The Totalitarian Society of 1984 vs Humanization
1984 by George Orwell was a novel of a totalitarian society consisting of two main characters, Winston and Julia, who are eager for a normal life without the Party. The Party in a simpler form is their government that controls everything including normal human interactions. Winston worked in the record department for the ministry of truth and Julia worked as a machine operator in the fiction department also for the ministry of truth. In the novel they are stripped of their human rights and forced to see them as wrong and told they are breaking the law if went against their beliefs. Both Winston and Julia knew what was actually true because of the jobs that they had. The two characters put up …show more content…
There’s no hiding that a character like Winston wants love in a marriage but the love in his marriage with Katherine was not evident because of the brainwashing the society had done. Winston feels as if his marriage is meaningless… “Winston thinks of Katherine as an empty vessel Waiting to be filled by the Party: "She had not a thought in her head that was not a slogan, and there was no imbecility, absolutely none, that she was not capable of swallowing if the Party handed it to her" (66) (Parascondola)” The Party has twisted Katherine’s views of being in a marriage to be unenjoyable and meaningless but in reality, people in marriages should be happy and interactive. The love in a marriage has been sucked out so much that the two are not even allowed to be attracted to each other… “In 1984, "permission [to marry] was always refused if the couple concerned gave the impression of being physically attracted to one another" (65) (Parascondola).” Winston and Julia are a prime example of what the society wants to get rid of because they have found themselves to actually love each other. They are not what the society wants even more so because they don’t only want to be in a relationship or marriage to produce kids for the Party. After having sex, Julia, who is a regular …show more content…
This is made clear when O’Brien says, “Never again will you be capable of love, or friendship, or joy of living, or laughter, or curiosity, or courage, or integrity. You will be hollow. We shall squeeze you empty, and then we shall fill you with ourselves (256)." The existence of the totalitarian society itself has caused the change in views of human subjects. Things like sex, love, and gender should be a human right not taken away or altered by the crown, or in Oceanias world, Big Brother. In the end of 1984 by George Orwell the totalitarian society, with Winston and Julia as evidence, has squeezed and depicted the life and normality of sex, the many aspects of love, and gender.
Works Cited
Becnel, Kim E. “How to Write about 1984.” Bloom’s How to Write about George Orwell, Chelsea House, 2017. Bloom’s Literature, online.infobase.com/HRC/Search/Details/45653?q=love in 1984. Accessed 14 Nov. 2017.
Clarke, Ben. “Gender in 1984.” 1984, New Edition, Chelsea House, 2012. Bloom’s Literature, online.infobase.com/HRC/Search/Details/484538?q=love in 1984. Accessed 14 Nov. 2017.
Orwell, George. 1984. New York, New American Library / Signet Classics.
Parascandola, Louis J. “Love and Sex in a Totalitarian Society: An Exploration of Ha Jin and George Orwell.” 1984 - George Orwell, New Edition, Chelsea House, 2015. Bloom’s Literature,
1984 by George Orwell was a novel of a totalitarian society consisting of two main characters, Winston and Julia, who are eager for a normal life without the Party. The Party in a simpler form is their government that controls everything including normal human interactions. Winston worked in the record department for the ministry of truth and Julia worked as a machine operator in the fiction department also for the ministry of truth. In the novel they are stripped of their human rights and forced to see them as wrong and told they are breaking the law if went against their beliefs. Both Winston and Julia knew what was actually true because of the jobs that they had. The two characters put up …show more content…
There’s no hiding that a character like Winston wants love in a marriage but the love in his marriage with Katherine was not evident because of the brainwashing the society had done. Winston feels as if his marriage is meaningless… “Winston thinks of Katherine as an empty vessel Waiting to be filled by the Party: "She had not a thought in her head that was not a slogan, and there was no imbecility, absolutely none, that she was not capable of swallowing if the Party handed it to her" (66) (Parascondola)” The Party has twisted Katherine’s views of being in a marriage to be unenjoyable and meaningless but in reality, people in marriages should be happy and interactive. The love in a marriage has been sucked out so much that the two are not even allowed to be attracted to each other… “In 1984, "permission [to marry] was always refused if the couple concerned gave the impression of being physically attracted to one another" (65) (Parascondola).” Winston and Julia are a prime example of what the society wants to get rid of because they have found themselves to actually love each other. They are not what the society wants even more so because they don’t only want to be in a relationship or marriage to produce kids for the Party. After having sex, Julia, who is a regular …show more content…
This is made clear when O’Brien says, “Never again will you be capable of love, or friendship, or joy of living, or laughter, or curiosity, or courage, or integrity. You will be hollow. We shall squeeze you empty, and then we shall fill you with ourselves (256)." The existence of the totalitarian society itself has caused the change in views of human subjects. Things like sex, love, and gender should be a human right not taken away or altered by the crown, or in Oceanias world, Big Brother. In the end of 1984 by George Orwell the totalitarian society, with Winston and Julia as evidence, has squeezed and depicted the life and normality of sex, the many aspects of love, and gender.
Works Cited
Becnel, Kim E. “How to Write about 1984.” Bloom’s How to Write about George Orwell, Chelsea House, 2017. Bloom’s Literature, online.infobase.com/HRC/Search/Details/45653?q=love in 1984. Accessed 14 Nov. 2017.
Clarke, Ben. “Gender in 1984.” 1984, New Edition, Chelsea House, 2012. Bloom’s Literature, online.infobase.com/HRC/Search/Details/484538?q=love in 1984. Accessed 14 Nov. 2017.
Orwell, George. 1984. New York, New American Library / Signet Classics.
Parascandola, Louis J. “Love and Sex in a Totalitarian Society: An Exploration of Ha Jin and George Orwell.” 1984 - George Orwell, New Edition, Chelsea House, 2015. Bloom’s Literature,