Sociological Ramification Literature has the ability to create any universe imaginable. There are no rules limiting stories to the reality of life. Otherwise, literature would be dull. Authors and writers have the ability to create a new world, or even predict the future. George Orwell, in his fiction novel 1984, predicts a dystopian, tyrannical future in the years following 1984. Written in the late 1940s, the novel discusses religion, government, military, gender roles, and family roles of the possible future. Could these topics become a reality for the future?
The main character Winston lives in a world divided into three superstates: Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. Each superstate is at war battling over territory. At age thirty-seven, …show more content…
In 1984, members of the Party dedicate their lives to worshipping a figure called Big Brother, who is the most important person to the Party. Big Brother is not a person whom the average Party member sees in person, however, his face is always overseeing everyone over the big Telescreen. As well as worshipping Big Brother, the Party has made it forbidden for anybody to worship God anymore. In the novel, one of Winston’s coworkers, Ampleforth, is imprisoned because he left “God” in a translation writing, instead of changing it to another rhyming word (which was not practical in his case.) Even though it was such a minor act, any sort of threat to Big Brother is punishable by imprisonment and inevitably, death by torture. The way religion and worship is portrayed in this express how people who follow a religion can be “blind,” and put too much trust into what their religion is saying. The fact that any threat to Big Brother is punishable by death mocks how extremists take their beliefs too seriously, and may decide to take out anger or violence on others who disagree. Religious extremists are ignorant to the beliefs of others, similar to how the Thought Police would arrest anybody with a disloyal belief to Big …show more content…
Women are completely equal in this society. Seems like a strange concept since its only seen in a made up world. In our society currently, the sexes are not completely equal yet, making the book very different. The Party makes gender not an issue and eliminates any distraction, so, their full attention is on The Party. One of the main differences between men and women is that women are taught sex is shameful and wrong. Making sex not a desirable thing to do since as children everyone is brainwashed to promote chastity. Also the author seems to be optimistic about the future and how the sexes will become equal, as they should
The main character Winston lives in a world divided into three superstates: Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. Each superstate is at war battling over territory. At age thirty-seven, …show more content…
In 1984, members of the Party dedicate their lives to worshipping a figure called Big Brother, who is the most important person to the Party. Big Brother is not a person whom the average Party member sees in person, however, his face is always overseeing everyone over the big Telescreen. As well as worshipping Big Brother, the Party has made it forbidden for anybody to worship God anymore. In the novel, one of Winston’s coworkers, Ampleforth, is imprisoned because he left “God” in a translation writing, instead of changing it to another rhyming word (which was not practical in his case.) Even though it was such a minor act, any sort of threat to Big Brother is punishable by imprisonment and inevitably, death by torture. The way religion and worship is portrayed in this express how people who follow a religion can be “blind,” and put too much trust into what their religion is saying. The fact that any threat to Big Brother is punishable by death mocks how extremists take their beliefs too seriously, and may decide to take out anger or violence on others who disagree. Religious extremists are ignorant to the beliefs of others, similar to how the Thought Police would arrest anybody with a disloyal belief to Big …show more content…
Women are completely equal in this society. Seems like a strange concept since its only seen in a made up world. In our society currently, the sexes are not completely equal yet, making the book very different. The Party makes gender not an issue and eliminates any distraction, so, their full attention is on The Party. One of the main differences between men and women is that women are taught sex is shameful and wrong. Making sex not a desirable thing to do since as children everyone is brainwashed to promote chastity. Also the author seems to be optimistic about the future and how the sexes will become equal, as they should