Interpretive Oral Presentation Transcript on “Nineteen Eighty Four” What were Winston Smith’s philosophical concerns toward his observance of human nature in society and the way people lived their life, in the context of the novel? In the text “Nineteen Eighty Four”, the way the human nature in society and the way people lived their lives was noticeably a concern for Winston. He saw that life was becoming too mechanical and that the loss of humanity was becoming a reality. A mechanical lifestyle involves the idea of conformity, where the population changes their behaviour in order to fit into the society.…
David Sussman talks about the physical pain and psychological distress when being tortured as it changes the point of view of the person being tortured causing them to betray themselves. We see this when Winston was being tortured as he was feeling extreme pain which led him to give up on himself and believe in the party’s beliefs and love Big Brother. Overall, Orwell talks about how the party manipulates society other than the language of Newspeak which is manipulation through torture. In Oceania, society is living in an oppressive world ruled by the oppressive dictator Big Brother and the party.…
George Orwell’s classic novel, 1984, has gone through the ages as a novel depicting a bleak future with a government in complete control over its citizen’s actions and thoughts. The novel explores the actions of Winston Smith, a questioner of the established Party or Big Brother. He and his lover Julia, another ardent critic of the Party, try to join the underground Brotherhood, a group, led by Emmanuel Goldstein, trying to take down the party. They get caught and in the end, O’Brien, a loyalist of the Party, brainwashes both of them into loving the party and Big Brother. Orwell depicts this future society in order to make people question government when they still have the chance, because the characters of 1984 were brainwashed to the…
Winston doesn't like how the children were used as a weapon against everyone and their own parents. The party made the children into mindless drones that did anything to please the party and Winston hates it. While Winston writes in his diary the national anthem of Oceania begins to play from the television and instead of standing at attention as the party says he should, he stays sitting because he is hidden from the eyes of the television and the Thought Police. Winston knows he can't start a huge rebellion that would be needed to overthrow Big Brother so instead he does little things to have his own little rebellion in his…
Winston begins his rebellion when he starts writing his ideas and thoughts in his diary:” The thing I was going to do was to open a diary. This was not illegal(nothing was illegal, since there were no longer any laws), but if detected it was reasonably certain that it would be punished by death, or at least by twenty-five years in a forced-labour camp. ”(9) To start off, buying a diary is a thoughtcrime. Next, he expands his rebellion as he begins to writes stories, his thoughts, opinions, ideas, and feelings.…
Reagan Schatz Ms. Slagle English White 1 January 17, 2017 Definitional Analysis Essay Many events in the 20th Century such as Industrialization and a Great War brought out the opinions and concerns of several authors about the future direction of society. Authors, George Orwell and Aldous Huxley both used literature to form a dystopic novel to describe what they saw as society’s ignorance about the path they were on for the future and what it would be like if they continued in this direction. They used the novel as a method of warning people what could happen because of their choices.…
In 1984, George Orwell presents a dystopia, the complete opposite of the perfect world. The setting is a post-war situation, based on reality after the world wars. The main character, Winston Smith, faces oppression everyday and is completely controlled by the media. Citizens are brainwashed and manipulated by the Party, the only political party allowed in Oceania. The situation Orwell describes is eerily similar to the one in Germany during the second world war.…
In 1984, George Orwell uses negative connotations, strong verbs, and imagery strategies to build more interest in his writing for his audience. The story 1984 is very dark and negative, Orwell does a good job helping the audience see the negative side of everything in his story, seeing as though that’s the way he wanted it. Many people believe he wrote the book to inform people of our invasion of privacy with the new technology. He wanted his audience to know the world isn’t always happy. Orwell never describes things in his story as positive.…
1984 is interesting book, because the struggle between society and man, but not only is it him but a girl is involved. Everyone nowadays have their own way of freedom, even if one person is limited more than the other. We only have so much freedom in our lives, before it is limited. Not all characters in Orwell’s 1984 experience freedom the same way because it was a warning of what the government is becoming, a boundary was set between people, and their slogans are just a contradiction.…
A total oligarchical society should be avoided because trying to keep hope is hopeless as hope is destroyed and power corrupts all. This theme is shown in George Orwell's 1984 and- amoung other points- is developed and assisted by symbols. 1984 tells the tale of a man named Winston Smith in his “heroic” battle fighting against the Party, his oligarchical society. He attempts to reclaim the past, and, with his lover Julia, “rebels” in sex and their “secret” meetings. Winston becomes infatuated with the past items seen in Mr. Charrington's shop.…
The definition of an individual is a characteristic that distinguishes a person from others of the same kind. In 1984, by George Orwell, there is a lack of individuality in the citizens due to the control of the government. Since individuality would go against all of Orwell’s branches of ministry within the government, steps are taken to avoid it. Although there are singularity that arise within the community, it is fear that puts citizens back into what the government wants.…
As valued as privacy is, how have George Orwell’s warnings from the past been so neglected? 1984 by George Orwell has gained the attention of the masses in recent years due to its increasingly accurate message on government invasion of privacy. With the citizens of the “land of the free” questioning if they are as free as they should; these warnings become increasingly relevant to the modern world. Orwell set out with the purpose of warning readers of the dangers of government invasion of privacy and unfortunately we as a people did not listen. With startling accuracy Orwell predicts many tactics used by government agencies today to invade the privacy of the very citizens they are sworn to protect. He warns of the dangers of how advancing…
Brought into the Ministry of Love, Winston is endures torture and mind control in effort to invert his mindset. He battles to resist O’Brien’s influence and maintain his individuality. Winston’s attempt and constant struggle to remain in control of his fate is evident through his relationship with Julia, his memories, and through his logic as O’Brien molds Winston, through manipulation, into the perfect citizen. Firstly, Winston, as he enters the Ministry of Love, is a prime example of a deviant citizen…
1984: Diving into Deeper Meanings Imagine a society where you are always being watched. You can’t think on your own, speak your mind, or even feel any type of emotion. In George Orwell’s 1984, he writes of a Dystopian society in Oceania that is basically under totalitarian rule.…
Dust is everywhere in Oceania. It is in Winston’s apartment, on the streets, and even in the creases of Mrs. Parson’s face. The dust, and the ruin it represents, symbolizes the level of the decay of the physical world prevalent in Oceania. It gives the impression that the quality of life in Oceania is constantly being made worse be the rules of the government. This reinforces the theme of “the destruction of the human spirit.”…