The Similarities Between George Orwell And 1984

Famous activist Malcolm X once said, “The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” Malcolm X illustrated just how powerful the media truly is, and “1984” by George Orwell shows what happens when the government obtains this power. The book is about a dystopian future called Oceania, in which there is a totalitarian government (The Party) that controls all aspects of life. The book is centered around the characters Winston and Julia, who do not give into the control of The Party, defy the rules, and are imprisoned for it. The government in the book shows many different forms of social control. Throughout the book, the main …show more content…
The media stigmatizes sexuality and society regards it as a sort of taboo. People are constantly attacked online for being too promiscuous or wearing things that are deemed as too revealing. Many aspects of human sexuality are also censored. Many television stations will not show programs with mentions of sexual relationships, especially homosexual relationships. Many websites censor or just straight up delete pictures that are revealing or considered to be of a sexual nature. The Trump administration has also began to heavily censor the information that the public receives. Liberal-leaning news organizations (or just any news organizations that are not extremely conservative) have been denied entry into White House press briefings. This is because Trump only wants his side of the story available to the public and he does not want to show the people any opposition. If something is published that criticizes him or his policies, he deems it “fake news” and discredits it. This is a terrifying thing that can be seen as the first steps toward a totalitarian government, like in