Individuality And Freedom Of Speech In George Orwell's 1984

Living in a world with constrained freedom and speech does not in any way sound pleasant. A totalitarian society is an excellent illustration of such a world due to the fact that even though it administers power to the people, it also revokes a large amount of freedom to express themselves. The fictional nation in George Orwell’s 1984 can be seen as a metaphor for a totalitarian society. Personal beliefs, Individuality and freedom of speech are all controlled by the inner party which manages the people of Oceania to prevent them from rebelling against the government. Current society in the United States of America is more of a democratic society, which contrasts with George Orwell’s 1984 society becase personal beliefs, individuality and freedom of speech are all allowed, accepted and encouraged by the government. Orwell published 1984 a little after the ending of World War 2 so he saw the consequences of the war and feared …show more content…
This concept is used by the Inner party and specifically the Thought Police and their writing of the Newspeak. The Newspeak is an edited version of communication that is forced upon the people in order to restrict their personal beliefs. The Inner party tell the Proles that controlling their communication is for the benefit of Oceania and that by doing so it can keep the citizens safe. While working, Syme and Winston discuss Newspeak and Syme reveals that he actually supports it, saying, “It’s a beautiful thing, the destructin of words...you haven’t a real appreciation for Newspeak, Winston... Don’t you see the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range og thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words to express it.”(Orwell, 46). Syme is fully aware of the fact that Newspeak is wrong however it is made very clear that the people of Oceania, as a whole, have been completley hypnotized by the Inner