Thought Police

George Orwell based the Thought Police off the NKVD or Narodnyi Komissariat Vnutrennikh Del who arrested citizens of the Soviet Union who had rebellious actions or statements. Similarly, George Orwell prophesied the use of horrific techniques to implement governmental control in his novel, 1984, regarding a totalitarian government that prohibits any ideas outside their own, through the use of the Thought Police’s constant surveillance, audio detection software, and predictive analytic technology. The two governments of Oceana and the United States, both utilize technology and authorizing figures to constantly surveillance their citizens. In The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose between Privacy and Freedom? Brin opens the…

George Orwell based the Thought Police off the Narodnvi Kommissariat Vnutrennikh Del or NKVD, who arrested citizens of the Soviet Union who had rebellious actions or statements (Willans). George Orwell prophesied the use of horrific techniques to implement governmental control in his novel, 1984, regarding a totalitarian government that prohibits any ideas outside their own, through the use of the Thought Police’s predictive analytic technology, audio detection software, and constant…

"You had to live in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized" (Orwell 6) The NSA of modern day and the Thought Police of 1984 are similar in many ways. Both are government agencies that watch, intercept communications and try to manipulate thoughts of its citizens. The He was prophetic that the government would want to keep an eye on its citizens, but he could have never imagined how far they could and would take it. With most of…

led by overpowering, threatening rulers. These concepts can be seen in the leadership of Benito Mussolini. Mussolini was a powerful Italian dictator who rose to power at the beginning of World War I. He became Prime Minister in 1922 and worked to create a fascist society to control all of Italy, similar to the Party in George Orwell’s 1984. Both Mussolini and the Party, or Big Brother, use some of the same techniques, which include promoting violence and instilling fear in citizens in order to…

rights, yet we do nothing about it. This is represented in 1984, as “Big Brother” and the “Thought Police” that monitor everyone’s lives through the use of telescreens, and other forms of surveillance, ensuring that no sort of rebellious act is ever acknowledged, in order to prevent individualism. It is quite evident that in the past, certain governments have at one point or another taken advantage of society. By limiting the rights of citizens and forcing hardships upon them, they enforce…

These are what the party use to catch those who commit thoughtcrime in their own homes. These screens are installed in every room of every apartment building, every store, every home, etc. This is one of their most effective forms of catching thought criminals in 1984, due to the fact that the party is always watching through these screens. In the first chapter of the book, Winston shows the first interaction between man and telescreen, “The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously.…

futuristic era is feared. The people of Oceania, London, where 1984 is set are petrified every second of their life. George Orwell uses the Thought Police to constantly monitor the people. Dystopia is shown throughout the book in language, setting, characterization, and oppression. The language in 1984 shows dystopian characteristics because of the way Orwell creates it. He manipulated the English language and made his own. His language abolished the right of free speech, and forced everyone to…

totalitarian government, also known as “The Party”, who directs everything that the people do. The use of the technology by George Orwell, in a way, shows the reader how the world could eventually turn to: with no privacy from anyone, especially the government. Through the use of the Thought Police, telescreens, 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…

The novel 1984 and the film The Matrix have many common themes and characters, but are also very different stories. The first similarity of the two works is between 1984’s Thought Police and The Matrix’s agents. In 1984, the Thought Police control everything and are always watching; looking for inappropriate actions, behaviour, or even expressions. On the other hand, the agents do very similar things in the matrix and through this they have created a “prison for the mind” (Wachowski and…

George Orwell’s 1984, The government restricts the freedoms of the people, by controlling their thoughts to protect the reputation of the party. People are tortured, manipulated and enslaved to preserve the totalitarian party’s reputation. Would risking the basic population’s sense of security to keep the reputation of a dictator like party? In 1984, the people do not have the basic human right to think their own thoughts on the dictator like party in charge. People in Oceania are manipulated…