Oceania

In 1984, George Orwell displays the emotional sense of cruelty in the form of suppressing a basic need or right from a large group of people. The government of Oceania censors information from their citizens, as well of suppressing them from basic rights such as freedom of speech and thought, and the rationing of goods. Due to the government’s lack of transparency, citizens in the society who are frustrated with the party's restrictions scour the government in search for the truth that they are…

whisper, would be picked up by it…” (Orwell3). Propaganda is used throughout the society from posters to the two minutes hate. “Big Brother is Watching You” signs are hung everywhere, which decorate the halls of Victory Mansions and the walls of Oceania. Two minutes hate is used as sort of an anger release method, each day they spend exactly two minutes shouting and yelling at a screen. This tactic is designed to use the rage of the people against the so called “enemies of the party” like…

all' or "love wins", but can a society live purely based on hate survive? In a novel, titled 1984 by George Orwell, he focuses on the dystopia that is Oceania. Oceania is a dystopia, that does not allow self-expression or self-thought. It prohibits love, unless it is the love of Big Brother. There is no art, music, laughter, and/or science. In Oceania, since there is no self-expression, the made a language that is called Newspeak to prevent the spread of individual thought. In the novel the…

open our eyes to see it occurring. Because it is important to note that these societal changes did not happen in the blink of an eye to the people of Oceania, nor would they occur quickly in the real-world. The changes would occur so slowly we wouldn’t even be aware of it, they would occur and we as Americans would be lost just as the citizens of Oceania; which is even more of a reason to actively remain…

The Inner Party, the Outer Party, and the Proles. Big Brother is at the top of the pyramid. Only making up 2% of the population, the Inner Party is the ruler of Oceania. They make policies, decisions and govern (“Writing as I please”, 2013). The United states have political parties which are called, Republican party (represented by an elephant) or Democratic party (represented by a donkey) ( “Why are there political…

controlling; He wanted to let readers know that these governments only wanted to control what belonged to the citizens, and leave them without any real knowledge. The totalitarian government in Orwell’s novel controlled, and brainwashed the people of Oceania. The totalitarian government, in 1984, control the society through propaganda, technology, and pain.…

phones at all times, and advanced technology that is able to take locations visited frequently, and figure out a person's schedule, are all reasons why today’s society is closer to the monitoring level and surveillance as Big Brother created for Oceania. People nowadays are so reliant on their phones, computers, and watches, that just to have access to them, they blindly accept any terms…

Power is the ultimate goal of any leading government or group, but it is not easy to maintain. In the novel 1984, the author George Orwell explores a fictional dystopia which takes place in London, Oceania, Airstrip One. In this society the ruling oligarchy, the Party, has complete control over its citizens. The novel follows a rebellious man named Winston Smith who does not believe any of the propaganda or tricks that the Party uses, but in his society he must resist unorthodoxy or else he will…

During the beginning of time, until 600 BCE, people starting expanding their range of living to other places, from the origin point in East Africa. Specifically, the regions of the Middle East, or Egypt on a civilization level, and Oceania, with the Aboriginal Australians coming into play. These regions have had both continuities and differences in their developmental processes, with respect to one another. Although the Egyptian and Australian civilizations had a contrasting social view, their…

"Freedom is Slavery" (Orwell, 2) and freedom is "to power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint" (Google). Everyone is wanting to speak out about the government and be free from their grasp but, they are too scared of what they can do to them if they do. The characters in Orwell's 1984 do not experience freedom as it was evidenced by the use of the telescreens, the Thought Police, and the brainwashing scene at the end of the book. To begin, the…