Persuasive Essay On 1984 By George Orwell

In the book 1984, George Orwell warns that if the government is allowed to become too powerful people will lose all freedom and rights. When the government controls everything, people cannot oppose it. No one can rise up and overthrow the government, because they don’t know enough to want to overthrow the government. The world today is becoming more and more like the world George Orwell warns about in 1984. The government can monitor everything people send and post on social media. Furthermore, many people, like the “proles” in 1984, do not know who is in power or who leads them, and therefore are unable to rebel against that power. Finally, like in 1984, many of the things that people believe they know are not actually known. Many people would believe that during World War Two Germany defeated the communists in Philadelphia if they read it on the internet. One example of how the world today is similar to the world that Orwell warns us about in his novel is phones and social media. In 1984, the party monitors everything that people say through the use of telescreens— a kind of two-way television —, which are everywhere; in society today, our government monitors us through the use of our phones and the …show more content…
In 1984, the impoverished lower class, the proletarians, or “proles”, are completely unaware of who is in charge. They don’t have any frame of reference, and therefore just believe when the government tells them that they have a high standard of living and are free. Likewise, many people today do not even know who they elected to govern them. They won’t rebel because many of them don’t know who to rebel against and many don’t care. These Principles are why INGSOC was able to remain in power for so long; while people are not the ignorant, mindless fools found in 1984, they are not generally well informed about their