The practice of socialism has suffered major setbacks throughout the post-Stalin years of communism in the Soviet Union and other European countries. As a result of this social backlash, George Orwell depicts a dystopian society that represents a total domination of oligarchy, which has both eradicated the fundamental characteristics of democracy and abused basic human freedoms in his novel 1984. Orwell exposes the basic foundations of the socialist society and describes the downfall of totalitarian power, which ultimately leads to dystopian life for the people. Through a demonstration of multiple literary devices, Orwell reinforces the many flaws of this extreme system throughout the communalist movements of the 1920s.
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This reinforces the idea of ultimate dominance that The Party holds against its people while also reflecting the dramatic impact of the dystopia people are living in. Due to the Party’s overwhelming desire to restore poverty and focus on survival rather than politics, the residences of the middle class are dismal, often in disrepair, and the general surroundings are bleak. According to literary analyst Sean Lynch, Orwell gives a dank and isolating description of a dystopian world using simple but lurid syntax and diction: “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him” (Orwell 1). This negative mindset exemplifies the unhappiness of not only the entire people but especially Winston Smith who survives the inevitability of the “vile wind” …show more content…
On the other hand, the concept of internal conflict is also evident throughout the novel between the extreme divisions of democracy and totalitarianism. George Orwell specifically ingrains the consequences of the Party’s desperate control of power and provides proof that they are inconsiderate, inhuman individuals that will reach any extend to stay in power, regardless of any consequences for the people. This methodology is exemplified when O’Brien says, “The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power,” while referring to their methods of dealing with political idealists such as Winston (Orwell 263). The Party tortures its own citizens, often due to them showing signs of individuality, just to ensure that no one attempts to remove them from power. In addition to directly persecuting and torturing their potential internal enemies, The Party also is also involved in influencing younger children through propaganda and strictly controlled education systems to become their agents at a young age. The most common way this manifests is child versus parent conflict. More specifically, children generally spy on their parents in an attempt to uncover thought crime, a concept that is more or less thinking in a way
In light of the events …show more content…
This reinforces the idea of ultimate dominance that The Party holds against its people while also reflecting the dramatic impact of the dystopia people are living in. Due to the Party’s overwhelming desire to restore poverty and focus on survival rather than politics, the residences of the middle class are dismal, often in disrepair, and the general surroundings are bleak. According to literary analyst Sean Lynch, Orwell gives a dank and isolating description of a dystopian world using simple but lurid syntax and diction: “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him” (Orwell 1). This negative mindset exemplifies the unhappiness of not only the entire people but especially Winston Smith who survives the inevitability of the “vile wind” …show more content…
On the other hand, the concept of internal conflict is also evident throughout the novel between the extreme divisions of democracy and totalitarianism. George Orwell specifically ingrains the consequences of the Party’s desperate control of power and provides proof that they are inconsiderate, inhuman individuals that will reach any extend to stay in power, regardless of any consequences for the people. This methodology is exemplified when O’Brien says, “The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power,” while referring to their methods of dealing with political idealists such as Winston (Orwell 263). The Party tortures its own citizens, often due to them showing signs of individuality, just to ensure that no one attempts to remove them from power. In addition to directly persecuting and torturing their potential internal enemies, The Party also is also involved in influencing younger children through propaganda and strictly controlled education systems to become their agents at a young age. The most common way this manifests is child versus parent conflict. More specifically, children generally spy on their parents in an attempt to uncover thought crime, a concept that is more or less thinking in a way