Proles

For this reason, the state can set the rules on their ideas for the conformed many. Likewise in the novel 1984, where George Orwell says “The hunting-down and destruction of books had been done with the same thoroughness in the prole quarters as anywhere else.” Destruction of ideas and opinions of those which may cause disagreement is why books are destroyed in both Fahrenheit 451 and 1984. In other words, one central idea of the state is that the only feeling that people should…

Conversely, Orwell highlights the freedom of the proletariat and their retention of humanity, exemplified when Winston wrote, “The proles are human beings. We are not human”. Orwell’s effective use of diction is further explored as Winston recognizes the potential for revolt locked within the proletariat society. This is portrayed when he writes, “Until they become conscious they will…

go to bed with her and would never do so…” (Orwell 15). Because Winston fears what Julia stands for by wearing a Junior Anti-Sex League sash, he feels hatred toward her. In his journal, Winston also writes about an encounter with a proletariat, or prole, prostitute. Winston’s wife Katherine hates sex, and intercourse with her is horrible, so in an attempt to find pleasurable sex, Winston goes to a prostitute (Orwell 66). His desire for pleasure is never fulfilled until he begins his affair with…

Julia since he says that he is attracted to her. This manifests the iron grip that the government has over everyone since they do not allow the people to engage in sexual acts. 8. Winston writes how there still is possibly hope for the world in the proles who are the majority of the people of Oceania who make up the working class. However, the problem with them rebelling he writes is that they have to be conscious. But, the only way for them to be conscious is to rebel. This displays how the…

Analogously, George Orwell’s dystopian “1984” originated in an era of rapid governmental progress and structural change within society, and like Lang, depicts a totalitarian government that is innately socially partitioned. Orwell’s depiction of the prole neighbourhood, which embodies the uncurbed natural impulses which the party has tried to suppress, stands in contrast to the systematised offices at which Winston works with its labyrinth of cubicles and advanced technology. Orwell…

are used to motivate the citizens every move and by the time they realize how wrong this actions is, it's too late. By the time the citizens of oceania realize how wrong telescreens are, the thought police have already escorted them to be with the proles and there is no escaping that. Just as the government hides protective programs from the citizens until it's too late citizens of oceania are brainwashed to the point of no return to accept these programs. Prism is a highly secretive program run…

The act of brainwashing exists. Yes, the scientific version of brainwashing may only occur in sci-fi movies, however, a morphed version of it does in fact take place in reality. This form is commonly known as propaganda. In times of never ending war in the novel, 1984, the spread of misleading information plays a huge role in determining the direction of society. Written by George Orwell, the story takes place in the fictional society of Oceania, where one of its citizens, Winston Smith,…

must be cautious as to not tip off the Thought Police and be sent to the Ministry of Love for brutal torture as payment for his thoughtcrime. Though he is told that he is important, that he is privileged, Winston is actually oppressed more than the ‘proles’- the lowest social class- or inner party members. Similar conditions are present in Collins’s The Hunger Games and Dashner’s The Maze…

societies. Their oppressive dominance of proletarians and the marginalised is similar to Big Brother. Orwell’s creation of Big Brother is contrasted to the character of Frederson. Where the workers in Metropolis know they are being oppressed, the proles of Nineteen…

“I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it 's the government.” (Brainyquote) A government is a body that can give its citizens mixed emotions. The government could either be extremely beneficial to the society, or worse, become an identity the people are afraid of. Today’s society has many similar aspects to the society that George Orwell envisioned the one in 1984 to be, mainly dealing with their governments. In 1984, Orwell envisioned a society with a government…