The literary work 1984 by George Orwell was first published in 1949 by Harcourt Inc. Later on, the copyright was renewed in 1977 by New American Library, who is a division of Penguin Group. The book follows an ordinary worker named Winston Smith in the dystopian world where the Party, embodied by Big Brother, runs every aspect of each individual 's life. The reader is given a vivid window into what several people predicted to happen during both World Wars. Everything is controlled by the government right down to the past, the present, and the future of society. A common theme amongst the pages of this book is the need to control the masses and the repression of natural impulses that all humans experience. The book takes place around what is
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The Party believes that if their citizens have the freedom of thought, they have the ability to change their ideas to differ that of the government; therefore, the citizens would begin disagreeing with what they have been taught to believe and think. To limit the freedom of thought, the Party has telescreens in almost every nook and cranny of the city to monitor the citizens. Not only do they listen to what they say through the telescreens, they also watch their expressions and movements. If a person exhibits an expression of doubt or does something that might suggest disagreement, they are arrested or they simply disappear. The Party goes to great lengths to ensure that rebellion is nipped at the bud, and that they maintain order in their community. Every citizen of Oceania has to live under the pretense that every single move they make and everything they say is being watched at all times. Not only do they monitor their citizens, but they also monitor what the citizens are allowed to know. If any kind of media contradicts what the Party enforces, they destroy it or alter it to agree with the values and ideals the Party forces upon its constituents. That is a part of what Winston is employed to do at the Ministry; he alters newspapers and historical documents that disagree with what the Party wants its people to believe, and this can change on a daily basis. The …show more content…
The government has control over every part of an individual 's life; they even try to control the desires of a person that he himself cannot control. Citizens are taught from birth that sex is dirty, and that they should not adhere to their sexual drive. Love is not a part of marriage; the government chooses who a person will marry. Parents learn to fear that their children will betray them as traitors to the Party. Freedom of thought is considered evil and the worst type of rebellion. In the dystopian world that Orwell created, there is no such thing as freedom. The only thing that exists is surrender of privileges, and the restriction of
The Party believes that if their citizens have the freedom of thought, they have the ability to change their ideas to differ that of the government; therefore, the citizens would begin disagreeing with what they have been taught to believe and think. To limit the freedom of thought, the Party has telescreens in almost every nook and cranny of the city to monitor the citizens. Not only do they listen to what they say through the telescreens, they also watch their expressions and movements. If a person exhibits an expression of doubt or does something that might suggest disagreement, they are arrested or they simply disappear. The Party goes to great lengths to ensure that rebellion is nipped at the bud, and that they maintain order in their community. Every citizen of Oceania has to live under the pretense that every single move they make and everything they say is being watched at all times. Not only do they monitor their citizens, but they also monitor what the citizens are allowed to know. If any kind of media contradicts what the Party enforces, they destroy it or alter it to agree with the values and ideals the Party forces upon its constituents. That is a part of what Winston is employed to do at the Ministry; he alters newspapers and historical documents that disagree with what the Party wants its people to believe, and this can change on a daily basis. The …show more content…
The government has control over every part of an individual 's life; they even try to control the desires of a person that he himself cannot control. Citizens are taught from birth that sex is dirty, and that they should not adhere to their sexual drive. Love is not a part of marriage; the government chooses who a person will marry. Parents learn to fear that their children will betray them as traitors to the Party. Freedom of thought is considered evil and the worst type of rebellion. In the dystopian world that Orwell created, there is no such thing as freedom. The only thing that exists is surrender of privileges, and the restriction of