How do these texts from different contexts reflect changing perspectives on this idea?
Differing contexts can establish a changing perspective of the innate desire for one’s own individual recognition within a dystopic society. This is particularly demonstrated within George Orwell’s novel 1984 (1948) and fritz Lang’s silent film Metropolis (1927), as these both texts have identified an associated suppressive and dystopian theme within their own respective societies. the associative dehumanising effect technology has on an individual as well as the desires for individuality within a suppressive regime, This has explored the ways in which the overriding concept of individual recognition, as the both texts have identified an individual and or …show more content…
Orwell explores this idea of individual recognition within his text and the manner to which these advancements in technology has reached a point at which all the members of society find that they are told what to think as opposed to give the choice see within the ironic contradictory slogan of the party “war is peace, slavery is freedom, ignorance is strength”, this following the notion of “Doublethink” “means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” The idea found within the text of a totalitarian ideology where the parties need for control goes to a whole new level in which encapsulates the complete control of one’s whole being similar to that found within metropolis and the control of the workers by the machines. Orwell also explores the omnipresence of “Big Brother” within 1984 “ big brother is watching you” brought about by the technology made available to the party such a “telescreen” watching you in your home and constant surveillance in all public areas the constant pressure watching you to not do anything that could be consider as different or
Differing contexts can establish a changing perspective of the innate desire for one’s own individual recognition within a dystopic society. This is particularly demonstrated within George Orwell’s novel 1984 (1948) and fritz Lang’s silent film Metropolis (1927), as these both texts have identified an associated suppressive and dystopian theme within their own respective societies. the associative dehumanising effect technology has on an individual as well as the desires for individuality within a suppressive regime, This has explored the ways in which the overriding concept of individual recognition, as the both texts have identified an individual and or …show more content…
Orwell explores this idea of individual recognition within his text and the manner to which these advancements in technology has reached a point at which all the members of society find that they are told what to think as opposed to give the choice see within the ironic contradictory slogan of the party “war is peace, slavery is freedom, ignorance is strength”, this following the notion of “Doublethink” “means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” The idea found within the text of a totalitarian ideology where the parties need for control goes to a whole new level in which encapsulates the complete control of one’s whole being similar to that found within metropolis and the control of the workers by the machines. Orwell also explores the omnipresence of “Big Brother” within 1984 “ big brother is watching you” brought about by the technology made available to the party such a “telescreen” watching you in your home and constant surveillance in all public areas the constant pressure watching you to not do anything that could be consider as different or