1984

1984 and The Circle Since the beginnings of civilizations, mankind has tried to predict its future. Although it is impossible to know our fate, the direction that civilization has been heading with new technologies and large governments is alarming to some. Alarming enough for media such as the recently released movie, The Circle or the classic novel, 1984, has been produced as a warning of the future. Both The Circle and 1984 take place in a society in which the rights of the people are…

1984 by George Orwell is portrayed in many dystopian ways. It talks about the dystopian society people live in, how the control people are under is dystopian and Winston being a dystopian protagonist. In the novel, Orwell shows a dystopia with his way of a futuristic setting while showing the fear of technology. In a dystopian society and/or technological trends have contributed to a corrupted or degraded state of deprivation and oppression. Governmental tyranny and an exploitation of the people…

In 1984 by George Orwell, the protagonist, Winston Smith, makes observations and analyses of the institutions that control his society. In Oceania, the country in which Winston resides, language is a powerful system. Language is a method of communication used by a particular group, and in Oceania, the language they use is that of Newspeak. Newspeak is a powerful force within Oceania due to the authority that is has. However, The Party, the organization who rules the society, has control over the…

There are many forms of government used throughout the world and in literature, some better than others. Anthem by Ayn Rand and 1984 by George Orwell are two novels have the same type of government and are similar in how they operate. The governments oppress the people to keep power and control using aspects like relationships and language/thoughts. Tyrannical governments take away individuality and freedom to keep control over society One way that the governments keep control is through…

an “imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror” (“Dystopia”). George Orwell published 1984 in 1948 and he was inspired to write this book as a warning against Nazism and Stalinism. He was trying to prove a point about what was going in this world. In the book, 1984 has many literary devices including satire and irony. In reality, the society is really a dystopia…

the rise of industrialisation in Weimar Germany and conveys the message of the importance of mediation. Contrastingly, George Orwell’s 1948 dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) explores the loss of human autonomy, influenced by totalitarian regimes of the 1930’s and prevention of a revolution. Metropolis and 1984 present differing views on human autonomy and revolution thus results in a heightened understanding of their contexts. Metropolis…

1984 opens our eyes to a world of chaos and turmoil that many people don’t seem to realize relates to our present life. Granted, our current situation may not be as drastic as that of 1984 but many things in 2015 can relate to the events of 1984. Sadly, if we continue on this road, we could possibly end up living in a real world 1984 or even worse than that. One main factor included in 1984 is the use of children as the government’s spies and controlling them to do their bidding. Exactly as it…

centered around dystopian/utopian universes and societies. Arguably his most famous work was a fictitious novel titled 1984, which revolved around government controlled Oceania in the near-future. Dystopian literature typically has many common themes and elements involving: oppression, conformity, rebellion, and many others. Consequently this renders the question of: is George Orwell’s 1984 a form of dystopian literature? Fundamentally, it is important to thoroughly understand exactly what a…

When reading 1984 by George Orwell, the first thing that becomes apparent is the near-omnipresent use of symbolism. By using symbolism throughout the novel, George Orwell paints a bleak future that could very well become a reality. From a totalitarian corrupt government to brainwashed citizens and surveillance that blankets the world, the dystopian future depicted in 1984 could easily become our future if we are not careful, and George Orwell wants to make sure that it doesn’t. By placing…

creation of humans since greed has been in our hearts since the very beginning. The exceptionally blunt example is Orwell’s novel “1984”, a clear depiction of a government’s power being misused in favor of their own aspirations. Orwell wrote this novel to express a truth in government and to predict the future that may come from totalitarianism. When a person compares “1984” to the history of man, it provides a distinct connection to one another by using common human actions and desires in a…