Newspeak

Winston Smith: From Rebel to Loyal At the exposition of the story, Winston Smith has already revealed his loathing for the world he lives in. His life is bleak, hatred and anger drive him insane every day. On the surface, however, he seems like an average guy, a smoker with health problems due to the cigarettes. Thanks to Winston’s undoubted hate for Big Brother, The details are revealed about the characters and plotline that may not be known to others, for thanks to Winston, the Party, Big…

societies share, this being the importance of community over individuality. In 1984 the society it is expected that a party member should never be alone except when in bed. The book goes so far as creating a word for that in its society's language, newspeak, in which it is a derogatory term known as ownlife. This same sense of individuality is unapproved of in The Circle. With their unofficial rules of needing to participate in social gatherings and social media. The quote “Secrets are lies.…

In 1984, by George Orwell, Oceania citizen Winston Smith defies the totalitarian government he lives under as he grapples with doubt about his past and present. Totalitarian governments such as the one in 1984 have existed for years, and the frequency with which rulers even today seek total control of a nation can only be credited to humanity’s insatiable need to dominate and be all-powerful. Although no instance of totalitarianism has been identical to another, the nature of totalitarianism is…

pure horror,” though “ no other work of this generation has made us desire freedom more earnestly or loathe tyranny with such fullness” (Schorer, “When Newspeak Was New”). It becomes clear to Schorer that Nineteen Eighty-Four serves to criticize totalitarianism, as Orwell creates terms used to represent the limitation of thought, such as Newspeak, doublethink, and Thought Police, to demonstrate how the political system impedes on human rights. In Jeffrey Meyers’ George Orwell: The Criticial…

Sociological Ramification Literature has the ability to create any universe imaginable. There are no rules limiting stories to the reality of life. Otherwise, literature would be dull. Authors and writers have the ability to create a new world, or even predict the future. George Orwell, in his fiction novel 1984, predicts a dystopian, tyrannical future in the years following 1984. Written in the late 1940s, the novel discusses religion, government, military, gender roles, and family roles of…

In a society under a totalitarian government, control is everything. George Orwell’s novel 1984 is based in a totalitarian country know as Oceania. Oceania is broken into three social classes: the Inner Party, the Outer Party, and the Proletarians. The novel is narrated through an Outer Party member and main character, Winston Smith. Winston narrates his experiences of rebellion against the iron fist known as the Inner Party. The society’s leader, Big Brother, makes it so all members of the…

Practically, every single aspect of the society in 1984 is controlled, especially where sexual desires, compassion, love and affection are forbidden and the phrase "I love you", is non-existent as it is prohibited by “The Party”. The rules of “The Party” state that, "The sex instinct creates a world of its own. The sex instinct will be eradicated. Procreation will be an annual formality like the renewal of a ration card. We shall abolish the orgasm” (337). It is understood that sex and its…

In the early twentieth century, political corruption and frustration affected many people including George Orwell. In his novel, 1984, he describes a world in which totalitarianism has taken over completely and humans have no control over their own lives. This dystopian society is ruled by a small group of people called the Inner Party. In their slogan the party members states that, “who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past” which indicates means that…

the government represented in 1984 is so corrupt, policies are implemented to make sure there are no possible ways to ruin Oceania’s standing social structure. Requirements like training oneself to abandon the use of Oldspeak and, instead, use Newspeak. Newspeak is the updated dictionary that includes fewer words, as well as words that avoid any definitions of revolution or independence. Additional policies are set like the use of doublethink that is encouraged by the government to persuade the…

1984: The Ultimate Fight for Power In the novel 1984, by George Orwell, the government has the ultimate control over all of its citizens. They maintain this control through a system called “Big Brother” which constantly watches everything and instills fear in everyone. The main character Winston Smith has conflicting views about the Party. He is bewildered as to why the Party has taken away the human liberties in which every individual should be entitled. Although Winston lives in a world where…