Nineteen Eighty-Four

Government Totalitarianism in Nineteen Eighty-Four Is living in a society with minimal expression enjoyable? In the novel Nineteen Eighty- Four, by George Orwell, the protagonist, Winston Smith, lives in fear as he struggles to express his hatred towards the government. The government’s totalitarianism prevents citizens from revolting against them. The Party eliminates freedom from Outer Party members to decrease the threat of turning against the government. Furthermore, they eliminate those…

The main objective of the Party is to change the view of life as a whole. They want individuals to accept the information that is distributed to them, and to forget any past knowledge that opposes the Party’s beliefs. In a situation where the Party is to distribute information, and then later on distribute new information opposing the previous truth, citizens are expected to accept the new truth as the one and only truth they have ever known. Winston Smith works at the Ministry of Truth, where…

“Nineteen Eighty-Four”, a dystopian novel, written by George Orwell, depicts a totalitarian world where there is no freedom or individual fairness and citizens are brainwashed constantly. “Nineteen Eighty-Four” is a thought-out novel that continues influencing many people around the world and has deserved the title of “Best-Seller.” (1984 Essay, 2015). The world in Nineteen Eighty-Four is split into three states: Oceania, which comprises the Americas, the Atlantic Islands including the British…

the species as a collective. Human nature has evolved and changed since the times of Homo erectus, providing us with a higher sense of morality and individualism. In many literary works, human nature is the dominating theme. George Orwell’s Nineteen Eight-Four is a satirical dystopic novel that follows the actions of a rebellious individual. Terry Gilliam’s Brazil is a movie set in the near future where life itself has become a large bureaucracy. “Maintaining privacy in the Internet age” is…

a simple cover up for what could possibly be going on behind close doors. Nineteen-Eighty Four is a book about living in a country ruled by a totalitarian government. The book also shows the outcome and effect on their people. Citizens should open their eyes to what is going on with our government before it’s too late. We’ll lose our privacy if we allow the government to become big brother. Firstly, In Nineteen-Eighty Four there were telescreens that watches the citizens every move. It even…

The novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell has been described by many as a masterpiece that remarkably predicted the twenty-first century’s technological advances. The legacy left by Orwell had such a significant impact on the world that terms such as “Orwellian” were coined, television shows such as Big Brother were created, and more importantly, great minds of the late twentieth century such as Marshall McLuhan were influenced. In this political satire, the advanced technology found…

Communist China, and even in Nazi Germany, love could not be changed and was something that people of those nations were free to practice on their own. But this was not the case in Oceania, and Orwell made this abundantly clear. George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four explores the lack of freedom instituted by Big Brother and how the character of Winston experienced the deprivation of love in Winston’s past relationships with women, his current relationship…

totalitarian regimes throughout history have exercised their power and asserted their dominance through the dismantling of the free press, dissemination of misinformation and violence, all in the name of enforcing conformity to state doctrine. In Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell describes this idea in detail within the context of the fictional state of Oceania through his now oft-referenced quote, “two and two make five.” In his effort to warn against the effects on totalitarianism on the…

The Outsider Archetype in Nineteen Eighty-four In every society, there are always those rare intellectuals who don’t quite fit in with the crowd. These are the kinds of people who tend to watch from a distance and question what is going on around them. The outsider archetype in George Orwell’s dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, is Winston Smith. Firstly, Winston uses his knowledge against the party instead of for it. Secondly, he is the only person that still holds an appreciation for…

In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell, depicts a world of no freedom, brainwashing, no free thinking, and the citizens are kept ignorant of actual knowledge in the world. It is a complete totalitarian government controlled by big brother. Many refer this work as an Orwellian type government. The world is set after World War II has ended. He wanted to show and alert the readers the kind of world we may live in. This caused many people to fear big brother, and be more private with…