The Big Boss

Elad Jeselsohn Peace Without War? Over the course of the history of the world, there have been times of peace and as well as times of war. There have been places of war and places of peace. That is true on the national level. Yet, on the personal level, to achieve one hundred percent peace in all aspects of one’s life is almost impossible. Throughout the majority of the book 1984, whenever Winston…

The setting of the dystopian novel 1984 seems nightmarish and far-fetched. However, in some places the totalitarian rule of Big Brother is reality. In my opinion, the country that most resembles 1984 is North Korea. The society that main character Winston Smith lives in is characterized by overbearing government surveillance and mind-control of the population. Independent thought is completely outlawed, and people are regularly detained and severely punished if there is even the slightest…

is oppression. Thoughtcrime is death. “Not that he recognized himself as a dead man it became important to stay alive as long as possible” (27). Orwell did this by showing how Winston lived his everyday life in a constant fear of Big Brother. Orwell used posters of Big Brother everywhere in the streets to strike fear in the citizens of Oceania. The citizens were also constantly watched by the party. There…

The slogan “Uneducation is Power” captures how the Party remains in control by keeping the masses ignorant. In Goldstein’s book, the Party accomplishes this by being perpetually at war, eliminating contact with foreigners, and fabricating the past. The three superstates are always at war with one another to ensure that the general population does not become more educated. On page 191, Goldstein states, “The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the…

The rule of big brother is one characterized by oppression while at the same time hiding the fact that they are doing so. It is reliant on information control through methods such as brain washing and the removal of free thought and those who possess it. This is vital as Big Brother’s rule was reliant on the proles, who make up eighty percent of the population, to remain uneducated and clueless as to what is occurring so they do not revolt. However the notion that the truth can be hidden forever…

In the book 1984 George Orwell shows how life would be with a government that is physically controlling. One way that the government is physically controlling is have the citizens of Oceania to participate in mandatory exercise. Winston wakes up to a noise and he know right away what time it is. He gets up and gets in front of the T.v. and he hears “Thirty to forty group! Take your places, please. Thirties to forties!’ Winston sprang to attention in front of the telescreen, upon which the image…

in a dystopian futuristic society, or normal modern day life, you could see the theme present in each book. In the beginning of 1984 by George Orwell, Winston has a gut instinct not to trust Big Brother, but Big Brother controls him. His every move is being watched through Telescreens and any act against Big Brother is punishable by death. He wants to escape this control but he would get caught so he’s trapped, he has to remain loyal and do as he is told. In It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned…

Even Human Nature Will Succumb to the will of The Party Imagine living in a world where people were unable to think for themselves, form meaningful relationships and are completely restrained from having freedom, love and self awareness. A society where people are constantly being watched and are endlessly looking over their shoulders waiting to be accused, and eventually killed, for committing crimes against their leaders not necessarily limited to their actions but also their thoughts; this is…

Newspeak or Oldspeak, and the 4 Ministry’s The Party can mandate and know the entire lives of the Inner Party, the Outer Party and the Proles. The Thought Police is a secret force who are always watching, and listening to scope out who is betraying Big Brother, the leader of Oceania, or is committing…

In George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the protagonist Winston Smith is comparable to Edna Pontellier of The Awakening in the way that he also possesses “That outward existence which conforms, the inward life that questions.” Though living in a society where outward conformity is a must-have in order to survive, Winston is one to secretly question the oppressive norms which have been set into the culture. The tension created by these conflicting characteristics and the rebellion that…