George Orwell 1984 Freedom

Freedom is a very relative term that has been defined differently in every country around the world. It is almost impossible to pinpoint exactly what freedom is when everyone has a different meaning for the word. To some, freedom is complete privacy and complete allowance to do whatever you want.. To others freedom may be having some monitoring but only enough to allow the government to better find criminals via social media, text messages, etc. In 1984 the idea of freedom is being held hostage by their government or “Party” that is not what freedom means. In the novel 1984, by George Orwell, a man named Winston finds himself in a dystopian society where he is always being watched by the government, named the “Party”, under the rule and …show more content…
These are what the party use to catch those who commit thoughtcrime in their own homes. These screens are installed in every room of every apartment building, every store, every home, etc. This is one of their most effective forms of catching thought criminals in 1984, due to the fact that the party is always watching through these screens. In the first chapter of the book, Winston shows the first interaction between man and telescreen, “The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it.” (Orwell 3) This shows that they are under constant watch, which does not happen with a free person. Another example is when Orwell describe Winston’s interaction with the telescreen when the woman is forcing all of those who she can see to work out. “Smith!’ screamed the shrewish voice from the telescreen. ‘6079 Smith W.! Yes, you! Bend lower, please! You can do better than that. You’re not trying. Lower, please! That’s better, comrade. Now stand at ease, the whole squad, and watch me.’” (Orwell 21) Everyone in Oceania is being observed continuously through these telescreens, it is clear that this is not