1984 Telescreen Research Paper

Is the world that Orwell created really going to come to pass or are people just paranoid? In the world of 1984 the people of Oceania are under constant watch by the ruling party and their mysterious leader Big Brother. In some ways this could be applied to what is happening in the real world with the government keeping tabs on us using our electronic devices and cameras. In the novel the people are watched in many ways, but the most obvious way is through the telescreen. The telescreen is like a modern day TV it shows has different shows that give people news, but its hidden features include a camera in which the party is able to see someone in front of it and the telescreen cannot be turned off only dimmed to insure constant surveillance. Another way the party spies on it citizens is through the thought police. The thought police are people that act like normal people and constantly follow and keep tabs on people of interest …show more content…
The world portrayed in the novel would have to be the worst-case scenario of the government monitoring the people and directly influencing the life of the people. I say this because the only way the government was able to stay in power in the novel is because they were able to control the peoples intelligence level by randomly cutting out words from there vocabulary and schooling. In the real world the government is barely able to keep their private surveillance on people without being in turmoil. The main argument against the surveillance is that it is in direct violation of the Fourth amendment right. The fourth amendment is “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be