Orwell illustrates how the fall of capitalist regimes leads to the implementation of governments that reflect totalitarianism and fascism. He is able to amplify this warning he is delivering to the audience by contrasting Oceania with Western Europe at the time Orwell was alive. One country that Orwell critiques in particular is London England. He paints this image to the readers by exaggerating the circumstances of the oppressed in society. Orwell creates a futuristic perversion of London England in the 1940s, Oceania, a country that has crumbled as a result of the unequal distribution of power within the capitalist system. Within the novel, he crafts a world from which society is overtaken by an unrelenting dictatorship. The name of those
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On the other hand, the Outer Party, where Winston lies, does exactly what they are told. They don’t think, they just act. Many of the people that exist in the Outer Party are unaware of the realities that surround them. This is similar to the realities of the Europe in the mid-1900s. Many individuals in England were strictly controlled. As a result of the outbreak of World War II, everything was rationed in England. Common necessities such as food and clothing were limited, and society received the bare minimum of what they needed. The regime at the time in England, resembled the Inner Party in Orwell’s 1984. People in the Outer Party, or the lower classes in the real world, did not speak out against this rule because there was too much power in the hands of those in control. Orwell shows the flaws in a fascist and totalitarian system throughout the story, causing the audience to question whether the society they are living in is just. Orwell’s fictitious worlds shows that grounding literary works off of social reality intensifies the meaning of the …show more content…
Yet, after his experiences in Spain, he realized that limiting thoughts was a way to keep others compliant. Orwell published a work entitled “Politics and the English Language”. In short, the article analyzes how political language is almost always used to mislead and misinform. Orwell writes, “Underneath this lies the half-conscious belief that language is a natural growth and not an instrument which we shape for our own purposes” (Orwell). He states that individuals use a complicated way of speaking in order to mislead others in to following or believing what they say. In the time that Orwell was writing, there was such a thing as “simplified English,” which was just as it sounded: it was believed to be the bare necessities of what non-native speakers would need to speak English. Previously, Orwell advocated for “simplified English” because he believed that it would create a globally connected world that spoke one unified English. However, Orwell viewed this way of teaching English as tool for oppression. Yet, once Orwell really understood what was at work, he thought this was could be used as a mechanism to control those natives because it limited their speech and ability to think in that language. Orwell uses this concept with the use of Newspeak and the way it limits thoughts. Yet, he also uses this with the Party Slogans. “War is Peace,” “Freedom is
On the other hand, the Outer Party, where Winston lies, does exactly what they are told. They don’t think, they just act. Many of the people that exist in the Outer Party are unaware of the realities that surround them. This is similar to the realities of the Europe in the mid-1900s. Many individuals in England were strictly controlled. As a result of the outbreak of World War II, everything was rationed in England. Common necessities such as food and clothing were limited, and society received the bare minimum of what they needed. The regime at the time in England, resembled the Inner Party in Orwell’s 1984. People in the Outer Party, or the lower classes in the real world, did not speak out against this rule because there was too much power in the hands of those in control. Orwell shows the flaws in a fascist and totalitarian system throughout the story, causing the audience to question whether the society they are living in is just. Orwell’s fictitious worlds shows that grounding literary works off of social reality intensifies the meaning of the …show more content…
Yet, after his experiences in Spain, he realized that limiting thoughts was a way to keep others compliant. Orwell published a work entitled “Politics and the English Language”. In short, the article analyzes how political language is almost always used to mislead and misinform. Orwell writes, “Underneath this lies the half-conscious belief that language is a natural growth and not an instrument which we shape for our own purposes” (Orwell). He states that individuals use a complicated way of speaking in order to mislead others in to following or believing what they say. In the time that Orwell was writing, there was such a thing as “simplified English,” which was just as it sounded: it was believed to be the bare necessities of what non-native speakers would need to speak English. Previously, Orwell advocated for “simplified English” because he believed that it would create a globally connected world that spoke one unified English. However, Orwell viewed this way of teaching English as tool for oppression. Yet, once Orwell really understood what was at work, he thought this was could be used as a mechanism to control those natives because it limited their speech and ability to think in that language. Orwell uses this concept with the use of Newspeak and the way it limits thoughts. Yet, he also uses this with the Party Slogans. “War is Peace,” “Freedom is