The Effects Of Government Control In George Orwell's Oceana

A government with total control over its people is something all capitalists fear. In George Orwell’s 1984, he perfectly portrays the effects of government control in his dystopian society. Orwell’s warnings concerning government control are becoming quite evident in today’s society. In the novel 1984, the main setting is Oceana, a futuristic England. Orwell’s Oceana “portrays a future totalitarian world, ruled by a seemingly, omnipotent tyrant called Big Brother” (Perloff 27). The Party is a controlled government using fear and terror in every aspect in the lives of party members. Oceana closely resembles today’s North Korean society. The North Korean government denies basic freedoms to their citizens. As a safe measure for citizens’ obedience, North Korean has set up “lafo” prison camps to instill fear in those potential anarchists. In comparison, Winston, the main character in Orwell’s novel, his diary is a compromising possession. If he was detected opening the diary, he may face twenty-five years in a forced-labor camp or even death. Among the so-called crimes in 1984 is “not to go into ordinary shops (‘dealing on the free market,’ it was called) (Orwell 9). Another severe crime a person of Oceana …show more content…
The evidence is in the traffic control, cameras for behavior control in public buildings and on streets, how and where citizens work, what citizens learn in schools (i.e. Core), medical coverage (i.e. Obama Care), and how much money citizens can earn without being taxed. In today’s society, the government has a say in just about every aspect of the people’s lives. The government has rules and regulations on every action people take including where people practice their religious beliefs. It is time for the citizens to wake up and take part in their own way of living before all rights are removed. In the wise words of Winston Smith, “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER” (Orwell