1984: The Ultimate Fight for Power In the novel 1984, by George Orwell, the government has the ultimate control over all of its citizens. They maintain this control through a system called “Big Brother” which constantly watches everything and instills fear in everyone. The main character Winston Smith has conflicting views about the Party. He is bewildered as to why the Party has taken away the human liberties in which every individual should be entitled. Although Winston lives in a world where power seems unattainable, he makes it his life purpose to expose the Party’s true intentions, regain power from the government and give it to the people, but ultimately he fails. In the beginning of the novel, the author introduces the places of
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He must continue to work diligently and abide by the rules set forth by the government, or face serious consequences. “Winston wants to live in a society that acknowledges what is real whether or not it serves the goals of the people in power” (Source B). When history is changed, it will no longer exist to the people which benefits the Party’s intentions. They want to strip the people of their memories so they are not only able to control the past, but the present as well. The people will become more attentive to everything the Party has to say and accept all of the Party’s standards, even if they are flawed or rather misleading. “Winston has a tentative link to a time before the party; he has memories and dreams of his mother and their life in a different world, but those who were born later, like Julia, do not” (Source B). Winston believes that everyone should be entitled to their true memories of the past and not memories of the past that have been manipulated by the Party. “He has always been told that Big Brother, the leader of the Party, saved the country from the terrible oppression of the capitalists” (Source C). Since everyone has been deceived with the idea that the government is some kind of hero, they are unable to see past the Party’s acts of misconduct. If the people were exposed to the truth, others may have joined Winston and fought to …show more content…
Winston knows that there are people similar to himself that want to fight for their freedom. He believes that people will come forward and join his revolution once they feel they are not alone. He wants the truth as to why the Party has taken away their freedom and he will stop at nothing to get it. “Winston holds firm to his belief that the Party cannot take the truth from him, believing there are certain truths that cannot be controlled” (Source C). When Winston is captured and tortured by the government, he stays true to his beliefs and values. He shows his strength and determination against the Party. He shows that the party may be able to control everyone, but not Winston. “Winston is concerned about carrying on what he considers to be the "human heritage" makes it clear that he believes that the society he lives in strips its citizens not only of their freedom but of their very humanity” (Source B). Winston ultimately wants the people of Oceania to have a say in their government and the Party has taken that away from them along with
He must continue to work diligently and abide by the rules set forth by the government, or face serious consequences. “Winston wants to live in a society that acknowledges what is real whether or not it serves the goals of the people in power” (Source B). When history is changed, it will no longer exist to the people which benefits the Party’s intentions. They want to strip the people of their memories so they are not only able to control the past, but the present as well. The people will become more attentive to everything the Party has to say and accept all of the Party’s standards, even if they are flawed or rather misleading. “Winston has a tentative link to a time before the party; he has memories and dreams of his mother and their life in a different world, but those who were born later, like Julia, do not” (Source B). Winston believes that everyone should be entitled to their true memories of the past and not memories of the past that have been manipulated by the Party. “He has always been told that Big Brother, the leader of the Party, saved the country from the terrible oppression of the capitalists” (Source C). Since everyone has been deceived with the idea that the government is some kind of hero, they are unable to see past the Party’s acts of misconduct. If the people were exposed to the truth, others may have joined Winston and fought to …show more content…
Winston knows that there are people similar to himself that want to fight for their freedom. He believes that people will come forward and join his revolution once they feel they are not alone. He wants the truth as to why the Party has taken away their freedom and he will stop at nothing to get it. “Winston holds firm to his belief that the Party cannot take the truth from him, believing there are certain truths that cannot be controlled” (Source C). When Winston is captured and tortured by the government, he stays true to his beliefs and values. He shows his strength and determination against the Party. He shows that the party may be able to control everyone, but not Winston. “Winston is concerned about carrying on what he considers to be the "human heritage" makes it clear that he believes that the society he lives in strips its citizens not only of their freedom but of their very humanity” (Source B). Winston ultimately wants the people of Oceania to have a say in their government and the Party has taken that away from them along with