1984

oftentimes senseless. It motivates high-ranking officials, average working adults, children, and everyone in between. The Party under Big Brother desires this unthinking obedience, which prompts their governmental regulation of words. On page 193 of 1984, Orwell dictates, “The two aims of the Party are to conquer the whole surface of the earth and to extinguish once and for all the possibility of independent thought.” These goals that are outlined in The Book are the driving force behind all…

is found in its ending. Children’s stories often give the impression that good always trumps evil, and as such, the hero always wins. The stories one encounters when they are older have more critical and realistic perspectives on certain situations. 1984 and Elysium are excellent examples of this. Both of the protagonists in these works are anti-heroes who struggle to fit in and thrive in their societies. They do not achieve their goals merely because they have good intentions. Throughout their…

Through the novel 1984 every person, society, group have something to fear,a phobia that make them think or act different than they used to. a phobia that determines what their actions say Everyone in the novel has their own version of a rat; the people live as rats, the novel 1984 the rats symbolize Winston's fears and the reason he loved Big Brother, Big Brother way to survive, manipulate and dominate the people and the power. In other words Big Brother IS the rat,. It is the Party’s…

has been explored in literature throughout history. Violence can take various forms including physical and psychological violence. Two such examples depicting the use of violence to control others are examined in Macbeth by William Shakespeare and 1984 by George Orwell. Responsibility for violence depends on the context, and the influences on the inflictor. The form of despotism is a factor in this responsibility: an autocracy or oligarchy. Justification for violence by Macbeth and the Party is…

detect signs of terrorism before it can strike American soil. However, the law also meant that the public had to surrender a portion of their Fourth Amendment rights as they were being spied and monitored upon by the government. In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the people live under a more extreme variance of constant…

passing and time and the world’s progression, and this has seemed to ring even more true as the years pass by. People of the world often get lost in their own lives and fail to see the greater scheme of things and become lost within the system. The novel 1984 by George Orwell, though science-fiction at its core, holds alarming truths about the world; truths within the conviction and how Orwell viewed the world progressing, and truths…

If one were to read the book 1984 written by George Orwell, there would be a conclusion the state of society would be a dystopian society, which can be defined by “a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding,” (“The Definition of Dystopia,”). The same conclusion could be made of the movie Divergent. In 1984, the people that live in the society are closely watched and they can be executed by simply thinking something that were to go against their…

world, with lives centered around technology, there has been more talk about the possibility of privacy issues due to the government’s exploitation of power. In 1984 by George Orwell, one of the main topics of the book is the intricate manipulation of the people by a controlling government referred to as “The Party”. Similar to the points of 1984 is the current discussion on privacy violations. In a world with an abundance of surveillance, a government and its people are greatly affected by a…

More Security, Less Freedom George Orwell’s dystopian book, 1984, is a step into the future, along with many side effects. This includes the people of Oceania, where the book takes place, and their security that comes with a price of their freedom. Winston is the main character in this novel and tries to ignore the fact, at first, that he doesn 't believe in Big Brother. While Winston is on his journey to freedom he comes across Julia, his beloved soul mate, and together they rebel against the…

others. So, the real question is, how is mind control the same as it was in 1984 with the use of technology? As technology has expanded, our security has increased greatly. Security is definitely needed to have a sheltered society, but greater protection comes with having less privacy. Individuals are willing to give up their privacy out of convenience or because they feel like it ensures their safety. In the book, 1984, people were willing to do the same thing. They gave up their freedom of…