Oceania

In both Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell, as well as The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, the authors employ similar methods for leadership to keep their respective fictional societies, in check. Orwell creates the socialist society of Oceania and the main character and protagonist, Winston Smith, to highlight authoritarian injustices perpetrated by the leadership of his tyrannical government. Similarly, Atwood creates a society named the Republic of Gilead, and the main character and…

started to live with her and eventually got caught by O’Brian that as a double crosser because he made Winston and Lucy think he was a rebel. The party drives fear into the hearts of its citizens of Oceania. This is how the party and Big Brother control and have peace between the citizens. In Oceania the only way to achieve peace is by controlling the people. The government uses propaganda, Technology, and surveillance in order to maintain control and therefore peace. Propaganda is a big part…

Modern Day Technology is Creating a 1984-Type Society George Orwell’s novel 1984 tells the story of Winston Smith, a man living in the dystopian society of Oceania in the year 1984. Oceania is ruled over by Big Brother and the Inner Party, a political group that believes in Ingsoc, English Socialism, and creating a world free of unorthodoxy and individuality. This is done by inventing Newspeak, Oceania’s official language designed to limit individual thought, and organizations like the Thought…

If they knew that they were being starved, they would rebel. Since facts are constantly being changed to match the present, they do not know what the truth is. Not knowing the truth keeps all of Oceania happy and strong. It gives the Party strength, too; they know that they will never be overthrown unless the truth leaks out. The problem with that is people are too ignorant to realize what the truth really is. Tragedy is impossible in 1984 because…

extinguish once and for all the possibility of independent thought.” These goals that are outlined in The Book are the driving force behind all actions of the Party and Big Brother, especially the dissolution of language. George Orwell’s oppressive Oceania strictly…

technological advances have changed the world and the future of the tech world looks bright. George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984, provides a chilling glimpse into a world where technology is used to control and to manipulate. The totalitarian government of Oceania, simply called, The Party, clamps down on the lives of its inhabitants, and forces them to obey Big Brother, the face of the Party. There is no room for revolution, as rebels are destroyed. Children are encouraged to spy on their…

decide who gets vaporized. The only thing that the Inner Party doesn’t have complete control over is the proles and the outside world beyond the boundaries of Oceania. Proles aren’t members or comrades they are “lowlifes” that live a dark and gloomy life that no one really sees satisfying. Without the Inner Party, Oceania wouldn’t be Oceania, members wouldn’t be members and this book wouldn’t be a dystopian theme novel. The Inner Party represents themselves as helpful and wise. They tell the…

In "1984", a book written by George Orwell, Winston Smith is a citizen of Oceania and works within his government and seems to be extremely against them. Winston constantly talks of how they erase history and they don’t want anyone in the society to be smart. Throughout the novel we watch his journey as he tries to escape the government in which he lives in. The government in Oceania is overrun by people who are power hungry and have tricked the people into believing whatever they are told to…

Is contemporary American society in danger of becoming a regime like the one depicted in 1984? In “1984” Winston smith is a citizen of Oceania .Oceania is a country where, “Freedom” is considered “slavery” ,whatever the government says goes and where criminals such as murders and thieves are treated with more respect than someone caught by the thought police(who monitor’s your own personal thoughts ). A society solely based on the manipulation that the government has for/on its citizens.…

Tale and George Orwell’s 1984. While Atwood writes Gilead as a society only three years in the making, Orwell’s Oceania has been in power for decades. Both are totalitarian governments with oppressive rules yet the people living in these societies have completely different thoughts and opinions on their situations. Although Gilead has a strong connection to the past, the people of Oceania are more content due to the complete disconnect with the world before Big Brother. Gilead’s citizens…