Literature is very important to society, it teaches us about the past and warns about the future. . George Orwell author of 1984 and Animal Farm, warned us about the future in these two books. They share drastic similarities in the way they show us a dark and oppressive possible future. While focusing on the oppressive governments of the future, the common aspects of both novels are: media use by the governments, the limited rights and freedoms of citizens, and the privileges that the governing bodies maintain.
The novel 1984 is similar to the novella Animal Farm in the sense that media is used by the governments to maintain power. First, Big Brother’s posters would always be on the streets, buildings, and in homes saying “Big Brother Is …show more content…
In Oceania, Winston didn’t even have the freedom to wake up when he wanted. “Winston woke up…the telescreen was giving forth an ear-splitting whistle which continued on the same note for thirty seconds. It was nought seven fifteen, getting-up time for office workers,”. If he failed to wake up at that time he would be seen via the telescreen and punished or killed. Also, there was no freedom of speech. People were afraid to talk because the government monitored its citizens every moves. Another example of limited freedoms was the marriage approval committee. “All marriages between Party members had to be approved by a committee appointed for the purpose, and—though the principal was never clearly stated—permission was always refused if the couple concerned gave the impression of being physically attracted to one another,”. Marriages were for political reasons only, no love was …show more content…
The Inner Party in 1984 had vastly superior goods such as wine and none of the strict rules that the lower classes suffered. Lower classes were also restricted to “victory brand” items, which were very inferior in quality. Animals in animal farm shared this reality, having much less food than the pigs, even though they were doing all the work to create the food. The pigs said that they needed al of the good food to fuel their superior brains so that they could run the farm. Also, the pigs would wear clothes and sleep in the farmhouse, which was forbidden to other animals. There were also rules in place about how animals had to conduct themselves around the pigs, for example; they had to stand aside when a pig was walking past, as if they were royalty. “About this time, too, it was laid down as a rule that when a pig and any other animal met on the path, the other animal must stand aside: and also that all pigs, of whatever degree, were to have the privilege of wearing green ribbons on their tails on
The novel 1984 is similar to the novella Animal Farm in the sense that media is used by the governments to maintain power. First, Big Brother’s posters would always be on the streets, buildings, and in homes saying “Big Brother Is …show more content…
In Oceania, Winston didn’t even have the freedom to wake up when he wanted. “Winston woke up…the telescreen was giving forth an ear-splitting whistle which continued on the same note for thirty seconds. It was nought seven fifteen, getting-up time for office workers,”. If he failed to wake up at that time he would be seen via the telescreen and punished or killed. Also, there was no freedom of speech. People were afraid to talk because the government monitored its citizens every moves. Another example of limited freedoms was the marriage approval committee. “All marriages between Party members had to be approved by a committee appointed for the purpose, and—though the principal was never clearly stated—permission was always refused if the couple concerned gave the impression of being physically attracted to one another,”. Marriages were for political reasons only, no love was …show more content…
The Inner Party in 1984 had vastly superior goods such as wine and none of the strict rules that the lower classes suffered. Lower classes were also restricted to “victory brand” items, which were very inferior in quality. Animals in animal farm shared this reality, having much less food than the pigs, even though they were doing all the work to create the food. The pigs said that they needed al of the good food to fuel their superior brains so that they could run the farm. Also, the pigs would wear clothes and sleep in the farmhouse, which was forbidden to other animals. There were also rules in place about how animals had to conduct themselves around the pigs, for example; they had to stand aside when a pig was walking past, as if they were royalty. “About this time, too, it was laid down as a rule that when a pig and any other animal met on the path, the other animal must stand aside: and also that all pigs, of whatever degree, were to have the privilege of wearing green ribbons on their tails on