Themes In 1984
Have you ever imagined yourself in a world where you controlled nothing? Your energy, movements, and indeed, even your thoughts? In George Orwell’s 1984, the major theme of the book is the manipulation of the people by the government, or the “party”. Through an elaborate system of propaganda, surveillance, strictness, and other tactics, the government controls the general population, and eliminates or changes those who pose a threat to its power. The first way the government in 1984 controls its citizens and manipulating all sources of information, even to the point where history is just a series of fabricated lies conjured up by office workers. Wilson, the main protagonist, expresses his view on it when he
Have you ever imagined yourself in a world where you controlled nothing? Your energy, movements, and indeed, even your thoughts? In George Orwell’s 1984, the major theme of the book is the manipulation of the people by the government, or the “party”. Through an elaborate system of propaganda, surveillance, strictness, and other tactics, the government controls the general population, and eliminates or changes those who pose a threat to its power. The first way the government in 1984 controls its citizens and manipulating all sources of information, even to the point where history is just a series of fabricated lies conjured up by office workers. Wilson, the main protagonist, expresses his view on it when he