Wake up, listen to the news, get ready for work, commute, work, eat, make small talk, clock out, commute, get home, listen to the news, eat, sleep, start over. For many this may sound like a normal, uneventful day but for the fictional occupants of Oceania this is life. George Orwell’s novel, 1984, describes the life in a totalitarian government and the consequences given when one is to go against that government. With this novel Orwell revealed to the word the downfalls of the East’s totalitarian government and warned the west of its consequences. Orwell uses “The Party” to show his audience the workings of a totalitarian government. He describes how the party is all encompassing with strict regulations of what will and will not be tolerated.
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In Oceania, Big Brother really is always watching. With the use of Thought Police and hidden microphones, Big Brother is able to keep an eye on the public masses with little difficulties. Citizens are taught from young ages that the government is something to strive to be a part of and any sign that could be interpreted as an act against Big Brother is an unforgivable crime that should not be kept a secret. All these factors lead to a society where every action must be conscience so that one would not be arrested for being suspected or accused for crimes against the government. But at least the citizens can relax at home, right? Wrong. “Any sound Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by [the telescreen]; moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard… You had to live- did live... in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized” (Orwell 3).With the use of telescreens, Big brother implemented a way to keep the citizens under a constant watch. “No, this is not the implementation of the antiterrorist USA PATRIOT Act of 2001,” (“George Orwell Believed the Stark Totalitarian Society…” ) this is one of the many comparisons used when 1984 is analyzed. Many read this novel and see the frightening similarities, not only in the government, but also in society’s acceptance of technology and how those in power choose to use it. In wired.com’s “Headline: Does The Technology Of Orwell’s 1984 Really Exist”, the technology that Orwell describes in the book is analyzed and the reader is told if the technology does or does not exist in today’s world. While many are said to not exist, it is more because we are not yet able to get it how Orwell described in the book, however, with many it is possible to get a likeness of
In Oceania, Big Brother really is always watching. With the use of Thought Police and hidden microphones, Big Brother is able to keep an eye on the public masses with little difficulties. Citizens are taught from young ages that the government is something to strive to be a part of and any sign that could be interpreted as an act against Big Brother is an unforgivable crime that should not be kept a secret. All these factors lead to a society where every action must be conscience so that one would not be arrested for being suspected or accused for crimes against the government. But at least the citizens can relax at home, right? Wrong. “Any sound Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by [the telescreen]; moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard… You had to live- did live... in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized” (Orwell 3).With the use of telescreens, Big brother implemented a way to keep the citizens under a constant watch. “No, this is not the implementation of the antiterrorist USA PATRIOT Act of 2001,” (“George Orwell Believed the Stark Totalitarian Society…” ) this is one of the many comparisons used when 1984 is analyzed. Many read this novel and see the frightening similarities, not only in the government, but also in society’s acceptance of technology and how those in power choose to use it. In wired.com’s “Headline: Does The Technology Of Orwell’s 1984 Really Exist”, the technology that Orwell describes in the book is analyzed and the reader is told if the technology does or does not exist in today’s world. While many are said to not exist, it is more because we are not yet able to get it how Orwell described in the book, however, with many it is possible to get a likeness of