Examples Of Propaganda In 1984 By George Orwell

Propaganda is ound in nearly every place on earth and subconsciously convinces people of every kind to think in a suggested way. For instance, bright colors on an ad are more attractive than duller colors. Little things such as these can convince someone to like one thing over the other, without any factual information. These types of techniques, as well as many others, are used in a variety of areas, specifically political campaigns. These political techniques are also seen in George Orwell’s 1984, but they have a few key differences. Propaganda is used to influence people’s political views through the media. This propaganda can induce fear in citizens and influence their opinions on political matters. It is subtly used today, but majorly …show more content…
This is seen at large throughout 1984 by George Orwell. Big Brother is the most prominent form of propaganda. ‘He’ is always watching over the people of this society and makes them fear for their lives if they do anything even slightly different than the others or against the unspoken rules. Their facial expressions are monitored along with body language, speech, how much they participate in activities, and they are even watched as they sleep. The people do not know exactly what would happen if they were to be arrested for Thought Crimes, but it is assumed that they would go to the Ministry of Love and be tortured. This scares the people into following the never-ending and never-spoken laws. Although there are no official laws, there are many laws that are extremely vague and never clearly stated. In our society today, there are many laws but there are also things that can and can’t be done that are not written down. For instance, it is illegal to steal therefore if one steals then they would face consequences. However, if one makes a rude comment in a social setting, it is obviously legal but he/she would also face consequences for their actions such as not being invited to the next gathering. There are concrete rules for theft, murder, possession, kidnapping, etc. However, there are no real rules socially, yet most people tend to follow a specific set of …show more content…
In 1984, political views are completely controlled through the party. The people have no opinions on who should be in government because there is only one government to choose from (if they were even given a choice). This completely contrasts our democratic government, where there is an extremely wide range of options for government. This is true not only for the president’s election, but also congress, courts, vice presidents, secretaries, as well as more local governments such as mayors and governors. We are able to constantly question and criticize our governments in many ways, but in the novel this type of behavior would completely vaporize you. Opinions simply are not allowed (except those of the party, of course). However, propaganda is used in each society in similar ways. Although we are given options, each of these options fiercely completes for a vote using television, radio, newspapers, etc. In the novel, there is propaganda in order to continue the support of the party through telescreen announcements, voice announcements, books, and the infinite posters filling each of the three nations of the party. We are manipulated to have strong opinions on matters we can’t possibly know everything about. The voters are taken advantage of through the different media techniques mentioned previously. In fact, we probably know less about our government than the members of the party do. They know their specific