George Orwell's 1984: The Totalitarian Government

The totalitarian government in the novel 1984 doesn’t mention the use of technology other than for military and surveillance in the novel. The government has no need for high end technology such as phones and the internet. The use of phones and the internet would be detrimental to keeping INGSOC in power. If the people in the novel had access to such technology, they would be able to talk to one another and possibly plan the downfall of the government. If INGSOC had allowed for the internet and phones to exist, there is the possibility that the people would revolt or that citizens of the three superstates would be able to see what INGSOC was actually doing. Citizens would be able to see that INGSOC was changing the past to make it seem like they were never wrong. The use of technology in the course of the 1984 is very limited for if there was the mass amount of technology used in INGSOC as there is in the real world it would become detrimental for the government.
There are a lot of things that Winston tries to hid from the INGSOC. The fact that Winston …show more content…
There privacy is compromised so that INGSOC can stay in power and no be overruled. While the telescreens are a good idea for Big Brother, it is harmful to the people. No matter where the citizens are they are being watched. Even when Winston and Julia rent the room above the shop “without” a telescreen. They are still being watched. (Orwell ). While there is no use of phones and the intent is there was the government would have to intercept messages which would decrease the very little privacy of the citizens. The people in 1984 have no privacy, even though they might think they do. Not having the privacy is important to the government so then they have control of what everyone is doing. Having this control is helping the government for if there is something that needs to be changed they can easily change it without the citizens knowing about