1984 George Orwell Essay

Eric Arthur Blair was an outstanding and interesting writer. His pen name was George Orwell. Orwell was a novelist, essayist, and critic who was born in Motihari, Bengal, India, in 1903. He is best known for the books Animal Farm and 1984. In the book 1984, Orwell uses primary sources. Orwell had some strong, well-supported opinions. He was also a committed socialist who wanted to promote equality and a society that is fair. Some of the political topics Orwell addressed were Imperialism, fascism, and communism. The book 1984 is written more as a warning for the future because it talks about how the people aren’t allowed to express their own thoughts. Also in 1984, the country is under totalitarian regime which is form of government where that state has unlimited authority and strives to regulate every aspect of society. Totalitarian regime is not something you want for the future because there …show more content…
The world in present time has become so hostile. In the book 1984, Orwell believes the world is always at war. This “endless war” has many different enemies but the war will always remain. “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. His heart sank as he thought of the enormous power arrayed against him, the ease with which any Party intellectual would overthrow him in the debate, the subtle arguments which he would not be able to understand, much less answer. And yet he was in the right! They were wrong and he was right.”(1.7.69) O’Brien tries to control and change Winston’s reality by saying that the Party can change things around to better suit what the Party needs or wants. Winston strongly believes in truth and reality but he is curious if changing what's right for the Party to something that is the opposite is the right thing to do. In my point of view, I believe that changing something that is the truth into a lie even if it helps the party is morally