Doublethink

In the novel 1984, George Orwell uses imagery to strengthen many aspects of the story. Three of these include setting, tone, and characterization. In fact, Orwell uses imagery so extensively in 1984 that entire pages consisted of detailed descriptions of what is being witnessed. Each new image that he introduced added more depth to every aspect of the book and painted a more vivid image in the heads of the audience. He, of course, uses other literary devices, but the imagery was by far the most…

What is Oceania originally? How does this piece of information contribute to the idea of dystopia Oceania is originally London. London is the city where Orwell lived and is familiar with, so he based the city to provide an example of his perspective of a malformed future Pg. 3 How is Winston was presented appearance wise? How do Victory Mansions and the setting including Winston clash with the name. Winston is a middle-aged man with a ulcers on his foot. Victory Mansion is not what the name…

In recent years, there have been accusations against the media regarding how it informs us of news. There have also been accusations against public officials accusing them of stretching the truth or fudging numbers up. These misrepresentations lead the public to develop a distrust of their government and the media. People are starting to wonder if they’re being told the whole story. This is particularly true in the book 1984, written by George Orwell. The book predicted that the government would…

George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, depicts a society under a corrupted political state. The corruption leads to a totalitarian regime. In the book society is divided in three classes. The proles, which represent the proletariat, they live in poverty and they are denied any access to information, education and they must abide by the rules that are dictated by the party. The outer party members, who are middle class. They work within the party however; they do not have any access to the wealth…

Does Big Brother realize that freedom in Oceania doesn't exist? Even though Oceania doesn't have laws, there is still a lack of freedom because Big Brother is always watching. The citizens have too much fear to do anything about it because citizens don’t want to receive the wrath of the Thought Police. In Orwell's 1984 the characters do not ever encounter freedom, because they are constantly being watched, ridiculed and questioned. Firstly, being constantly watched all the time assumes that…

George Orwell is the author a dystopian novel called 1984. This novel was written as a warning to the western countries after World War II ended. It cautioned them from turning to totalitarian governments. This story revolves around a man named Winston Smith. It shows us a horrible and dark world through the eyes of Winston. In this world, there are many lies, brainwashed people, and strict rulers. The people of Oceania, the country Winston lives in, are continuously under surveillance. If…

can ever have existed.”(Chapter III, The Theory And Practice Of Oligarchical Collectivism, Emmanuel Goldstein) Moreover, in order to strongly control the past, the Party also requires every people to master the ability of “DOUBLETHINK”. According to the definition, DOUBLETHINK means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. So now we are not hard to imagine why the people of Oceania can widely accept all the contradictions even…

Is Ignorance Bliss? It is human nature to seek out happiness. Everyone wants to be happy, whatever happiness means for them. Which leads to the question, Is ignorance bliss? Is there ever a scenario in which a person would not want to know something? Does knowledge always lead to happiness, or can knowledge hinder happiness? In 1984, Winston can see that his life is bad, and he wants to change things. Winston sees Big Brother as the source of his unhappiness, and he wants to overthrow…

be directly associated with how they govern the state and which methods they employ to do so. If the implementation of Newspeak is successful, then the chances of rebellion or ousting of the party would diminish drastically. The next principle, doublethink, is, as previously mentioned, the ability to hold onto two contradictory opinions or beliefs at the same time and not be troubled by their opposing connotations, and to be able to express either side in accordance to the party’s desires. This…

Winston’s world is one of ubiquitous surveillance, where even one’s facial expression could incriminate one as a thought criminal. Certainly, there may well be a large number of natural-born dissidents like Winston, unable to drown their conscience in doublethink and instead seething in silent discontent. However, with every medium of communication heavily monitored, potentially at all times, it would be impossible for one to identify another. Even if a tacit sign of rebellion – “a look in the…