1984 is a dystopian novel by George Orwell that shows the reader a totalitarian state,
Oceania, ruled by the omnipresent Big Brother and the Inner Party. 1984 was written in 1948, when the tensions were beginning to rise and the people of continents Europe and Asia were still recovering from the events of World War II. The two nations were still in shambles because of the destruction wrought from the battles fought all over Europe and the atom bomb being dropped in Hiroshima. Typically, when countries are recovering from such losses, they are vulnerable and will look toward any sort of leadership that promises a brighter future. Even if the leader is willing to take away fundamental rights to pursue this promise. 1984 is written as an
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In Oceania, the theoretical enemy is
Emmanuel Goldstein. Emmanuel Goldstein is the leader of the Brotherhood, an underground society set out to take down INGSOC. Like Big Brother, there is not any actual proof that
Goldstein exists, but he will still be the fuel for their patriotism. It is possible that this is inspired by Hitler using the Jews as a scapegoat for all that was wrong with with Germany after World
War I. Newspapers with Nazi propaganda would portray antisemitic cartoons that showed Jewish men with long noses stealing, or bludgeoning people.
Big Brother is omnipresent and has eyes and ears everywhere. The citizens of Oceania are constantly monitored in order to prevent disloyalty to the party, or more commonly known as a Thought Crime. (Bauer and Puchalik) Cameras watch them as they walk down the street, and telescreens are their homes. The idea for the telescreens were inspired by the boom of television in late 40’s. In 1949, there were a million televisions in the United States with twenty
Oceania, ruled by the omnipresent Big Brother and the Inner Party. 1984 was written in 1948, when the tensions were beginning to rise and the people of continents Europe and Asia were still recovering from the events of World War II. The two nations were still in shambles because of the destruction wrought from the battles fought all over Europe and the atom bomb being dropped in Hiroshima. Typically, when countries are recovering from such losses, they are vulnerable and will look toward any sort of leadership that promises a brighter future. Even if the leader is willing to take away fundamental rights to pursue this promise. 1984 is written as an
ironic …show more content…
In Oceania, the theoretical enemy is
Emmanuel Goldstein. Emmanuel Goldstein is the leader of the Brotherhood, an underground society set out to take down INGSOC. Like Big Brother, there is not any actual proof that
Goldstein exists, but he will still be the fuel for their patriotism. It is possible that this is inspired by Hitler using the Jews as a scapegoat for all that was wrong with with Germany after World
War I. Newspapers with Nazi propaganda would portray antisemitic cartoons that showed Jewish men with long noses stealing, or bludgeoning people.
Big Brother is omnipresent and has eyes and ears everywhere. The citizens of Oceania are constantly monitored in order to prevent disloyalty to the party, or more commonly known as a Thought Crime. (Bauer and Puchalik) Cameras watch them as they walk down the street, and telescreens are their homes. The idea for the telescreens were inspired by the boom of television in late 40’s. In 1949, there were a million televisions in the United States with twenty