Newspeak

A comparison of two texts can result in a heightened understanding of the value, significance and context of each through the differing perspectives they present on the same thematic concerns. [Q] Fritz Lang’s 1927 expressionist film Metropolis portrays the loss of human autonomy through the lens of the rise of industrialisation in Weimar Germany and conveys the message of the importance of mediation. Contrastingly, George Orwell’s 1948 dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) explores the…

Dr. Jekyll Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. To begin my life with the beginning of my life, I record that I was born (as I have been informed and believe) on a Friday, at twelve o'clock at night. It was remarked that the clock began to strike, and I began to cry, simultaneously. I think that this is as accurate of an account as anyone could possibly give, given the circumstances. As you may have…

Citizens who defy the will of the government disappear, all media is government controlled, and history is modified to align with the ideology of the party. Even language is manipulated by the government through the use of “doublespeak” and “newspeak” that limits a citizen’s thoughts and vocabulary (Orwell). In the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, citizens of the World State are kept in a constant state of numb happiness through the use of a drug called Soma and recreational orgies.…

bottom of the ranks of a ruling political group in London. Wherever Winston goes the party watches him on televisions. The party controls everything in Oceania even history and the people's language. The party is putting in a new language called Newspeak that tries to eliminate political rebellion by getting rid of words related to it. The story is set in Oceania in 1984, with a twist of science fiction, also settings include the ministry of faith, and also Winston’s house. The main character is…

In Brave New World and 1984, both text share the common feature that the power holder uses advanced technology to control their citizen. In terms of controlling the mass people, the way of technology use are vary according to the hegemonic idea or main policy. In these two text, hegemonic idea are completely different which Brave New World is based on extreme consumerism society management and in 1984, they manage society by totalitarian ideology. The difference in core policy for the society…

In a time where the educated feared controlling governments and harsh societies, Neil Postman contrasts how the vision of the future between George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s A Brave New World in society decades after the original release of the books. When 1984 came and went, Postman tells how people silently applauded themselves for not letting that controlling society take root. Although some people may think that the ideas planted by George Orwell present themselves in the current…

Oceania. Therefore, he needed to hide his journals in the corner of his house where telescreen could not see it. Writing journal can be sentenced by death and put in the labor camps for twenty five years in 1984. Moreover, Big Brother invented the Newspeaks which could make people’s mind insignificant and did not allow people to have their pleasure. The reason why Big Brother was doing this was because he scared that those little actions would be affect his power and people would oppose to…

history using a dictation device known as a “speakwrite”. Winston would speak into this device, and the device would comprehend and record what he is saying. The problem with the “speakwrite” is that is operates under only one language; Newspeak. The aim of Newspeak is to remove rebellious or meaningful words and their meanings from society, so that Oceania’s citizens no longer possess independent thoughts. When certain words are removed, these individuals are no longer able to find the words…

The text 1984 by George Orwell is a dystopian novel written in 1948. The main character, Winston, lives in a society that is controlled by an oppressive socialist government that limits freedom of expression. There aren’t any specific laws in the society, however there are unwritten rules that severely limit personal freedoms. For instance if someone is found to have disagreed with how the government (the Party) is running the society, then they are taken to the “Ministry of Love” and either…

Pg. 4 Why are the Ministries condensed to Minitrue, Minipax, Miniluv, and Miniplenty? The ministries are known mostly for their Newspeak forms. This is an example how Newspeak and the Party affects Winston’s reality. Pg. 4 Who is Mrs. Parsons and describe where do she lives. A bland woman with thin, wispy hair. She is perceived to be in her thirties, but the stress made her look significantly older…