George Orwell 1984 Manipulation Essay

The influential nature of manipulation is a powerful tool and can easily be misused for a sole benefit. Political novelist George Orwell gave a tragic illustration of what the world would be without the freedom to think. By deceiving people or tricking them into seeing a certain point of view, individuals gain control within their communities. Winston, the main character of the novel, lives in a country where individual thought is banned, where only the leader, Big Brother, is allowed to reason and to decide. Prodded by his natural need for reflection and critical analysis, Winston finds it hard not to make use of his inborn talents. He starts questioning the wisdom of Big Brother and moves hopefully toward his own liberation. It is clearly demonstrated that “1984” is a commentary on our society and not simple a work of fiction. While the characters use multiple manipulation tactics …show more content…
Even in the free world, commercial interests try to doctor the news and sometimes succeed, elected officials are tempted to misrepresent the truth, government agencies attempt to and sometimes do invade the privacy of the individuals, and military leaders feel compelled to hide some of their activities. In today’s world Donald Trump is much like the figure of Big Brother. In multiple accounts, the newly elected president has made statements regarding the media, insisting that the majority of articles written about him are false. For example, he states "The press portrays me as a wild flamethrower. In actuality, I think I’m much different from that. I think I’m totally inaccurately portrayed.” As an important figure of the United States, this encourages citizens to distrust the news reports and instead, have opinions in which Donald Trump would like them to