1984 Argument Paragraph(Change title) In the novel, 1984, by George Orwell, the Party will need to control the natural instincts of the citizens in order to maintain its control over the society of Oceania. To begin with, it is in our human nature to be engaged in freedom. Humans are born with the natural instinct to express their individuality with though their thoughts and ideas and express it in our lives. In the novel, 1984, Airstrip One or Oceania is under a totalitarian government system. George Orwell creates an image to the readers of a mentally corrupted society. Big Brother uses mass surveillance, censorship, and the elimination of individualism. The society of Oceania is controlled so much that it is under suppression. To begin, the Party uses several method to suppress the
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Censorship removes the human nature of everyone being unique and ideas and opinions that are invoked. So, all forms of culture, arts, and knowledge are prohibited because they can produce creative expression, which as a result invokes idealistic ideas. In 1984, Winston tries to make himself unique by thinking differently. As a result, he seals his fate by expressing himself artistically. The nursery rhyme and his diary demonstrate his growth of his rebellion and individualism, which helps recall what it is actually like to be “human.” Winston begins his rebellion when he starts writing his ideas and thoughts in his diary:” The thing I was going to do was to open a diary. This was not illegal(nothing was illegal, since there were no longer any laws), but if detected it was reasonably certain that it would be punished by death, or at least by twenty-five years in a forced-labour camp.”(9) To start off, buying a diary is a thoughtcrime. Next, he expands his rebellion as he begins to writes stories, his thoughts, opinions, ideas, and feelings. To add insult to injury, he also was increasing his chances of getting caught when he decided to write
Censorship removes the human nature of everyone being unique and ideas and opinions that are invoked. So, all forms of culture, arts, and knowledge are prohibited because they can produce creative expression, which as a result invokes idealistic ideas. In 1984, Winston tries to make himself unique by thinking differently. As a result, he seals his fate by expressing himself artistically. The nursery rhyme and his diary demonstrate his growth of his rebellion and individualism, which helps recall what it is actually like to be “human.” Winston begins his rebellion when he starts writing his ideas and thoughts in his diary:” The thing I was going to do was to open a diary. This was not illegal(nothing was illegal, since there were no longer any laws), but if detected it was reasonably certain that it would be punished by death, or at least by twenty-five years in a forced-labour camp.”(9) To start off, buying a diary is a thoughtcrime. Next, he expands his rebellion as he begins to writes stories, his thoughts, opinions, ideas, and feelings. To add insult to injury, he also was increasing his chances of getting caught when he decided to write