‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ by George Orwell displays philosophical ideas and views based on historical figures such as Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin due to Orwell’s hatred towards authoritarian governments. Although ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ was a factional novel, Orwell displayed the corruption of the government through his reflective image of a society to that of many corrupt dictators such as Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler. Orwell in his novel depicts a dystopian world where freedom is in the grasp of the government and where citizens are constantly being brainwashed. Without any individual fairness and freedom. People of Oceania are continuously working for the government. To achieve full control over the citizens the government suppresses peoples
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Philosophical ideas such as privacy were relevant through the entire text of ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ because Orwell had grown admits a society where individual privacy was little. Through expressing these dangerous powers the government were entitled to, Orwell wanted to show people that the governments ruling them are corrupt and its citizens are at risk of having basic privacy. ‘ Big Brother is watching you,’ a slogan of the party, is shown and displayed nearly everywhere in Oceania to alert people that their being watched all the time. At the same time, the slogan emphasizes Big Brothers power and makes belief in people making them think they are safe because of Big Brother, but they are in fact in danger, all the time. Although fictional, Orwell’s novel mirrors the political society that exists around him. Orwell’s Oceania is a reminiscent of Hitler’s Germany, and Stalin’s Soviet Union as all parties had absolute control over daily life. Furthermore, Orwell’s philosophical views on privacy were adapted through the existence of political societies weathering around him. The ‘Great Firewall of China’ refrains citizens from basic privacy to keep the government in control. Sadly this malign society also exists in the dystopian world of Orwell called ‘Nineteen Eighty
Philosophical ideas such as privacy were relevant through the entire text of ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ because Orwell had grown admits a society where individual privacy was little. Through expressing these dangerous powers the government were entitled to, Orwell wanted to show people that the governments ruling them are corrupt and its citizens are at risk of having basic privacy. ‘ Big Brother is watching you,’ a slogan of the party, is shown and displayed nearly everywhere in Oceania to alert people that their being watched all the time. At the same time, the slogan emphasizes Big Brothers power and makes belief in people making them think they are safe because of Big Brother, but they are in fact in danger, all the time. Although fictional, Orwell’s novel mirrors the political society that exists around him. Orwell’s Oceania is a reminiscent of Hitler’s Germany, and Stalin’s Soviet Union as all parties had absolute control over daily life. Furthermore, Orwell’s philosophical views on privacy were adapted through the existence of political societies weathering around him. The ‘Great Firewall of China’ refrains citizens from basic privacy to keep the government in control. Sadly this malign society also exists in the dystopian world of Orwell called ‘Nineteen Eighty