Every human is born with rights that they will have until they perish. Some of the rights do not stay with them, the rights depend on the choices he or she makes throughout their life. In 1984, the author does not give humans many of those same rights that we take for granted, such as the freedom of privacy. Even the NSA watches over us in some aspects, we can do many things without other people noticing us. Orwell uses the Party taking away the citizens’ rights and freedoms to dehumanize them.
Orwell takes away one of the biggest and most important rights that humans will ever have, and that is the freedom of privacy. In the book the main character, Winston, says to O’Brien, “You can turn it off.” (169) and he is referring to a telescreen. This shocks Winston because only the party members are allowed to turn them off. The telescreen is a TV that has a camera in it so the party can spy of the people of Oceania. It automatically takes away the people’s ability to have privacy in their homes. The party is dehumanizing the people of Oceania by taking away one of the most basic freedoms humans have and that is the right to privacy. …show more content…
In the Bill of Rights, the United States address that the people have the right to say things as they please, but not in Oceania. Winston said in his mind, “It was Mrs. Parsons… you were supposed to call everyone “comrade”...” (20). This is one example of how the party makes the people say what the government wants to hear. The party also makes the people say the slogan every day and repeat it many times. They do this because they want to mold the people into the perfect race and make them not think for themselves, but think for the
Orwell takes away one of the biggest and most important rights that humans will ever have, and that is the freedom of privacy. In the book the main character, Winston, says to O’Brien, “You can turn it off.” (169) and he is referring to a telescreen. This shocks Winston because only the party members are allowed to turn them off. The telescreen is a TV that has a camera in it so the party can spy of the people of Oceania. It automatically takes away the people’s ability to have privacy in their homes. The party is dehumanizing the people of Oceania by taking away one of the most basic freedoms humans have and that is the right to privacy. …show more content…
In the Bill of Rights, the United States address that the people have the right to say things as they please, but not in Oceania. Winston said in his mind, “It was Mrs. Parsons… you were supposed to call everyone “comrade”...” (20). This is one example of how the party makes the people say what the government wants to hear. The party also makes the people say the slogan every day and repeat it many times. They do this because they want to mold the people into the perfect race and make them not think for themselves, but think for the