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enough to want to overthrow the government. The world today is becoming more and more like the world George Orwell warns about in 1984. The government can monitor everything people send and post on social media. Furthermore, many people, like the “proles” in 1984, do not know who is in power or who leads them, and therefore are unable to rebel against that power. Finally, like in 1984, many of the things that people believe they know are not actually known. Many people would believe that during…

In the novel, 1984, there are three different social classes: the Inner Party, Outer Party and the Proles, the highest class being the Inner Party and lowest class being the Proles, which leaves the Outer Party as the middle class. Contrariwise, there is a higher power than the Inner Party. Big Brother, who is not only omnipresent and always “…WACTHING YOU”, but is also the superior being…

Individual vs. Society in George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four Nikola Englová 17.6.2016 Nineteen Eighty-Four is a political novel written with the purpose of warning readers in of the dangers of totalitarian government. Individual versus society is one of the main themes in George Orwell’s 1949 dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, as well as the principal conflict of the novel. "Orthodoxy means not thinking - not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness."[ "Nineteen Eighty-four, by…

Transformation to a Dystopia With society’s advancements in technology, the leaders of America give the illusion of a national utopia, but in reality, America often resembles a real-life dystopia. A utopia is defined as “an ideal place or state where any visionary system of political or social perfection” (“utopia”). Whereas a dystopia is defined as “a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding” (“dystopia”). Leaders have a huge influence on the…

against the government. In the words of Orwell, “Until they have become conscious they will not rebel and until after they have rebelled they cannot be conscious,”( Orwell 61). In the novel, The Proles refer to the working class of Oceania that is further divided into upper, middle and lower class. The proles account for 85 percent…

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…

George Orwell’s classic science fiction novel 1984 opens in April, 1984, in the dystopian, tyrannical nation of Oceania, the world’s new superpower post World War II (it is constantly combatting two other rival powers, Eurasia and Eastasia; when it is at war with one it is allied with the other for a temporary period of time). We are first introduced to the protagonist, Winston Smith, a somewhat sickly, frail, anxious, and gloomy man of 39, who is going back to his apartment, located in Airstrip…

What is Truth? Have you ever wondered what the definition of truth is? Or how do we know whether something is true or false? These questions and many others related to this topic are frequently asked by philosophers and Scientifics from decades ago and even up to this day. However, one the most accepted theories among philosophers is the Correspondence Theory of Truth. In this paper I am going to analyze the point of view of one of the supporters of that theory, the philosopher Bertrand Russell…

Thoughts and closure of the book, 1984 by George Orwell. This piece is almost a mirror image of what our world looks like now, even if just subliminal. This novel is a dystopian work of literature written in 1949, Just four years after the stated end of World War Two. Nevertheless, the book, almost scarily; presents how our recent past, present and future is unfolding much like how Mr. Orwell thought it would. The events in 1984 as well as the overall settings and plot similarities with our real…

large neat capitals—DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER over and over again, filling half a page (Orwell 23).” This opinion is in stark contrast to that of the common people, or proles, who are content to submit to Big Brother, “To keep them in control was not difficult (Orwell 91).” While there is no doubt that Winston hates the Party and Big Brother, there is ambiguity in regard to the specific reason for this hate. The…