1984 Sociological Analysis

1984 by George Orwell serves a great example of a society that has total tyranny. It was Orwell’s definition of dystopia and a warning to the modern era, which had great potential because the book was written during the rise of communism. In this book, the government known as Big Brother has total control over the people of Oceania through the usage of several tools and idea. Some of these tools and ideas were telescreens, doublethink, thoughtcrime, 2 + 2 = 5, and Newspeak. 1984 is perceived to have the three main sociological perspectives such as functional perspective, conflict perspective, and symbolic interactionist perspective which can be noticed through incorporation of these tools and ideas along with social classes of inner parties, outer parties, and many more. To begin with, 1984 has a functional perspective in which it has theoretical framework where society is composed of various parts, each with a function that, when fulfilled, contributes to society’s equilibrium. 1984 uses an idea of Room 101 to have a functional society. Room 101 is a …show more content…
Big Brother uses telescreens to control people’s mind while also watching every action and speech they do. The mind is controlled because the telescreens televise Oceania’s victories in wars to show the superiority of Big Brother and the Two Minutes Hate show which is a film of Emmanuel Goldstein’s desires of freedom taught to be neglected by society. Telescreens are used as surveillance cameras in which they see and hear everything the people of Oceania do efficiently where they can detect a heartbeat. Telescreens used by Big Brother are serve as a manifest function in which they are commonly recognized and maintain state of balance and social equilibrium because it guarantees that the people of Oceania will defy the laws, rules, and regulations of The