1984 George Orwell Freedom Essay

George Orwell once said, “Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” The dictionary definition of freedom is, the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. By the dictionary definition the characters in the book 1984 by George Orwell have no freedom evident by their core beliefs in this society War is Peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength.

Throughout the book, 1984 by George Orwell, it explains a different kind of freedom then what we have today. George Orwell believed that our privacy and freedom are only just a whisper. “There was even a word for it in Newspeak: facecrime, it was called.” (Orwell, 35) Why is that? Because of the technology we are using. Technology has us hiding from what we can say about our freedom.. . “The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely.” (Orwell, 1) Along with this issue the internet has brought us a great cost.
“...technological progress only happens when its products can in some way be used for the diminution of human liberty.” ( Orwell, 68) We are so wrapped up in our own little world that we don’t understand that our little freedom we do have with the internet can harm us. In the book 1984 by George Orwell, “There were no telescreens, of course, but there was always the danger of concealed microphones by which your voice might be picked up and recognized; besides, it was not easy to make a journey by yourself without attracting attention.” (Orwell, 68) Freedom is definitely something that is earned but why is