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    The society of Oceania in the book 1984 by George Orwell is an illusion of a perfect utopian world, making the book 1984 a dystopian novel. When Winston, the main character, is talking about where he works, he says, “And presently some master brain in the Inner Party would select this version or that, would re-edit it and set it in motion the complex processes of cross-referencing that would be required, and then the chosen lie would pass into the permanent records and become truth.” (Orwell45)…

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    1984 Dystopia Essay

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    characters in the novel who controls The Party and the people of Oceania. Orwell uses himself many ways as a basis for the main character Winston. Winston is against Big Brother and The Party, but acts as a civilized follower of The Party by following the daily routine along with his fellow…

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    control of every mind in the world. This heavily accounts for why the people are led to have such absurd ideas being conceived and how they actually believe what’s being taught to them. When the party speaks of relationships between the people of Oceania it’s obvious that they lead the people to have no interest in developing any sentimental type of bond with anybody or anything but Big Brother and the Inner Party. The insane rhetoric being shoved down their throats include things like newspeak,…

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    everyday lives? What if I told you that’s how it is today? In 1949, author George Orwell wrote a dystopian science-fictional novel about how the future of our society will be ran by a government who prevents all individualism on a private land known as Oceania. The fictitious idea of “Big Brother” is always watching you allows the party to preserve idea of ignorance with the people. This prevents the people from acknowledging their thoughts and how they perceived the past. Within 1984, Orwell…

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    initiated a war against the rest of the world, in hopes for world domination. If they had succeeded the world will be split into three; having each dictator controlling a certain region. Oceania, Eastasia and Eurasia are most likely Orwell 's perspective of the Second World War if the results was different. Oceania is controlled by Big Brother and the totalitarian government, Ingsoc, the level of manipulation over the population is on a scale much higher than of the world war dictators. Through…

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    Oppression In 1984

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    totalitarian government in order to convey the power that the party has over the citizens of Oceania, ultimately illustrating the dangers of a totalitarian regime and the effect it has on individual freedoms. At the beginning of the story we are introduced to Big Brother, the head of the party and the main oppressor in Oceania, this highlights the control that the party has over the citizens of Oceania. The first time that Big Brother is mentioned in the book is when Winston sees the poster of…

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    appear should not affect the choices one makes. Ultimately, an internal characteristic determines if a person has the will to adapt and overcome. The differences in the films is that Kim conquers every setback that she encounters while the citizens of Oceania use them as an excuse of why they are slowly…

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    Dehumanization In 1984

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    author George Orwell creates includes an extremely controlling government. The citizens of Oceania have been brainwashed and degraded, knowing nothing but to blindly follow those in control. The many forms of mind control used by the Party which abases citizens, is how the author alerts readers about a totalitarianism society with no freedom. Through its many methods of dehumanization, the citizens of Oceania have no choice but to blindly worship the Party. The Party controlling citizens…

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    Unlike the most of us, the people of Oceania are completely unaware of the world around them. Totalitarian governments like that of Oceania control the flow of information and ensure that the people in their territory remain oblivious, "The problem is the same for all three super-states. It is absolutely necessary to their structure that…

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    tyranny. It was Orwell’s definition of dystopia and a warning to the modern era, which had great potential because the book was written during the rise of communism. In this book, the government known as Big Brother has total control over the people of Oceania through the usage of several tools and idea. Some of these tools and ideas were telescreens, doublethink, thoughtcrime, 2 + 2 = 5, and Newspeak. 1984 is perceived to have the three main sociological perspectives such as functional…

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