Doublethink

The early to mid 20th century was the age of political change. Communist Russia and Nazi Germany were progressing, and some people of this era were against their revolutionary ideals. Authors such as George Orwell saw the fatal flaws in these systems and wrote to expose them. Orwell sought to warn the world of what it may become by describing a plausible future dystopia in which there was little to no freedom. In 1984, George Orwell uses Winston Smith to portray how there will always be rebels…

“1984,” “The Long Watch,” and “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” depict conflicts between individuals and powerful groups. All three stories agree that power is an indispensable means because all the powerful groups need power to pursue their goals. In conflicts between individuals and powerful groups, whether or not the individuals have hope, they would take action and not retreat regardless of the results. The stories also imply that individuals do not have the ability to change the powerful…

Psychopathy in Othello and 1984 Psychopaths are mentally ill individuals who display violent social behavior, low empathy and disinhibited, bold behavior. An obsessive desire for control, mastery of psychological warfare and the willingness to hurt others for personal gain are defining characteristics of this disorder. These traits are seen in some of the characters in William Shakespeare’s Othello and George Orwell’s 1984. Iago and the characters that form the Party both display these…

In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the super-nation of Oceania is run by the Party, who has an overwhelming desire for power. The main goal of the Party is to create a new governmental system in which they control all means of life and make unorthodox thoughts impossible. The class system is divided into three tiers: the Inner Party, the Outer Party, and the proles. Specifically, the proles make up eighty-five percent of the population of Oceania, and, unlike the Party members, they are uncensored…

The perpetual struggle for societal perfection erodes social egalitarianism by distorting human values. This is explored through Lang’s German expressionist silent film, “Metropolis” and Orwell’s dystopian novel, “1984” these texts elucidate the contamination of the human spirit due to one’s obsession for control. Both texts are constructed by composers who have lived through hardships in their society, which heavily influenced their visions of the future to be a dystopian world, controlled by…

Writing this paper one must be turning around and taking a step inward and not looking at the exterior effects one may identify with, but what ethical values make up one’s moral being. What ethical values identify myself with are dignity and worth of the person, integrity, autonomy /freedom and truthfulness. All three of these values hold importance in life because of the innate personality and experiences having been gone through. The top three principles identify myself with if being a…

The novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell has been described by many as a masterpiece that remarkably predicted the twenty-first century’s technological advances. The legacy left by Orwell had such a significant impact on the world that terms such as “Orwellian” were coined, television shows such as Big Brother were created, and more importantly, great minds of the late twentieth century such as Marshall McLuhan were influenced. In this political satire, the advanced technology found…

Imagine yourself in a world where the government is not accountable for its actions. Its sole goal is to gain power, while the citizens are deprived of their freedoms, live in fear and terror of being picked up by the authorities, executed without a fair trial, where you can’t trust what is being reported in the news because it may all be propaganda. In his book, 1984, George Orwell depicts a society under totalitarian regime through the eyes of Winston Smith. Here, betrayal is a reoccurring…

Orwell illustrates how the fall of capitalist regimes leads to the implementation of governments that reflect totalitarianism and fascism. He is able to amplify this warning he is delivering to the audience by contrasting Oceania with Western Europe at the time Orwell was alive. One country that Orwell critiques in particular is London England. He paints this image to the readers by exaggerating the circumstances of the oppressed in society. Orwell creates a futuristic perversion of London…

George Orwell, pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, a son of a British civil servant, was born on June 25, 1903 in Motihari, Bengal, India and died on January 1, 1950 at the age of 47. He spent his first day in India where his father was stationed. A year after his birth, his mother brought him and his older sister, Marjorie, to England and settled in Henley-on-Thames. George Orwell was known as an English novelist, essayist, and critic in Great Britain. His work is marked by ordinary language,…