Thesis: In George Orwell’s 1984, Winston resists the Party’s degradation of basic human rights through his intimate relationship with Julia in an effort to maintain his individuality. His example inspires people today to find ways to preserve their civil liberties when faced with oppression.
Party’s degradation of basic human rights
Winston’s resistance to the Party’s dehumanization through his intimate relationship with Julia
Conclusion: Orwell’s call for all people to fight for the preservation of their civil liberties
Outline:
The Inner Party ruthlessly denies its citizens their basic human rights to individually interpret the world, have private lives, and be informed of the truth.
The Party’s prohibition on individual understanding of …show more content…
As these devices pick up even the slightest of movements and quietest of sounds, citizens of Oceania are restricted from having any moment in time solely to themselves. Consequently, the Party is always present within their lives and influences their behavior, which eliminates all forms of peaceful solitude within their lives.
Bernstein asserts that the Party dehumanizes its people by removing its people’s right to seclusion: “This subjugation of human spirit is manifested by Orwell in his depiction of the frightening techniques of mind control: from the ubiquitous posters of Big Brother with eyes that follow you, to the electronic eye of the telescreen which invades even privacy of the bedroom” (26).
Afraid of the Party’s scrutinous surveillance, the citizens of Oceania helplessly acclimate themselves to living according to the Party’s tacit rules to evade penalty. With the constant reminders of the omnipresence of the Inner Party through propaganda, these people discouraged from utilizing their free time for themselves. As a result of the Party’s prominent presence in Oceanic life, people are prohibited from utilizing their basic right to …show more content…
This noteworthy infringement of civil liberties is further exacerbated by the blind acceptance of these misleading ideas by the majority of the population. Consequently, the citizens of Oceania are forced to accept the Party’s warped perceptions of actuality since few people oppose them.
Discussing the Party’s cruel dismissal of the people’s right to truth, Allen analyzes the bleak effects of the distortion of history on citizens of Oceania: “In demolishing the external deposit of the past Oceania goes far toward destroying the private pasts of individuals, for without these external signs and objects, memory unreinforced fades and vanishes. . . . [The individual] becomes dependent on the state for memory itself” (24).
Through the absolute destruction of all documents disagreeing with their ideologies, the Party ensures that its people are only aware of certain concepts, which denies them their right to truth. The lack of existence of substantial evidence relating to the past causes citizens of Oceania to turn to the only source of information available to them, which is the Party. Since they are not exposed to a diversity of opinions or real verification of specific events, their perception of truth is distorted as their right to accurate knowledge is
Party’s degradation of basic human rights
Winston’s resistance to the Party’s dehumanization through his intimate relationship with Julia
Conclusion: Orwell’s call for all people to fight for the preservation of their civil liberties
Outline:
The Inner Party ruthlessly denies its citizens their basic human rights to individually interpret the world, have private lives, and be informed of the truth.
The Party’s prohibition on individual understanding of …show more content…
As these devices pick up even the slightest of movements and quietest of sounds, citizens of Oceania are restricted from having any moment in time solely to themselves. Consequently, the Party is always present within their lives and influences their behavior, which eliminates all forms of peaceful solitude within their lives.
Bernstein asserts that the Party dehumanizes its people by removing its people’s right to seclusion: “This subjugation of human spirit is manifested by Orwell in his depiction of the frightening techniques of mind control: from the ubiquitous posters of Big Brother with eyes that follow you, to the electronic eye of the telescreen which invades even privacy of the bedroom” (26).
Afraid of the Party’s scrutinous surveillance, the citizens of Oceania helplessly acclimate themselves to living according to the Party’s tacit rules to evade penalty. With the constant reminders of the omnipresence of the Inner Party through propaganda, these people discouraged from utilizing their free time for themselves. As a result of the Party’s prominent presence in Oceanic life, people are prohibited from utilizing their basic right to …show more content…
This noteworthy infringement of civil liberties is further exacerbated by the blind acceptance of these misleading ideas by the majority of the population. Consequently, the citizens of Oceania are forced to accept the Party’s warped perceptions of actuality since few people oppose them.
Discussing the Party’s cruel dismissal of the people’s right to truth, Allen analyzes the bleak effects of the distortion of history on citizens of Oceania: “In demolishing the external deposit of the past Oceania goes far toward destroying the private pasts of individuals, for without these external signs and objects, memory unreinforced fades and vanishes. . . . [The individual] becomes dependent on the state for memory itself” (24).
Through the absolute destruction of all documents disagreeing with their ideologies, the Party ensures that its people are only aware of certain concepts, which denies them their right to truth. The lack of existence of substantial evidence relating to the past causes citizens of Oceania to turn to the only source of information available to them, which is the Party. Since they are not exposed to a diversity of opinions or real verification of specific events, their perception of truth is distorted as their right to accurate knowledge is