George Orwell 1984 Analysis

In every book, there is a always some kind of message, whether it is a book for kids or a book like 1984. This book in particular had a very interesting message that can change people’s perspective on the main topic. In life, politics have been a very controversial topic and everyone can agree that some types of government are not good for some countries. In the book 1984, it showed how the government operated and the author, George Orwell tried to demonstrate the power that the party had gotten and even maintained it.

The central message in 1984 was quite interesting. It showed that governments have too much power and even abuse and not use their power correctly. The author also tried to show that when the book was written, which was 1949, …show more content…
One of them includes a lack of privacy as people would be watched 24 hours non-stop. When Winston goes to his apartment, he would go to a corner and sit with his back facing the telescreen so that he would not be seen. Another example of totalitarianism would be certain programs took away a person’s character. One of these programs was called the “two minutes hate” Where people would crush their feelings. One specific example from the book would be “A hideous ecstasy of fear and vindictiveness, a desire to kill, to torture, to smash faces in with a sledge hammer, seemed to flow through the whole group of people...turning one even against one's will like an electric current, turning one even against one's will into a grimacing, screaming lunatic”. One last example would be freedom. Freedom is removed due to the party spying on people and through the language of Newspeak. Winston hides his diary because he was not allowed to express personal thoughts. After being caught with Julia, they take his diary and O’Brien tortures and convinces him that 2 + 2 = 5, even though his original thought was the quote “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else