Individual vs. Society in George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nikola Englová
17.6.2016
Nineteen Eighty-Four is a political novel written with the purpose of warning readers in of the dangers of totalitarian government. Individual versus society is one of the main themes in George Orwell’s 1949 dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, as well as the principal conflict of the novel.
"Orthodoxy means not thinking - not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness."[ "Nineteen Eighty-four, by George Orwell." : Chapter1.5. Accessed June 23, 2016. https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/o/orwell/george/o79n/chapter1.5.html. ] - Book 1, chapter 5
The story of the novel takes place London, which is part of Airstrip One, in Oceania[ Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-four. London: Penguin, 2008, p. 5], one of the three super powers in the world, which is ruled by the Party and is in constant war with Eurasia, and Eastasia[ "Nineteen Eighty-four, by George Orwell." : Chapter2.9. Accessed June 23, 2016. https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/o/orwell/george/o79n/chapter2.9.html.]. Oceania is a totalitarian state which seeks to stay in power by erasing individuality of its citizens and …show more content…
Winston and Julie are considered as individuals as they opposes what the Party says and rules and that makes then unorthodox. They rebel on the personal level and eventually get caught and “reeducated”, after that, even though they meet on the street, they do no acknowledge each other anymore. The Party is the society as it surrounds Winston and Julia. The Party controls the lifes of all the citizens in Oceania. They control their physical, psychological and emotional life all together. And harshly punishes any crime or even rebellious thought to the point that large scale uprising is no longer possible, the only rebellion left is the one in personal sphere of the
Nikola Englová
17.6.2016
Nineteen Eighty-Four is a political novel written with the purpose of warning readers in of the dangers of totalitarian government. Individual versus society is one of the main themes in George Orwell’s 1949 dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, as well as the principal conflict of the novel.
"Orthodoxy means not thinking - not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness."[ "Nineteen Eighty-four, by George Orwell." : Chapter1.5. Accessed June 23, 2016. https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/o/orwell/george/o79n/chapter1.5.html. ] - Book 1, chapter 5
The story of the novel takes place London, which is part of Airstrip One, in Oceania[ Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-four. London: Penguin, 2008, p. 5], one of the three super powers in the world, which is ruled by the Party and is in constant war with Eurasia, and Eastasia[ "Nineteen Eighty-four, by George Orwell." : Chapter2.9. Accessed June 23, 2016. https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/o/orwell/george/o79n/chapter2.9.html.]. Oceania is a totalitarian state which seeks to stay in power by erasing individuality of its citizens and …show more content…
Winston and Julie are considered as individuals as they opposes what the Party says and rules and that makes then unorthodox. They rebel on the personal level and eventually get caught and “reeducated”, after that, even though they meet on the street, they do no acknowledge each other anymore. The Party is the society as it surrounds Winston and Julia. The Party controls the lifes of all the citizens in Oceania. They control their physical, psychological and emotional life all together. And harshly punishes any crime or even rebellious thought to the point that large scale uprising is no longer possible, the only rebellion left is the one in personal sphere of the