My Big Brother

1984 is not an exact prediction of today’s society in my opinion because the people depicted in the novel live far stricter and much more oppressive lives than we do today. Winston even tells us so, “‘Do you begin to see, then, what kind of world we are creating? It is the exact opposite of the stupid hedonistic Utopias that the old reformers imagined. A world of fear and treachery and torment, a world of trampling and being trampled upon, a world which will grow not less but more merciless as…

propaganda and telescreen to promote a political cause or point of view. Most of these publicity are bias and that’s why many people are under the influence of the Party. I believe that Orwell is trying to warn us about the danger of our government. To prove my point,…

My Big Brother Herp My inspiration, Role Model, and also my best friend Kevin Replogle. My brother Kevin Replogle is a helpful, caring, and loving person you will ever met. He will be the one to give out good advice on certain things and will help you out as best as he can. He will be the person you can be silly with and just hang out with. He also into Martial Arts and Anime. He’s the one who inspired me and my brother Anthony to do Martial Arts ever since we were little. Together we…

Reality TV Programs The mass media by shaping viewer’s behaviors, believes and values has undeniably a great influence on today’s society. For many, television is a prime source of information and entertainment. Since late 90’s reality TV programs became one of the most popular genres of television programming. RTV creators gave an average person plenty to choose, from teenage moms struggles, people searching for a “true” love to those with serious issues like mental diseases and addictions.…

one’s different, one’s bound to be lonely,”(Huxley 137). This just shows how people’s lives are affected by being different. If a person was so different that they were lonely due to being frowned upon by everyone, that must show that conformity was a big deal in society. All of these ideas also show up in the real world of…

Under this context technology resembles the saying “money is power,” because in reality it is, but it also goes to show that, because power can easily corrupt people with good intentions, so too can technology. In the article “That’s No Phone. That’s My Tracker.” by Peter Maass and Megha Rajagopalan, phones are referred to as trackers. This “paranoid” outlook on rather common pieces of technology is not overcautious when you think about all the possibilities that phones, let alone other more…

was too late, “But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother” (1984). Wilson’s stand becomes nothing and the proper authorities deal with him and eliminate his individuality, which he could not hope to conceal, and he is left as just another mindless and fearful citizen under Big…

and the ruling power vanquishes the social rights of civilians. The dystopian novel follows Winston, the thirty-six-year old protagonist of the story, and his journey to survive under the Party’s rule in London. The nominal leader of Oceania, “Big Brother”, serves as a symbolic figurehead of dominance and control under the Party’s repressive regime. The Party controls Oceania,…

The two texts 1984 by George Orwell and “Fake News” by Michael Lynch both discuss fake news and falsified information both including and excluding government affairs and what implications it could have on the people of a society or country. However 1984 is a science fiction text whereas “Fake News” is a non-fiction text that focuses on real world issues similar to those discussed in 1984. However, both texts raises the same question of why do we put so much trust into the government and fake…

(AGG) In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury explores what happens to a society in which knowledge and memory are regulated by the government. (BS-1) In the novel, the government uses technology to distract their citizens from the hidden truth. (BS-2) By doing this, the government gains power and control over their people. (BS-3) Eventually, the individuals in society are harmed both physically and mentally by their loss of knowledge. (TS) Ray Bradbury’s message in Fahrenheit 451 regarding…