Nineteen Eighty-Four

1984 Versus Today A dystopia is something that most of us do not believe will occur in our society, but there are already occurrences in modern society that seem like something out of a dystopia. The novel 1984 explores the possibility of our society being completely controlled by the government. In 1984, the government of Oceana (previously London) maintains complete control of their citizens through limiting their thoughts and restricting basic necessities, and there are also examples of…

Humanity is what allows a person to be more than just a human; it is what gives you individuality and makes you different from everyone else. Compassion, desire, drive, sympathy, kindness, love and much more are all characteristics which make up humanity. How much or how little of each characteristic you posses is what makes you who you are. In our world, we are lucky enough to be able to have our humanity and to never have known what it feels like to be deprived of such things. Unfortunately,…

In the dystopian novel, The Giver by Lois Lowry, the theme of oppression leading to freedom is illustrated in Lowry’s use of the literary elements of allusion, foreshadowing, and characterization. The society that Lowry creates is a perfect world without crime, war, or poverty. Every person has a specific role and they are not allowed to make any choices on their own. One person, The Giver, is responsible for holding all the memories of all the pain and pressures of life. Now Jonas has been…

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a novel I would never have guessed to become one of my favorites. I think this is partially due to having a very relatable main character. John, otherwise known as Savage, is a character most like a regular human being of the early 21st century. John is part of a Reservation where the people have never seen “the Other Place”. He has read all about it due to his mother, Linda, who is from the Other Place that was left at the Reservation. The main plot of the…

What would you define freedom as? Everyone has a different view of freedom what what freedom stands for. Freedom is when you are not restricted in any sort of way with a few exceptions. In 1984, freedom for them did not exist because of the telescreens watching them, the Thought Police who monitors the citizens every move, and the Inner party. First off, in 1984, there was no freedom because of the telescreens, they were everywhere. No matter where you went “It was terribly dangerous to let…

In the novel Animal Farm, author George Orwell explains a point with something most people know about: farm animals. However, these animals are no ordinary farm animals. They are convinced that a farm that is ran by animals is better than a farm ran by humans. Throughout Animal Farm, A reader can see a pattern start to develop as the book continues on. Although the author touches on various points throughout this book, two points that the author really gets across is this book is the animals…

For the museum project, I chose to go to the Folsom History Museum. The museum was small and colorful. When you walked in, you could see a large quilt with lots of color and patterns. The museum was mostly about how gold in california was discovered, how people dressed, and how people survived. It also led into prison, and punishments they had. There was two separate rooms at the museum. One room was a Famous Baseball room and another room was for the museum itself. The museum had multiple items…

In a dystopian society under complete government control, most people blindly follow the crowd, but a few individuals realise the corruption for themselves and make a stand against their governments. Both the movie V For Vendetta based of the graphic novel by Alan Moore and 1984 a novel written by George Orwell take place in these types of dystopian societies, and feature protagonists who retaliate against their governments. The characters Wilson from 1984 and and Eve from V For Vendetta are…

The depiction of events, personalities and situations within an individual’s envisaged society or political regime can be proved throughout a vast amount of texts within the period of war, controversial leadership and society. Brave New World is a dystopian science fiction novel that not only explores the impact of a unique type totalitarianism on the individual but also reflects the ambivalence towards our paradoxical twofold heritage of technology and primitivism through politically…

the government that controls the ideas and thoughts of its citizens. As the reader comes to understand through Winston’s eyes, the dangers of totalitarianism, George Orwell conveys the theme that “freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows” (81). At the very beginning of the novel Winston gives us…