Although power is confined to the one uniform government, everyone in 1984 seeks it, and it plays a significant role. It shapes the character of the citizens in 1984 through such power, and molds the way they behave and think. Power is demonstrated throughout the society in various forms, both evident and concealed. Over the young, power easily controls them and as a result, they are boastfully rewarded. Over the old, however, power is a fearful part of their life. It molds their image of the way their world works and the only way it can work. Power is reserved for important people and figureheads who use various methods of keeping it, and it describes the control and malleability of the human condition.
Power plays an important role in the one uniform government in 1984. It controls every aspect of …show more content…
In Winston’s case, the power exerted by O’Brien in the Ministry of Love altered him, his perception of the Party and its ideals, and altered his way of life. Although he was a very individualistic thinker and rebelled against the Party through his membership in the ‘Brotherhood’, he was unaware of the large amount of power that the government held in its hands. Even his ‘Brotherhood’ was not what he thought it was, as it was discovered near the end of the book. Power over the human condition especially that of the younger generation, impacts the society greatly. Brainwashed from such a young age, the children are the most susceptible to the charms of power and rewards they are granted in status. The feat of turning in their own parents, when they have committed thoughtcrime, is praised. Despite the fact that they are turning in their own parents, they disregard the thought to the power of the government. The human condition is malleable, in this sense, to where the surrounding nature and expectations pressure the human to collapse to power, especially in a totalitarian environment like the society in
Power plays an important role in the one uniform government in 1984. It controls every aspect of …show more content…
In Winston’s case, the power exerted by O’Brien in the Ministry of Love altered him, his perception of the Party and its ideals, and altered his way of life. Although he was a very individualistic thinker and rebelled against the Party through his membership in the ‘Brotherhood’, he was unaware of the large amount of power that the government held in its hands. Even his ‘Brotherhood’ was not what he thought it was, as it was discovered near the end of the book. Power over the human condition especially that of the younger generation, impacts the society greatly. Brainwashed from such a young age, the children are the most susceptible to the charms of power and rewards they are granted in status. The feat of turning in their own parents, when they have committed thoughtcrime, is praised. Despite the fact that they are turning in their own parents, they disregard the thought to the power of the government. The human condition is malleable, in this sense, to where the surrounding nature and expectations pressure the human to collapse to power, especially in a totalitarian environment like the society in