My Big Brother

Social class theory strongly applies to the book 1984 by George Orwell. 1984 centers around a society that has an extremely oppressive government. A social class lense, which evaluates the distribution of power through the characters and what happens as a result of this, is highly applicable to this book. In 1984 the Party has complete control over the residents of Oceania and uses heavy monitoring, torture, and brainwashing tactics to remain in control. By closely monitoring all citizens, the…

and leaves him vulnerable to more manipulation. Winston’s transitioning belief in Big Brother and conflict portrays how Oceania oppresses society and prevents them from obtaining freedom. In the beginning of 1984, Winston actively but secretly disobeys the government’s laws. During the Two Minute Hate, Orwell claims, “Winston’s hatred was not turned against Goldstein at all, but, on the contrary, against Big Brother, the Party, and the Thought Police” (14). Orwell’s words explicitly show that…

In the novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson it explains the alternate personality that everyone has. The craving we want but we know it’s something bad or wrong to do. It’s the curiosity we all want to cross over and see if we can do it and if we do we want to try and get a little farther and farther each time because it is like an addiction. The amount of adrenaline we get is the fuel that feeds the addiction. In our current day society we all have our personal indulgement…

After reading the book it became clear that the telescreens were used to monitor the citizens of the society by the Party. Telescreens were everywhere including bathrooms and even behind pictures. Monitoring went just beyond the telescreens; the Party also encouraged children to turn in their parents. This is eerily similar to what occurred in Nazi Germany when propaganda posters tell children to report on their parents anti-Nazi activities. The Party’s desire to control people was all…

Surveillance, restricted thought, and propaganda symbolize a few of the many dystopian traits portrayed throughout the nation of Eurasia. These traits are specifically depict to demonstrate the dystopian society. Within each and every home of the citizens one way telescreens are provided. The telescreens are high tech surveillance, in which they are observed at all times of the day, sustaining no acts of privacy. Surveillance is not the only trait, the citizens do not have the freedom to express…

Sennua Hunter Ms. Tussey English 12 Block G 20 November 2014 Winston and his Comrades 1984 , a novel by George Orwell is about Winston Smith , a member of the Outer Party in London , Oceania. The Outer Party is the people who work in the party’s government , in the four ministries. This novel explains how everyone in the party is always being watched through telescreens by the Thought Police. Throughout this novel , Winston shares a lot of his emotions and thoughts through writing in…

In the novel 1984 george orwell uses the party to keep power in his dystopian world. A world where everything is run and controlled by the party. The dictatorship o'brien controls has to be to be run by pure power and control. O'brien and the party have several different ways in which they keep power. In 1984 orwell uses the party to explore power and control. The party uses propaganda to constantly bombard people with what they deem as important. “The hate had started. As usual, the face of…

are more than just one category of reality TV, with some testing the abilities of the human body through shows like American Ninja Warrior as well as reality shows that enforce people to live together and cause drama on camera, an example being Big Brother. Reality television is a huge genre that contains hundreds of different ideas and focuses that cannot really be described by a definition. These categories of reality all have different premises yet essentially scrutinize participants as they…

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is a book about an unethical world controlled by the totalitarian government known as the republic of Gilead. The government uses fear and manipulation to control the people in that society. In fact, Gilead controls every minute detail of its citizens’ lives. Atwood shows that using fear-based tactics is effective and the government is able to maintain its power in this way; however, the author reveals that ruling by fear has its limits, as the citizens of…

Mind Control What if the destruction of language and the past can be used as tools to manipulate the minds of people? In the novel 1984, by George Orwell, this is exactly what is happening. Winston, who works in the ministry of truth in Oceania erases the past by rewriting it. It is a vile world in Oceania when even a movement on your face is enough to be vaporized. Winston must control his thoughts in order to stay alive. When one is not paying close enough attention, they can become…