The novel, 1984, was written in the year 1948, unlike the title suggests, as a prediction of how society may be functioning in the year 1984. Although the year 1984, has already previously occurred approximately 33 years ago, George Orwell's 1984 is similar to society in 2017. Not all of Orwell’s predictions for society are always exactly how society is now; however, most of his predictions generally show a reflection of our own society.
The social structure that George Orwell presents is true for society today; George Orwell writes, “Throughout recorded time, and probably since the end of the Neolithic Age, there have been three kinds of people in the world, the High, the Middle, and the Low. They have been subdivided in many ways, they have …show more content…
He states that the anger of the people targeted their anger "against the enemies of the State, against foreigners, traitors, saboteurs, thought-criminals" (Orwell 24). To classify foreigners as an enemy of the state, and to group them similarly to traitors, saboteurs, and thought-criminals, shows that foreigners are seen negatively and citizens do not appreciate their presence in their country. In fact, citizens were to have no contact with foreigners other than war criminals and colored slaves (162). Although we are not told to have no contact with foreigners except for war criminals and colored slaves, there is still a population of people internationally who may feel this way. Jens Manuel Krogstad did a study examining the public opinion of the influx of foreigners into the United States and several European countries. He announces that in 2015, "Half (51%) of Americans said immigrants make the U.S. stronger because of their hard work and talents. Meanwhile, 41% said immigrants are a burden because they take jobs, housing and health care. American attitudes toward immigrants are more positive today than they were in 1994, when just 31% of Americans said they’re a strength and twice as many – 63% – called immigrants a burden" (Krogstad). Despite the fact that Americans are becoming increasingly more open to others, there is still a substantial amount of Americans who hold negative opinions …show more content…
This is because the government used the telescreens to monitor citizens to make sure they are not conspiring against the Party, and he felt as if he was constantly being watched. Orwell includes, “You had to live- did live, from habit that became instinct- in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and except in darkness, every movement scrutinized” (7). The presence of the telescreen is similar to the occurrence of the United States government having the legal authority to spy on its citizens. An article published by the Washington Post discussed the controversy surrounded around the government's ability to spy on its citizens. It reads, "Recently it was discovered that after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the government began secretly looking at the e-mails and listening to the phone calls of some Americans who were having conversations with people in other countries. President Bush has said this kind of spying is needed to help find terrorists and possibly prevent another attack" ("Is Uncle Sam Watching?"). While the stated goal of this was to catch individuals before they can commit acts of terrorism, some feel as if the government’s ability to spy on citizens infringes upon the rights given by the U.S. Constitution. Winston too felt a sense of violation from the telescreen. The telescreen from the novel best compares to the act of government spying.
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The social structure that George Orwell presents is true for society today; George Orwell writes, “Throughout recorded time, and probably since the end of the Neolithic Age, there have been three kinds of people in the world, the High, the Middle, and the Low. They have been subdivided in many ways, they have …show more content…
He states that the anger of the people targeted their anger "against the enemies of the State, against foreigners, traitors, saboteurs, thought-criminals" (Orwell 24). To classify foreigners as an enemy of the state, and to group them similarly to traitors, saboteurs, and thought-criminals, shows that foreigners are seen negatively and citizens do not appreciate their presence in their country. In fact, citizens were to have no contact with foreigners other than war criminals and colored slaves (162). Although we are not told to have no contact with foreigners except for war criminals and colored slaves, there is still a population of people internationally who may feel this way. Jens Manuel Krogstad did a study examining the public opinion of the influx of foreigners into the United States and several European countries. He announces that in 2015, "Half (51%) of Americans said immigrants make the U.S. stronger because of their hard work and talents. Meanwhile, 41% said immigrants are a burden because they take jobs, housing and health care. American attitudes toward immigrants are more positive today than they were in 1994, when just 31% of Americans said they’re a strength and twice as many – 63% – called immigrants a burden" (Krogstad). Despite the fact that Americans are becoming increasingly more open to others, there is still a substantial amount of Americans who hold negative opinions …show more content…
This is because the government used the telescreens to monitor citizens to make sure they are not conspiring against the Party, and he felt as if he was constantly being watched. Orwell includes, “You had to live- did live, from habit that became instinct- in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and except in darkness, every movement scrutinized” (7). The presence of the telescreen is similar to the occurrence of the United States government having the legal authority to spy on its citizens. An article published by the Washington Post discussed the controversy surrounded around the government's ability to spy on its citizens. It reads, "Recently it was discovered that after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the government began secretly looking at the e-mails and listening to the phone calls of some Americans who were having conversations with people in other countries. President Bush has said this kind of spying is needed to help find terrorists and possibly prevent another attack" ("Is Uncle Sam Watching?"). While the stated goal of this was to catch individuals before they can commit acts of terrorism, some feel as if the government’s ability to spy on citizens infringes upon the rights given by the U.S. Constitution. Winston too felt a sense of violation from the telescreen. The telescreen from the novel best compares to the act of government spying.
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