Orwell’s novel 1984 is a great piece of literature that should included in a list of works of high literary merit. Approximately six months before Orwell passed away, he published the novel 1984. This book is taking place in the near-future, or what is the past to us now, in 1984. Its set place is Oceania, which is a large area comprised of the Americas, Australia, England, and part of lower africa, in a city called London. England is also renamed to Air Strip One and is known as the “mainland.”
1984 expresses what Orwell thinks of the government and what they will be like in the future. George Orwell was born Eric Arthur Blair on June 25, 1903, in Bengal, India (“George Orwell”). Orwell was the son of a British civil servant in India, …show more content…
This ties into Winston Smith being the rebellious body that he is. He does not believe in Big Brother while all the others around him do. There is a moment in the book where an entire group of people start to chant in a deep sound, “‘B-B!... B-B!... B-B!’ Over and over again, very slowly… it was an act of self-hypnosis, a deliberate drowning of consciousness by means of rhythmic noise” (Orwell 16). This observation by Winston states that they hypnotize themselves to like Big Brother, even though they do not necessarily enjoy or believe what Big Brother says. The crowd just enjoys chanting and is accepting of them. Winston does not fall for their mind tricks at all. He instead lashes out his anger on writing “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER” multiple times in his diary. Winston is not a follower, but instead thinks for himself. Winston stands up for what he believes in and does not let others put their thoughts in his …show more content…
The biggest symbol of them all is the face of Big Brother. Big Brother is the main face of the Party. He tricks all citizens into thinking that he is the leader of the society and that he exists. Winston, however, sees behind this and does not really think that the face is existing. The symbol of Big Brother symbolizes trust and acceptance. All of the people that see the signs of, “The black-mustachio’d face gazed down from every commanding corner…. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption said” (Orwell 2). They see these posters around and convince themselves that this guy is the real deal. This is not entirely the case. This face does not one-hundred percent mean that it is the actual figure and not some person they took a picture of. The citizens trust the signs that he is their leader and they worship him. They see this picture as a trusting picture. He is also looked upon as an accepted human being. The citizens accept him being their leader and follow him. Winston looks past the fakeness of the guy. Big Brother’s main slogan is, “WAR IS PEACE / FREEDOM IS SLAVERY / IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” (Orwell 4). This is not a very trusting or accepting phrase. These phrases are all contradictory towards each other. War is not a peaceful action, slavery is the lack of freedom, and strength does not include ignorance. Big Brother is teaching nothing but false ideas, but the citizens see him as a wonder, trusting,
1984 expresses what Orwell thinks of the government and what they will be like in the future. George Orwell was born Eric Arthur Blair on June 25, 1903, in Bengal, India (“George Orwell”). Orwell was the son of a British civil servant in India, …show more content…
This ties into Winston Smith being the rebellious body that he is. He does not believe in Big Brother while all the others around him do. There is a moment in the book where an entire group of people start to chant in a deep sound, “‘B-B!... B-B!... B-B!’ Over and over again, very slowly… it was an act of self-hypnosis, a deliberate drowning of consciousness by means of rhythmic noise” (Orwell 16). This observation by Winston states that they hypnotize themselves to like Big Brother, even though they do not necessarily enjoy or believe what Big Brother says. The crowd just enjoys chanting and is accepting of them. Winston does not fall for their mind tricks at all. He instead lashes out his anger on writing “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER” multiple times in his diary. Winston is not a follower, but instead thinks for himself. Winston stands up for what he believes in and does not let others put their thoughts in his …show more content…
The biggest symbol of them all is the face of Big Brother. Big Brother is the main face of the Party. He tricks all citizens into thinking that he is the leader of the society and that he exists. Winston, however, sees behind this and does not really think that the face is existing. The symbol of Big Brother symbolizes trust and acceptance. All of the people that see the signs of, “The black-mustachio’d face gazed down from every commanding corner…. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption said” (Orwell 2). They see these posters around and convince themselves that this guy is the real deal. This is not entirely the case. This face does not one-hundred percent mean that it is the actual figure and not some person they took a picture of. The citizens trust the signs that he is their leader and they worship him. They see this picture as a trusting picture. He is also looked upon as an accepted human being. The citizens accept him being their leader and follow him. Winston looks past the fakeness of the guy. Big Brother’s main slogan is, “WAR IS PEACE / FREEDOM IS SLAVERY / IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” (Orwell 4). This is not a very trusting or accepting phrase. These phrases are all contradictory towards each other. War is not a peaceful action, slavery is the lack of freedom, and strength does not include ignorance. Big Brother is teaching nothing but false ideas, but the citizens see him as a wonder, trusting,