Submissive
The novel 1984 by George Orwell and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro both exploit the dangers and fears of a true totalitarian government. These two pieces of literature share similar themes such as hope, identity, lies, and deceit. They both venture on the point at issue of Control, Technology, and likeness and overall social conditioning. Making both books indistinguishable. The main characters Winston and Kathy as narrators both share an Alikeness throughout the two different novels. Both are plagued with the decisions on whether or not they should go against their governments or to be submissive, conclusively both Winston and …show more content…
In order to control the people, The Party in 1984 constantly watched all the citizens for any signs of rebellion or thought crime, they broadcasted on telescreens a slogan to reassure and convince the people. They enforced tactics such as “New speak” and “Double think”, making people consciously accept anything big brother told them. This is evident when said in the novel “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING” (page 3.). In the novel Never Let Me Go the guardians enforce an educational model that teaches no life skills disabling them to interact with others outside their kind as clones making them outcast, but not telling them their real purpose as donors to normal’s in the outside world. This is proven when said “Why did we do all of that work in the first place? Why train us, encourage us, make us produce all of that? If we’re just going to give donations anyway, then die, why all those lessons? Why all those books and discussions?” (Page 253). Using these tactics each society was able to control their citizens. In 1984 they were stripped of their identities by separating all family, children from parents and brothers from sisters. As mentioned before they enforced newspeak which limited self-expression and individuality. In Never Let Me Go they stripped the children of their identities by not telling them their exact purpose in the world causing them to wonder
The novel 1984 by George Orwell and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro both exploit the dangers and fears of a true totalitarian government. These two pieces of literature share similar themes such as hope, identity, lies, and deceit. They both venture on the point at issue of Control, Technology, and likeness and overall social conditioning. Making both books indistinguishable. The main characters Winston and Kathy as narrators both share an Alikeness throughout the two different novels. Both are plagued with the decisions on whether or not they should go against their governments or to be submissive, conclusively both Winston and …show more content…
In order to control the people, The Party in 1984 constantly watched all the citizens for any signs of rebellion or thought crime, they broadcasted on telescreens a slogan to reassure and convince the people. They enforced tactics such as “New speak” and “Double think”, making people consciously accept anything big brother told them. This is evident when said in the novel “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING” (page 3.). In the novel Never Let Me Go the guardians enforce an educational model that teaches no life skills disabling them to interact with others outside their kind as clones making them outcast, but not telling them their real purpose as donors to normal’s in the outside world. This is proven when said “Why did we do all of that work in the first place? Why train us, encourage us, make us produce all of that? If we’re just going to give donations anyway, then die, why all those lessons? Why all those books and discussions?” (Page 253). Using these tactics each society was able to control their citizens. In 1984 they were stripped of their identities by separating all family, children from parents and brothers from sisters. As mentioned before they enforced newspeak which limited self-expression and individuality. In Never Let Me Go they stripped the children of their identities by not telling them their exact purpose in the world causing them to wonder