was based on his own experiences traveling the world. He was well educated and a devoted writer all throughout his life. He had seen the poverty within Europe and his own country and was inspired to write. He wrote the book 1984 as a warning to protect people. He wanted everyone to be aware of the bad things that would possibly occur. This story is not true and but most of his predictions were similar to what actually happened in the year 1984. Orwell was like many previous European writers and philosophers, such as Erasmus and Shakespeare. Each of
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The government parties took total control of aspects of public and private life affected by those in Europe. They would give them little freedom and force them to follow their rules and regulations. The communists used violence and terror to scare the people in order to gain more respect and power. Basic liberties are denied and propaganda is encouraged and shown during this time. Throughout the book 1984, the government develops a society in which all personal freedom was taken away from the people. The government believed that technology ensured that the life people had was over and that they had to be under strict directions and watched closely. Anyone who disagreed or was suspected of disagreeing was exiled or …show more content…
George Orwell realized the new technology developments at the time and what might be discovered in the future. The television was in the making and Orwell knew it would be dangerous. Even though it would be used to screen television shows, it would also be used to watch everyone everywhere. “For the rest they could meet only in the streets, in a different place every evening and never for more than half an hour at a time”(Orwell, 128) Orwell describes a place where people have to live their life in secrecy. Winston and Julia couldn’t hang out in the same place more than once. They had to be sure it was somewhere where there were no telescreens or it had to be in a big crowd. They needed to make sure no one saw them so they wouldn’t get in trouble by the
The government parties took total control of aspects of public and private life affected by those in Europe. They would give them little freedom and force them to follow their rules and regulations. The communists used violence and terror to scare the people in order to gain more respect and power. Basic liberties are denied and propaganda is encouraged and shown during this time. Throughout the book 1984, the government develops a society in which all personal freedom was taken away from the people. The government believed that technology ensured that the life people had was over and that they had to be under strict directions and watched closely. Anyone who disagreed or was suspected of disagreeing was exiled or …show more content…
George Orwell realized the new technology developments at the time and what might be discovered in the future. The television was in the making and Orwell knew it would be dangerous. Even though it would be used to screen television shows, it would also be used to watch everyone everywhere. “For the rest they could meet only in the streets, in a different place every evening and never for more than half an hour at a time”(Orwell, 128) Orwell describes a place where people have to live their life in secrecy. Winston and Julia couldn’t hang out in the same place more than once. They had to be sure it was somewhere where there were no telescreens or it had to be in a big crowd. They needed to make sure no one saw them so they wouldn’t get in trouble by the