The novel by George Orwell, 1984 depicts a dystopian world. One in which the citizens are forced to be watched and controlled by their government. They are told what to do, what to feel, what to say and even what to think. The consequences of disobeying any of these things are punishable by extreme consequences. Although there are no laws in London, where the story takes place, there are still rules that must be obeyed. The characters of this novel have neither any rights, nor any freedom. Where in contrary, these are basic human rights that are given to all United States’ citizens: rights that are protected under the government document known as the Constitution of the United States. In a world so different from the world in real life, it
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The people succumbed to living every minute of every day devoted to the government. The “police patrol, [snooped] into people’s windows” completely disregarding the people’s privacy (4). Whereas, the U.S. government does not have the right to interfere with a citizen’s private affairs due to the Fourth Amendment unless there is a probable cause. Any sort of violation for the privacy of a citizen is against the law under the Constitution, not vice versa like the novel. The reason being is that humans find comfort in knowing that some things remain personal and private. It gives the people a sense of a free society, of course with some restrictions that only exist to serve for the general well-being of the …show more content…
Under a democratic government, the citizen’s voices are acknowledged, the people are represented in the best possible way. Contrary to the novel, 1984 where the people are submissive and repressed, the United States is a place where individuality is encouraged through freedom of speech and the press in the First Amendment. Privacy is protected by warrants and trials in the Fourth and Sixth Amendment. Even in cases where these rights are not appreciated, and laws are broken, people are judged fairly under the Eighth Amendment. Distinctly enough, the Constitution is the predominant part that protects these rights for every citizen. The Constitution is a representation of all that mankind has been hoping for. All that is was possible, due to this historical document. History proved to the Founding Fathers that the Constitution was a way to prevent tyranny and chaos for the future. About 229 years later, the Constitution of the United States still stands. As it should: now and
The people succumbed to living every minute of every day devoted to the government. The “police patrol, [snooped] into people’s windows” completely disregarding the people’s privacy (4). Whereas, the U.S. government does not have the right to interfere with a citizen’s private affairs due to the Fourth Amendment unless there is a probable cause. Any sort of violation for the privacy of a citizen is against the law under the Constitution, not vice versa like the novel. The reason being is that humans find comfort in knowing that some things remain personal and private. It gives the people a sense of a free society, of course with some restrictions that only exist to serve for the general well-being of the …show more content…
Under a democratic government, the citizen’s voices are acknowledged, the people are represented in the best possible way. Contrary to the novel, 1984 where the people are submissive and repressed, the United States is a place where individuality is encouraged through freedom of speech and the press in the First Amendment. Privacy is protected by warrants and trials in the Fourth and Sixth Amendment. Even in cases where these rights are not appreciated, and laws are broken, people are judged fairly under the Eighth Amendment. Distinctly enough, the Constitution is the predominant part that protects these rights for every citizen. The Constitution is a representation of all that mankind has been hoping for. All that is was possible, due to this historical document. History proved to the Founding Fathers that the Constitution was a way to prevent tyranny and chaos for the future. About 229 years later, the Constitution of the United States still stands. As it should: now and