George Orwell’s dystopian book, 1984, is a step into the future, along with many side effects. This includes the people of Oceania, where the book is taken place, and their security that comes with a price of their freedom. While researching articles and essays written about freedom and security, these texts helped further the topic that freedom and security is a big conflict in Orwell’s book. Freedom and security is a main conflict in 1984, because of the idea that the lack of freedom provides more protection for the people, imperialism is making the people more safe, and that Newspeak chips away freedom of speech by every word said.
Free will and enslavement are attacked by a god-like ruler named Big Brother who controls the citizens of …show more content…
Big Brother is the one who knows all aspects of the citizen 's life and strives to be in control of everyone, including their brains. Imperialism also flows into the totalitarian state of government where Big Brother controls every aspect of the Outer Parties everyday life, using the telescreen. This “society that so completely destroys the human values many people hold dear, from love to art” (“1984 11), are now all the same. All things that make a person who they’re, the government strips away. To make everyone equal and no distinction except their outside appearance. The telescreen, kind of like cameras today, watched constantly on the Outer Party to make sure they’re in the right and not betraying the government. In the present of Oceania the telescreen is a part of the everyday life, “what could this mean for the future of technology, and the future of security itself” (Blizzard)? How will the future be in Oceania if the technology gradually gets better, the citizens ability to be unique is already endangered. Just like phones today, 50 years ago to now the progression of technology was unbelievable. If the telescreen is just the beginning… what will the future look like in 50 years? The telescreen will not only take over the outer movements of the body, but soon be developed to map the insides of people 's brains. The future of a non-totalitarian government will become distinct. Humans would become inseparable from the Inner Party, this party has different social standards than the Outer Party or Proles. The Inner Parties brains are already corrupt to the bare bones. The question that needs to be asked is, is government’s decision to be in control all things and everything “making life better or worse for ordinary people” (Kinzer)? Being in control of the people also means taking away their freedom of speech, by using
Free will and enslavement are attacked by a god-like ruler named Big Brother who controls the citizens of …show more content…
Big Brother is the one who knows all aspects of the citizen 's life and strives to be in control of everyone, including their brains. Imperialism also flows into the totalitarian state of government where Big Brother controls every aspect of the Outer Parties everyday life, using the telescreen. This “society that so completely destroys the human values many people hold dear, from love to art” (“1984 11), are now all the same. All things that make a person who they’re, the government strips away. To make everyone equal and no distinction except their outside appearance. The telescreen, kind of like cameras today, watched constantly on the Outer Party to make sure they’re in the right and not betraying the government. In the present of Oceania the telescreen is a part of the everyday life, “what could this mean for the future of technology, and the future of security itself” (Blizzard)? How will the future be in Oceania if the technology gradually gets better, the citizens ability to be unique is already endangered. Just like phones today, 50 years ago to now the progression of technology was unbelievable. If the telescreen is just the beginning… what will the future look like in 50 years? The telescreen will not only take over the outer movements of the body, but soon be developed to map the insides of people 's brains. The future of a non-totalitarian government will become distinct. Humans would become inseparable from the Inner Party, this party has different social standards than the Outer Party or Proles. The Inner Parties brains are already corrupt to the bare bones. The question that needs to be asked is, is government’s decision to be in control all things and everything “making life better or worse for ordinary people” (Kinzer)? Being in control of the people also means taking away their freedom of speech, by using