A single person can control and dictate an entire society by just a simple picture or a few words. An example of this is Big Brother from George Orwell’s 1984. This character brings a reign of terror to the people by threatening them and torturing them with the loss of their loved ones. Big Brother damages the developments of the people within the society, Winston, and the evolution of Winston and Julia’s relationship. Big Brother is never physically present, however the outcome of his actions are appearent.…
Winston is tortured endlessly until his hatred toward the Party and Big Brother becomes love. Later on, Winston is sent to Room 101 to face his biggest fear. Seconds away from having his face chewed by rats, Winston yells out “do it to Julia!” Winston’s reaction was the one O’Brien was looking for so he is excused from having rats gnaw at his…
He is captured for his defiance against the government, but he still wants to believe there is a brighter future. He does not want to let go of his beliefs. The guards in the Ministry of Love beats, tortures, and humiliates Winston in hopes of drawing out any possible thought of defiance. When this does not work, O'Brien labels Winston as “mentally deranged” and says he “suffer[s] from defective memory” (203). In Winston's society, being anything other than a puppet at the government's disposal makes one insane.…
Do you ever feel like you need to do something but you just don’t know what it is? Imagine this, but if you don 't figure out what it is, you get physically and mentally tortured. This is what happens to Winston Smith in 1984 after he has been caught going against his government 's ideas. Since Winston is tortured physically and mentally, he has no choice but to conforms to the Party’s ideals.…
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 novel 1984 reinforces the belief that the immorality and danger that accompanies holding people in prison without charging them creates concern towards the government. For instance, in 1984 there are four ministries: The Ministry of Truth, The Ministry of Peace, The Ministry of Plenty, and The Ministry of Love. The Ministry of Love’s name, like all others, is ironic as people who go against The Party are taken here to be tortured and killed. While in the Ministry of Love prisoners endure torture, even in the beginning of his time here, Winston knows this, “He felt the smash of truncheons on his elbows and iron-shod boots on his shins; he saw himself groveling on the floor, screaming for mercy through broken teeth.” (228).…
In the book 1984 by George Orwell, there are many distinctive quotes that pertain to Winston's life. A quote that has significant relevance to Winston’s life is, “Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimeters inside your skull.” (Orwell 27) In this quote Winston realizes that the only thing that you had control over in your life is your own thoughts.…
Not surprisingly, Winston is caught and turned in to face the Ministry of Love, ironically, the group that is in charge of torture. He endures the horrors of starvation and violent beatings valiantly for a time, but ultimately succumbs to the power of fear, turning into a normal, brainwashed Oceanian. His change occurs in the infamous room 101, with one of the leaders of The Ministry of Truth, O’Brien. O’Brien has been torturing Winston for months trying…
There, someone who he thought was a friend, started to torture him (Orwell 197). Winston 's so called friend was one of the head leaders in the government (Orwell 197). O’Brien, who was the friend, decided to torture Winston into believing in the government ways and understanding that Big Brother is there to stay (Orwell 199). George Orwell displays the way the government affects people in a very cruel and dark way. Orwell has the reader imagine that they must be tortured and punished for not believing in the same things as their authority.…
Kian Nafeiy 7.10.07 Polysci 121.9356 1984 1984, by George Orwell, is a book with symbols for what Orwell felt were important about government and other aspects of society that he had taken notice of, mostly representing the ideals of totalitarianism. The major parallel in 1984 to government is the rise of totalitarianism in government at the time the novel was written. Having taken note of the rule in countries such as Russia and Spain, Orwell chose to write a vivid and extreme vision of how he felt the government was playing a large role in the personal lives of citizens, with no privacy and stripped of the freedoms people should be entitled to.…
Ethical issues are a huge topic in our world. Ethical issues mainly go over morals, and whether doing a certain task can be considered okay. In 1984 the government does many things that can be considered unethical and morally wrong. Some of these ethical problems are when the government monitors the citizens without their knowledge or consent. The government also has laws that are unlawful.…
Lastly, Winston, although with good intentions, agrees to do horrible, pain inflicting acts if it comes to that point. He agrees to do this with the hope that it 'll aid in overthrowing Big Brother, but nonetheless, torture is torture, and it is inhumane. Humanity is built upon a beautiful mixture of relationships, from colleagues, to lovers, to close family members. Humanity allows us to differ right from wrong, to use critical thinking in touch situations and in turn, learn to live a life of individuality. The Party’s ability to obliterate…
Thesis: In George Orwell’s 1984, Winston resists the Party’s degradation of basic human rights through his intimate relationship with Julia in an effort to maintain his individuality. His example inspires people today to find ways to preserve their civil liberties when faced with oppression. Party’s degradation of basic human rights Winston’s resistance to the Party’s dehumanization through his intimate relationship with Julia Conclusion: Orwell’s call for all people to fight for the preservation of their civil liberties Outline: The Inner Party ruthlessly denies its citizens their basic human rights to individually interpret the world, have private lives, and be informed of the truth.…
People are desensitized to suffering in George Orwell's 1984, so much so that society is cruel when it occurs. This normalized cruelty drives much of the plot- people are permanently vaporized and brutal acts of war are announced every day without anyone caring- while also indicating that the Party will always triumph in the end because society is shaped to be apathetic about the inhumanity of the world. The cruel indifference of the society is revealed fairly early on. After writing in his diary, Winston says that his existence will be “denied and then forgotten” or vaporized.…
While war and its violence are often viewed as horrible acts against humanity, the novel 1984 depicts war and things such as torture as a necessary tool to control its subordinate citizens. This use of constituting violence as a positive feat, further emphasizes the evils of an omnipresent power controlling over people. Torture may be an advantageous method to control it's people in the novel 1984, but the negative effects it has on Winston display the evils of total control as well. Control in this novel would consist of brainwashing and forbidding certain activities. For example Winston, the main character, and other characters of the novel are taught that if they disobey the government's laws, they will be killed and their personal data will be obliterated from history.…