Oceania

by George Orwell, “If you made unexpected movements they yelled at you from the telescreen” (226). The telescreen was a piece of technology, operated by the government, which acquired, and relayed information concurrently. The particular aspect of Oceania represented an extremely useful tactic. Everything that was transmitted from the telescreen was applied in manipulation to the citizens. From this, the people had no privileges since they were steadily being supervised and dominated by the…

Party rewrites history and it becomes the “truth”. The Party unifies Oceania through the Two Minutes Hate, the creation of a common enemy, Goldstein, and the endless warfare waged against the powers of Eastasia or Eurasia. At the same time, when foreign lands are conquered by Oceania, the people of these regions are not embraced as a diverse population, but are rather brainwashed into hating Goldstein and the power with which Oceania is at war. In 1984 by George Orwell, it is demonstrated,…

language is generally harmful to society as viewed through Oceanian citizens’ thoughts, the practicality of oldspeak, the difficulty of simplified language, and as referenced in modern day society. Newspeak is extremely detrimental to the people of Oceania, although they don’t see it. It has been designed to exterminate the possibility of higher thinking, rebellion, and a sense of reality, as explained by the man in charge of writing the newspeak dictionary. By eradicating adjectives and…

understandable. Everything is under regulation in Oceania, even citizens’ thoughts. The person willing to stand up against a totalitarian government has to be brave. They not only challenge the morality of the world around them, but reveal the conflict that arises when the oppressed attempt to overthrow their oppressors. Morality is relative to an extent. Around the world there are generally accepted rules that everyone has to morally abide by, but within Oceania those rules don’t exist. What…

In the novel 1984, the Party and government located in Oceania also deceives its own people. The regime modifies history to deceive and trick the people living in Oceania into believing their lives are flawless and marvelous. Additionally, the Party doesn't only control history and its existence, it also controls people's minds and thoughts. Winston, the main character in the book finds himself between a rock and a hard place. He works at the Ministry of Truth, a place that helps alter history.…

George Orwell’s novel, 1984, has continuously sparked debate within readers from the time it was published. A major figure, Big Brother, dictates the society of Oceania. By controlling every aspect possible in the population, the organization is left exercising what seems like total control. From telescreens to thought police, no one in Oceania is safe to practice their own unique sense of being. Certain individuals are aware of the oppression of the forced society, but typically are removed…

He committed the crime which was against Big Brother. It was writing and keeping his diary in secret. In 1984, people could not write their journals and letters because that was illegal in 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…

order to gain control over its people. Orwell creates a story that is very powerful and utilizes a variety of symbols. All of his symbols are very important in his story, but the most significant is the glass paperweight, which represents the past of Oceania and the bond between Winston and Julia. At the beginning of the novel, Winston walks into an antique shop and catches sight of the paperweight. The shop owner, Mr. Charrington, tells Winston that inside the glass is a piece of coral: “‘It is…

different from old civilizations that were founded on the opposite of what Oceania was based on—hate. When O’brien asks another…

authoritarianism of the government and the manipulation of language to control the minds of the people. Oceania, the nation featured in Nineteen Eighty Four, is an authoritarian state which constantly monitors its people and immediately suppresses any dissent through the use of Thought Police and its “Ministry of Love”. However, despite the use of these institutions to directly oppress the people, the language of Oceania itself is used in suppressing dissent, with concepts newspeak and…