Celebrities Hide from Their True Lives
The world is full of diverse minds, which is why there are millions of different opinions and why not everyone is pleased by the same ideas. Even though people like to pretend there is a place in this world with a perfect government, laws, and social conditions, it is impossible to have that utopia (“Utopia”). A utopia always deteriorates into a dystopia, a place of unhappy and afraid people that are not treated properly (“Dystopia”). The story of 1984 begins in a utopia, but quickly unravels into a dystopia of dehumanization and surveillance. These dystopian characteristics appear in real life, especially in the life of celebrities. Celebrities are stripped of their privacy, similar to the way the …show more content…
Dystopias are exposed by their dehumanization characteristics and the constant surveillance they contain. Oceania’s citizens’ humanity is deprived away from the incapability of having a meaningful relationship. The party of Oceania represses the sexual urges of the people to create fear because love and personal loyalty are seen as a threat to their power (“1984”). Relationships and feelings are a major role in the way humans live their life, but in this society, feelings and relationships are taken from them, creating a dystopia. Having relationships and love are some of the most influential factors of someone’s joy. Not having love and the opportunity to have caring relationships steals the chance happiness from the people. Loyalty to someone else is a threat to the party because the love to someone leads to betraying the party and breaking the rules for them. Winston, the protagonist of the novel, challenges this characteristic by loving Julia and going against the party for her. This dehumanization is made from the control of the people’s thoughts. Thoughts are controlled by the surveillance of the Thought police. The Thought police use telescreens, spies, and youth spies as tools to constantly watch citizens. The power of the party is taken so far that “if someone does not have the proper facial expression, they are considered guilty of Facecime” and “it is even possible to commit Thoughtcrime by overheard talking in one’s sleep” (“1984”). For example, in 1984 the party arrest the character, Parson for saying things in his sleep, which he had no control over. No one has self-awareness while sleeping, especially if they sleep talk or not. Dreams like thoughts run freely through the mind and are sparked randomly. Since the lack of control, thoughts are supposed to be private, but this does not stop the
The world is full of diverse minds, which is why there are millions of different opinions and why not everyone is pleased by the same ideas. Even though people like to pretend there is a place in this world with a perfect government, laws, and social conditions, it is impossible to have that utopia (“Utopia”). A utopia always deteriorates into a dystopia, a place of unhappy and afraid people that are not treated properly (“Dystopia”). The story of 1984 begins in a utopia, but quickly unravels into a dystopia of dehumanization and surveillance. These dystopian characteristics appear in real life, especially in the life of celebrities. Celebrities are stripped of their privacy, similar to the way the …show more content…
Dystopias are exposed by their dehumanization characteristics and the constant surveillance they contain. Oceania’s citizens’ humanity is deprived away from the incapability of having a meaningful relationship. The party of Oceania represses the sexual urges of the people to create fear because love and personal loyalty are seen as a threat to their power (“1984”). Relationships and feelings are a major role in the way humans live their life, but in this society, feelings and relationships are taken from them, creating a dystopia. Having relationships and love are some of the most influential factors of someone’s joy. Not having love and the opportunity to have caring relationships steals the chance happiness from the people. Loyalty to someone else is a threat to the party because the love to someone leads to betraying the party and breaking the rules for them. Winston, the protagonist of the novel, challenges this characteristic by loving Julia and going against the party for her. This dehumanization is made from the control of the people’s thoughts. Thoughts are controlled by the surveillance of the Thought police. The Thought police use telescreens, spies, and youth spies as tools to constantly watch citizens. The power of the party is taken so far that “if someone does not have the proper facial expression, they are considered guilty of Facecime” and “it is even possible to commit Thoughtcrime by overheard talking in one’s sleep” (“1984”). For example, in 1984 the party arrest the character, Parson for saying things in his sleep, which he had no control over. No one has self-awareness while sleeping, especially if they sleep talk or not. Dreams like thoughts run freely through the mind and are sparked randomly. Since the lack of control, thoughts are supposed to be private, but this does not stop the