Oceania

Oceania and today’s society have very much in common including: how certain countries are managed, how the commonwealth carry themselves in reaction to governmental control, and the aftermath of the maltreatment implemented. In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the superstate of Oceania, consisting of the countries Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, and Southern Africa, was run by a group called the Party. The Party ran the country based upon a totalitarian/ dictatorship government, which put…

In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the society of Oceania is divided by social status into three separate groups, the Inner Party which has utmost governmental power, the Outer Party, the working class of Oceania, and the Proles, a lower class considered significantly inferior to the others. The Inner Party being the most powerful sect of society has complete and total control over the citizens of Oceania, exercising their power to limitless extents. In the process of seeking to exert total…

control of military, communication, the economy, the media, and police control with the use of terror” (Study) There are a quite a few totalitarian governments in the world today, most of which are communist countries, that relate to the government of Oceania in the book 1984 by George Orwell. Arguably the best government to compare with Orwell’s book is that of Communist North Korea. As most people are aware, North Korea’s government is run by a harsh communist party. Of Korea’s 24.9 million…

In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the government operates by a Party system under which there is only one Party who controls all of Oceania. They believe the only way to control everyone is to change the past, present, and future to their favor and by manipulating the public’s opinion (Jacob, Lawrence). According to the article “Political Skills or Lying and Manipulation? The Choreography of the Northern Ireland Peace Process” written by James Lawrence, in order to be successful in manipulation,…

helps the citizens of Oceania to remain happy and optimistic, and thus strong. To the working citizens within the Party, like Winston, their overall jobs rely on keeping the people ignorant of true facts and statistics. Essentially, lie to keep the people in the dark, and then the Party--and their jobs--will always be strong. The people's…

dominant figure in this story that controls the people of Oceania in Air Strip One. Techniques used on inner and outer party members and proles by Big Brother are slogans which also show doublethink. He also uses propaganda and mind techniques to persuade people of Oceania to believe that everything Big Brother does is right, making it easier for his government to take control. One main tactic Big Brother uses to control the state of oceania is slogans. The obvious slogan used throughout this…

the superstate Oceania. The author utilizes Winston’s occupation at the Ministry of Truth to showcase the constant manipulation of truth enforced by Big Brother. By changing and creating new documents, the inhabitants of Oceania are unable to differentiate between the original and revised versions. Kim Jong Un, ruler of North Korea controls and limits the amount of information released to the general public in order to establish a uniform society. North Korea and the world of Oceania…

famously acclaimed 1984, George Orwell quotes the famous slogan of the English Socialist Party of Oceania, “War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is strength.” The three string of phrases is what one would call contradictory phrases. They are polar opposites; They are complete one-hundred-eighty degree turns. How can the beginning words be so similar to the final words of the phrase? This is what Oceania (AKA Big Brother) is doing to its citizens. Even the children are evolving and are…

use of governmental commanding technologies, such as oppression, espionage, and obtaining absolute power to illuminate the defects of dystopian societies. The Ministry of Love is the main power source from which the current of oppression flows in Oceania. The Ministry has the full capability to obliterate personal thoughts and replace them with their self-determinedly righteous beliefs and ideas through the use of technology. They achieve this by ultimately wearing down their victims. Winston…

much more democratic because the individual determines all communication, personal beliefs, and the people’s loyalty to the government. The Inner Party controls several aspects of the people's lives. Communication is controlled for the benefit of Oceania. Newspeak is a modified language that enforces the people in order to limit their expression. Syme and Winston, discuss the concept of Newspeak, “ Don't you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we…