In recent years, there have been accusations against the media regarding how it informs us of news. There have also been accusations against public officials accusing them of stretching the truth or fudging numbers up. These misrepresentations lead the public to develop a distrust of their government and the media. People are starting to wonder if they’re being told the whole story. This is particularly true in the book 1984, written by George Orwell. The book predicted that the government would have sovereign control. Technology would be a huge part of our lives, and we would be told what to say and think. In America, right now at this very moment, our society is looming close to that prophecy.
1984’s themes are on the rise in America. According …show more content…
President Trump has lashed out at the media coverage of his presidency, while others lash out at his administration for releasing false statements. (Source C) Our society is heavily focused on the media and technology, and uniformed people tend to believe what they read, no matter how credible it may be. If alternative facts continue to be released to the public, then people will soon begin to accept those statements and believe them. In an interview between Jeffrey Brown and author Daniel Levitin, Levitin claimed that “when we have learned something, there’s this thing called belief perseverance. Having learned something, we tend to cling to that belief, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.” (Source D) In Oceania, people lack individuality. An obvious solution to differences in people- race and imperfections- would be to make everyone similar. This happened in The Giver, by Lois Lowry. The world was quite literally black and white, and everyone was shielded from the truth. Everyone looked the same and wore the same plain clothes. This settled conflicts between different people because of their contrasting appearances and manners. “The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient. Or unusual. The life without color, pain or past.”(Lowry
1984’s themes are on the rise in America. According …show more content…
President Trump has lashed out at the media coverage of his presidency, while others lash out at his administration for releasing false statements. (Source C) Our society is heavily focused on the media and technology, and uniformed people tend to believe what they read, no matter how credible it may be. If alternative facts continue to be released to the public, then people will soon begin to accept those statements and believe them. In an interview between Jeffrey Brown and author Daniel Levitin, Levitin claimed that “when we have learned something, there’s this thing called belief perseverance. Having learned something, we tend to cling to that belief, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.” (Source D) In Oceania, people lack individuality. An obvious solution to differences in people- race and imperfections- would be to make everyone similar. This happened in The Giver, by Lois Lowry. The world was quite literally black and white, and everyone was shielded from the truth. Everyone looked the same and wore the same plain clothes. This settled conflicts between different people because of their contrasting appearances and manners. “The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient. Or unusual. The life without color, pain or past.”(Lowry