Four-wheel drive

In George Orwell’s novel 1984, a very frightening future is presented to the reader in which all thoughts, feelings, and emotions are regulated by the country 's government. Winston, the main character, talks about how this is done in his work at the Ministry of Plenty. He explains how his work is to change the words and meaning in newspapers, books, letters and any other text related materials in order to correspond with what the Party deems accurate. “the lie passed into history and became…

Published just four years apart, with 1984 in 1949 and Fahrenheit 451 in 1953, Ray Bradbury and George Orwell shared many ideas about how a dystopian society may function. Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 show a number of similarities and some differences based on Orwell and Bradbury’s ideas, which the reader can easily point out while reading each novel. Over 50 years later, one may observe the two side-by-side and identify the parallels between them, including everything from character development to…

George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the concept of “truth” built by those in charge is in fact meaningless to the beneficial progress of society and human nature. Instead, it is the concrete excuse to keep the masses in place and to provide momentum on the wheel of absolute power to those who claim divine right. In Animal Farm, Orwell illustrates that ideas such as the glorification of history, the power of education and the stability of surveillance do not provide for a successful mode of living for…

To ponder if Winston Smith truly loved Big Brother is to ponder the very nature of love itself. Could love, for example, be forced upon someone? Could love be obtained through fear and torture? Is it also possible for someone to lie to themselves long enough that their lie becomes truth? Winston has sunken into a hopeless “yes” to each of these questions. In particular, he seems to have convinced himself that he loves Big Brother—although this is not true. His unconscious still loathes Big…

In 1984 the use of technology dominates the world similar to the society we live in today. In the novel 1984 the technology is actually a tool employed by the government to spy on the citizens of Oceania; the government tracks telescreens and microphones to stay aware of what the citizens are saying and doing. In addition, the government is also making sure that the citizens are not showing any signs of emotion so as they do not create an uprising against the government. The United States, on…

Who, What, When, Where and Why am I Being Watched In George Orwell’s 1984 and Phillip K. Dick’s “Minority Report” the governments are obsessed with surveillance of their people in order to keep their control over their citizens. Thus their citizen’s privacy suffered to the point where it is nonexistent. With the assistance of technology, the governments are able to keep citizens oppressed and Orwell and Dick openly express their negative views on government surveillance. 1984 is a story…

In order to gain the complete control of a country, prices need to be paid. In George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984, the Party gains it’s power by controlling the lives of citizens. The Party immobilizes people by the actions through the phrase “Big Brother is Watching You” and “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength”. The methods in which the Party immobilize people include the manipulation of relationships, the invasion of privacy, increased class disparity, freedom…

The Dangers of Totalitarianism Totalitarianism embodies the idea of an all-powerful government, with no limits on its authority. This eradicates an important part of humanity: free will. Without basic freedoms, humanity loses its individuality; an essential part of a successful society. George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 creates a world consumed by a totalitarian regime, which contravenes every aspect of government today. Oceania’s government is known as the Party, led by the mystical,…

Government control can be a major problem when it comes to the citizens freedom. the novel brave new world by Aldous Huxley and 1984 by George Orwell, both show the amount of control and the lengths political leaders are willing to go through to stay in power. The government can be very manipulating of their citizens restating many of their thoughts and freedom. To maintain further power these leaders restrain sexuality. Governments oppress their citizens to stay in power. To begin in the…

Siddhartha has been searching for fulfillment all his life. Though he was the most scholarly and respected Brahmin, this did not satisfy him. He drank knowledge, yet still felt ignorant. He could not find peace and desired fulfillment. His journey is essentially one of trial, error, suffering, mistakes, and rebirth. In this essay I will demonstrate how Siddhartha’s story both legitimates and challenges Indian religious authority, by giving examples both from Buddhism and Hinduism. Siddhartha…