Even Human Nature Will Succumb to the will of The Party
Imagine living in a world where people were unable to think for themselves, form meaningful relationships and are completely restrained from having freedom, love and self awareness. A society where people are constantly being watched and are endlessly looking over their shoulders waiting to be accused, and eventually killed, for committing crimes against their leaders not necessarily limited to their actions but also their thoughts; this is just the kind of society that George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984, depicts. Orwell uses the themes of psychological manipulation, physical control, and the manipulation of information and history, that utterly dehumanize the citizens of Oceania, to send a message about the dangers of totalitarianism. …show more content…
Humor is a distinctly human trait, that can bring joy and laughter into one’s life, as Ciel Grove says in her online blog, “If you’re not laughing, you’ve missed the point of this existence”. Rebelliousness, may be one of the defining mannerisms that make a person human. When a human being is told not to do something, its almost guaranteed that they are going to do it just because someone said it is forbidden, rebellion is a product of expression and exploration. Furthermore, sexuality and the use of sex for pleasure is also uniquely human as well as, spirituality, perception of beauty, and imagination; all of which allow for intellectual thought, creativity, and self
Imagine living in a world where people were unable to think for themselves, form meaningful relationships and are completely restrained from having freedom, love and self awareness. A society where people are constantly being watched and are endlessly looking over their shoulders waiting to be accused, and eventually killed, for committing crimes against their leaders not necessarily limited to their actions but also their thoughts; this is just the kind of society that George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984, depicts. Orwell uses the themes of psychological manipulation, physical control, and the manipulation of information and history, that utterly dehumanize the citizens of Oceania, to send a message about the dangers of totalitarianism. …show more content…
Humor is a distinctly human trait, that can bring joy and laughter into one’s life, as Ciel Grove says in her online blog, “If you’re not laughing, you’ve missed the point of this existence”. Rebelliousness, may be one of the defining mannerisms that make a person human. When a human being is told not to do something, its almost guaranteed that they are going to do it just because someone said it is forbidden, rebellion is a product of expression and exploration. Furthermore, sexuality and the use of sex for pleasure is also uniquely human as well as, spirituality, perception of beauty, and imagination; all of which allow for intellectual thought, creativity, and self