Essay On 1984 By George Orwell

1. George Orwell’s Classic 1984 depicts a totalitarian government that aims to repress and control its people. It does this in many ways; the most notable are the destruction of the family structure, destruction of language and the most dangerous the rewriting of history. With these tools—and others not mentioned—The Party maintains control of its people and ensures its continued existence. The Party aims to replace the love a person has for a family with itself. It does this in two significant ways. The first being the Junior Anti-Sex League, which advocated and strives for the “complete celibacy for both sexes (84)” which required that “ All children were to be begotten by artificial insemination… and brought up in public institutions. (84).” Although this was not a policy, it did reflect The Party’s view of marriage and the family structure. The League is a direct result of The Party’s indirect view on the family. With the Leagues advocation of children being raised in
This because the level in which intimacy causes human emotion. It is not as primal of an act or emotion as sex. There is an attachment associated with it. Of caring and enduring an almost unspoken bond. The only time it was mentioned in 1984 gives evidence to the point. It is when Winston is talking of O’Brien and the need to talk to him and express himself. (191-92). Winston has formed a bond with O’Brien, and although it is one sided it causes Winston to think differently. He is distracted from his duties, and he sees something more of life and purpose other than The Party. Had O’Brien not been who he was, or if they meet earlier before he was turned than it could have been the formation of a true Brotherhood. A Brotherhood composed of people whose hatred of The Party, combined them into a team, into a family. This is why intimacy is/was more dangerous than