In George Orwell's novel 1984, the society was brainwashed and controlled by their government. They were stripped of their rights by "Big Brother". The government says they’re at war, but the citizens never hear of the enemy battles or see them on television. The government makes them watch certain programs, and always has them under surveillance. It is as if the people of this generation cannot do anything without the government having planned it already or them watching what the citizens are doing. The government invades the privacy of the people. Our government recently used the Patriot Act as a way to invade the privacy of many people.…
As mentioned above, Winston was finally defeated. He can no longer think or act for himself, just how “The Party” wants their people to be. Winston looked up at a picture of Big Brother and felt loyal to him and “The Party”. Unfortunately this quote shows how “The Party” is undefeated and ultimately destroyed him. Winston was no longer capable of being his own person he was now who “The Party” wanted him to be. He was no longer himself. I believe in ending the story this way, Orwell shows how much power and strength totalitarianism has over…
At the beginning of the book Winston was a thought criminal and nothing more and he later evolves into a full-fledged rebel, joining the “infamous” Brotherhood. Winston was an extremely annoying character from the very start. His decisions and actions were extremely irrational and I was not able to connect with his character throughout the novel. Winston had accepted that he would die to the hands of the Party as soon as he thought about writing in his diary. As readers we can only assume that Winston felt differently about Big Brother than most of the Party members, and this made him feel alone and vulnerable. This causes him to trust just about anyone who does not literally tell him they are part of the Thought Police. He feels he can trust O’Brien without any proof, he trusts Julia’s note to him and meets up with her knowing full well that she could be a spy for the Thought Police and finally he trusts Mr. Charrington because his old age makes him appear fragile and helpless. Winston was an annoying character because he never hoped to accomplish anything. There was no goal in his mind, and no intention of creating one either.…
In Oceania when you step out of line, you will be punished accordingly. That is the message George Orwell tries to get across to his reader in 1984. Since that is the notion he is trying to get his reader to understand as the author in this book, he obeys that rule as well. Orwell uses many literary devices and techniques such as symbolism, metaphors, tone, allusions, and many more… to make the reader understand what kind of society Winston is living in.…
Authority is not evil because there is always structure needed. We need laws and rules so people can be safe. If there is no structure then society would be filled with chaos. It would be hard for people to leave their houses because it would not be as safe to go out as it is today. The authority that is needed is the kind that will help and protect…
In the beginning Winston goes against the law and secretly buys a journal to write in, even though if he is caught he will be taken away forever. He would have to face Big Brother, but Winston was willing to take the chance. Many times he reads throughout the novel “ War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength”. Which is the official saying of the Party. While attempting to write in the journal Winston found himself only being able to write “Down with Big Brother” repeatedly. He always found himself confused on what to do but always believed that he would never conform into one of them!…
The role of Big Brother plays a huge role in George Orwell's 1984. The statement BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING is given the sense of always being watched and I feel that the statement could be compared to today's society. The people of Oceania are constantly under a state of surveillance to see if they agree with the parties sense of their society. Orwell stated and quoted in the book saying “The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by…
They knew they did not live in a perfect world. Even though Big Brother did not fool Winston, he still had a major affect on him. Big Brother was the reason Winston lived in fear. Winston knew that he was committing a thought crime and what the thought police would do to him if he was caught, but he just could not keep himself from wanting to rebel. He had to get it out and that’s why he started to write in his journal. He knew the moment he began committing the ‘crimes’ he would not be able to stop. Everything he did he had to do in fear of Big Brother and the Party. He knew he could be erased from existence but he could not help it. Big Brother was the reason Winston was unable to remember his past for such a long time, and unable to live with emotion and happiness. Just like all the other citizens Big Brother deprived Winston of living a normal life. That alone was a big affect Big Brother had on Winston but the constant fear and punishment once he got caught is…
Imagine living in a world where technology is controlled by a higher power and you basically have no say in your own everyday life. In the novel written by George Orwell 1984, this imagination is reality for Winston (main character) and all of the book’s society. Dictatorship by video surveillance is how society is run in the book 1984. It becomes something of intensity that is described how the use of technology is used to control public and even private behavior.…
In the world of the novel, 1984, by George Orwell, Big Brother decides what is real and what is not. His employees at the Ministry of Truth help make this happen, by fabricating fiction into fact. For example, if Big Brother decided that two plus two should no longer equal four, the citizens would have to believe that two plus two equal whatever number Big Brother choose, and forget that four was ever a possible answer. One of the slogans of the Party is “Who controls the past, controls the future.” By altering the words of the past, and making people believe he is right, Big Brother is able to have the trust of the people. In Oceania, it is impossible to disprove anything Big Brother says: “For how could you establish…
From the beginning of the novel rebellion had always been a part of Winston, but as time went on rebellion from the powerful Big Brother consumed him. After his hysteric outburst on paper on writing “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER”, Winston reveals that, “He had committed- would still have committed, even if he had never set pen on paper- the essential crime. Thought crime..." This is the first time Winston allows his feeling to surface through the suppression of the party. Within him there is sheer hatred for Big Brother, enough to sporadically scream his demise through pen and paper. More importantly, he knew he committed a crime and that it was inevitable. Though he knows that what he has done cannot be changed he accepts its inevitability. Rebellion was rooted in the deepest part of his mind as Thoughtcrime and it was inescapable.…
Authority maintains order in our world, and every day we see figures who possess an insightful understanding of the responsibility to hold authority. Shakespeare’s’ play King Lear, and Golding’s novel Lord of the flies, explore the concept of authority to maintain order in society, whilst, representing insight as a necessity of an authoritative figure.…
Throughout the book of 1984 Winston although falsely living his life under the impression that he is much like the rest of the brainwashed people in Oceania. However he has a strong inner feeling that barely anybody else in Oceania feels and that is the idea of staying human in a society where the fear of torture, and death outmatch any potential anti governmental idea. As Winston progresses throughout the story he begins to gain further understanding on the principles of remaining like a person and thus becomes less and less gullible of the constant propaganda the government throws at their own citizens. There are three major ways of remaining human in a society much like Oceania’s which are the freedom of expression, the freedom of love,…
Power and authority are interpreted in many different ways. Authority is respected and recognized, where as power is used to exploit and manipulate situations simply to gain control or sway judgments. In some scenarios, power and authority are essentially indistinguishable, in others; one is taken advantage of by the other to dominate. E.g. Power may use authority to gain control and respect.…
In any society, obedience and authority is necessary in order to function. Without obedience no individual would be able to follow the rules of the society. Without authority, individuals could not be forced to obey. Authority and obedience may be a necessity, but when is it to much? Is there a point where people should disobey the authority in there society? There have been experiments that relate to the social problems of obedience and authority. The Milgram Experiment, The Good Samaritan Experiment, and The Stanford Prison Experiment are all examples that focus on social problems, situational power, and human nature. A common conclusion among the examples is that a situation has the power to make ordinary people do unthinkable things.…