Oceania

structure of Oceania? The first thought that comes to mind is what’s a Tyranny? A Tyranny means to be ruled by a cruel leader that has absolute power over people and their rights. Tyrannies are a powerful government that has authority over their peoples’ liberty and freedom. This type of government is equally similar to the town of Oceania of having supremacy within the people in charge, strict rules and regulations, and critical punishment. Whether it’s by manipulation or peace, Oceania has…

place today, 65 years ago is almost frightening to some. The book is set in the year 1984, during a time of turmoil for the fiction superpower named Oceania. Oceania is in an eternal war with Eurasia and Eastasia. Winston Smith is a low-ranking level of Oceania’s oligarchism form of government. Because of Ingsoc’s (the ruling party of Oceania) ultimate power…

society. In Oceania, the country in which Winston resides, language is a powerful system. Language is a method of communication used by a particular group, and in Oceania, the language they use is that of Newspeak. Newspeak is a powerful force within Oceania due to the authority that is has. However, The Party, the organization who rules the society, has control over the language. In 1984, Orwell institutions’ control over people is illustrated through Newspeak and how it is utilized in Oceania.…

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…

were dominant figures. They had the ultimate power to run the city of Oceania, and with this power they had the ability to control the society. The power Big Brother withheld helped them keep the citizens in Oceania on their toes. They controlled the society by establishing fear amongst the people in Oceania, they controlled the language and communication and they controlled reality amongst the lives of the citizens in Oceania. Fear was the reason individuals did not live their lives. Fear held…

In 1984 the lowest class named the Proles believe they live in a utopia because in their society and class in the hierarchy they are constantly satisfied with their lives. The leader of Oceania continues to make the Proles content with their lives by giving them things that satisfy them in their lives.“Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbors, films, football, beer, and, above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds” (Orwell 71). Orwell is…

ties in with what was the current events of the 20th century, most predominantly during and immediately after the Second World War. 1984 tells the story of Winston Smith, a middle aged man who lives in Airstrip One (a province of the superpower “Oceania”), who slowly falls into a state of “revolutionary ideas” and dreaming of a rebellion against the party. Winston meets Julia, a young woman with whom he shares his many ideas to “overthrow” the party. In the end, Winston and Julia both gets…

Does Big Brother realize that freedom in Oceania doesn't exist? Even though Oceania doesn't have laws, there is still a lack of freedom because Big Brother is always watching. The citizens have too much fear to do anything about it because citizens don’t want to receive the wrath of the Thought Police. In Orwell's 1984 the characters do not ever encounter freedom, because they are constantly being watched, ridiculed and questioned. Firstly, being constantly watched all the time assumes that…

allowed them to look forward to a better day. In the Soviet Union, in Communist China, and even in Nazi Germany, love could not be changed and was something that people of those nations were free to practice on their own. But this was not the case in Oceania, and Orwell made this abundantly clear. George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four explores the lack of freedom instituted by Big Brother and how the character of Winston experienced the deprivation of love in Winston’s past relationships with…

plays a major role. Winston Smith is a government worker for the totalitarian state of Oceania, led by the mustachioed dictator Big Brother, where he works in the Ministry of Truth, which is the exact opposite of what is sounds. Winston’s job, even it if is done reluctantly, is to falsify records that go against the country’s current stance on an opinion, or to change historical records to make it seem like Oceania was always at war or allied with one country and not the other. When Winston…