It is not possible for the world like 1984 to exist in the present time period due to the fact that people are more curious and critical of their surroundings, furthermore, they have the ability to speak up against the injustices and possible governmental repressions enforced upon them. Nowadays, people feel more inclined to question the world, and their longing desire to know the whole ‘story’ affects their ability to blindly trust any force without knowing all flaws and perks within the situation. As a whole, the people of today’s society are determined to find all of the answers, and most of the time it results with our emotions getting involved in the process. We develop intellectual and emotional bonds with those who spark a flame in our brains, who bring forth the same questions and those who are just as willing to stand up for what is right.
Bonds between people: In the dystopian world known as 1984, the government manipulated their citizens to their own advantage by restricting the bonds people had developed with family, friends and within themselves. By exterminating the relationships that united people together, it also removed the bond that connected people with one another which ultimately created a rift within society. People who were emotionally …show more content…
It would be quite difficult to change a natural action that every single human feels; people cannot even repress their own feelings if they do not want to feel them. It takes an extreme amount of self-persuading to make yourself stop feeling a certain way, so I can imagine that it would take a ton of a lot more manipulation by someone else to achieve their emotionless goal. “Can human nature be changed in such a way that man will forget his longing for freedom, for dignity, for integrity, for love -- that is to say, can man forget that he is human?” (Fromm
Bonds between people: In the dystopian world known as 1984, the government manipulated their citizens to their own advantage by restricting the bonds people had developed with family, friends and within themselves. By exterminating the relationships that united people together, it also removed the bond that connected people with one another which ultimately created a rift within society. People who were emotionally …show more content…
It would be quite difficult to change a natural action that every single human feels; people cannot even repress their own feelings if they do not want to feel them. It takes an extreme amount of self-persuading to make yourself stop feeling a certain way, so I can imagine that it would take a ton of a lot more manipulation by someone else to achieve their emotionless goal. “Can human nature be changed in such a way that man will forget his longing for freedom, for dignity, for integrity, for love -- that is to say, can man forget that he is human?” (Fromm