Is contemporary American society in danger of becoming a regime like the one depicted in 1984?
In “1984” Winston smith is a citizen of Oceania .Oceania is a country where, “Freedom” is considered “slavery” ,whatever the government says goes and where criminals such as murders and thieves are treated with more respect than someone caught by the thought police(who monitor’s your own personal thoughts ). A society solely based on the manipulation that the government has for/on its citizens. Winston , different than everyone else who is brainwashed by “big brother” keeps a secret journal to deal with the misery and/or grey area of Oceania.
In 1984,Orwell uses the advancement in technology to “project” a sense that ,you (as a citizen ) is/are being watched at every moment by “big brother”. Beginning with the constant surveillance of the face, which gives “winston” a sense of paranoia that begins to seep in. The feeling of being watched becomes internalized to the point where Winston and many other Oceania citizens thought that “police” could and would invade your mind, dreams and personal thoughts.
In America , the government is divided …show more content…
A quote by Lewis Beale , who explains in his article how the world we live in today is much like the world we read about in the book “1984”.Beal goes down the list as to why American’s “privacy “ and “surveillance” on its citizens is similar to the one described in “1984”. He says that since police can now read “ license plates” to check and see if your car is “unregistered, uninsured or stolen” is a prime example on the “invasion of privacy” that the “NSA” has on Americans , much like the world in 1984. Beale continues on to say that since websites like “Facebook” can track our “ likes and dislikes” and that the government or private individuals can simply hack into our computers to find out any information they want . We as “Americans” have no privacy to what we do, like the telescreens in
In “1984” Winston smith is a citizen of Oceania .Oceania is a country where, “Freedom” is considered “slavery” ,whatever the government says goes and where criminals such as murders and thieves are treated with more respect than someone caught by the thought police(who monitor’s your own personal thoughts ). A society solely based on the manipulation that the government has for/on its citizens. Winston , different than everyone else who is brainwashed by “big brother” keeps a secret journal to deal with the misery and/or grey area of Oceania.
In 1984,Orwell uses the advancement in technology to “project” a sense that ,you (as a citizen ) is/are being watched at every moment by “big brother”. Beginning with the constant surveillance of the face, which gives “winston” a sense of paranoia that begins to seep in. The feeling of being watched becomes internalized to the point where Winston and many other Oceania citizens thought that “police” could and would invade your mind, dreams and personal thoughts.
In America , the government is divided …show more content…
A quote by Lewis Beale , who explains in his article how the world we live in today is much like the world we read about in the book “1984”.Beal goes down the list as to why American’s “privacy “ and “surveillance” on its citizens is similar to the one described in “1984”. He says that since police can now read “ license plates” to check and see if your car is “unregistered, uninsured or stolen” is a prime example on the “invasion of privacy” that the “NSA” has on Americans , much like the world in 1984. Beale continues on to say that since websites like “Facebook” can track our “ likes and dislikes” and that the government or private individuals can simply hack into our computers to find out any information they want . We as “Americans” have no privacy to what we do, like the telescreens in