Nineteen Eighty-Four

‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ by George Orwell displays philosophical ideas and views based on historical figures such as Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin due to Orwell’s hatred towards authoritarian governments. Although ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ was a factional novel, Orwell displayed the corruption of the government through his reflective image of a society to that of many corrupt dictators such as Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler. Orwell in his novel depicts a dystopian world where freedom is in the grasp…

destructive; “Like money, power is indifferent in its usefulness to the person who possesses it” (Wilson). In George Orwell’s, Nineteen Eighty-Four, and William Shakespeare 's, Macbeth, the desire to gain power and the fear of losing it, results in not only corruption but a malicious use of psychological manipulation and the demise of many. In George Orwell’s, Nineteen Eighty-Four, a fictional totalitarian society based on that of Nazi Germany and the USSR in the 1940’s, seeks limitless power…

“ In this world of growing conflict and danger is the sacrifice of privacy, freedom and individuality a reasonable trade for protection and safety? In George Orwell 's novel, Nineteen Eighty Four, he answers this question with a resounding no. This was executed throughout the novel by the creation of Oceania, a dystopian society in which the government, referred to in the novel as “Big Brother” or “The Party” has gained complete control over everyday life. We are able to learn about the…

According to Winston, “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four. If that is granted, all else follows (Orwell 103).” This concept is the central idea posed within the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Orwell’s dystopian future presents a frightening reality in which human rights are considered criminal in nature and unnecessary for society. The tyrannical leading group, known as the Party, controls every aspect of human life for the sake of power, therefore eliminating free will.…

Interpretive Oral Presentation Transcript on “Nineteen Eighty Four” What were Winston Smith’s philosophical concerns toward his observance of human nature in society and the way people lived their life, in the context of the novel? In the text “Nineteen Eighty Four”, the way the human nature in society and the way people lived their lives was noticeably a concern for Winston. He saw that life was becoming too mechanical and that the loss of humanity was becoming a reality. A mechanical…

Technology plays a large role in every society, utopia, or dystopia, however, technology can ruin a society's structure. In Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, the society is ruled by a totalitarian government, also known as “The Party”, who directs everything that the people do. The use of the technology by George Orwell, in a way, shows the reader how the world could eventually turn to: with no privacy from anyone, especially the government. Through the use of the Thought Police,…

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) was a fiction novel by English author George Orwell. Winston was a worker in the Outer Party, who devoted himself to rewriting the history in the Ministry of Truth threw doubt upon Big Brother. The government carried out highly centralized rule. He fell in love with Julia. This story ended in tragedy. They tried to rebel against the Party by enjoying pleasures ,but their efforts ended in a failure. It was important to have someone you can confide in at that time.…

One major theme that is predominantly shown in chapters two and three of Nineteen Eighty-Four is that individuals do not have any control over their own destinies as they are being oppressed by a totalitarian party. This theme is clearly demonstrated when Winston can hardly recall anything of his childhood: “…he was struggling to think his way backward into the dim period of his early childhood…. When there were no external records that you could refer to, even the outline of your own life lost…

We all have more than likely read George Orwell’s novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four.” I remember reading this novel as an assignment while in high school. When you read the novel, did you ever think the government would run surveillance on normal ordinary people in the United States? I know I did not think that day would ever come, especially in my lifetime. Unfortunately, “Big Brother” is watching all of us. We as a nation are now aware that the National Security Agency (NSA) uses surveillance…

In George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, the apartment above Mr. Charrington’s thrift store is a safe haven for Winston and Julia. For an extended period of time, Winston and Julia secretly convene to confer the faults in the ruling of Big Brother within the apartment. This occurs until they are unexpectedly arrested by the thought police. The outcome of the apartment however, is proven to have been foreshadowed beforehand. Firstly, it is recognized through Mr. Charrington, as he gains Winston’s…