George Orwell's 1984-The Dangers Of Technology
1984: The Dangers of Technology
In a world where thinking can lead to being vaporized, and Big Brother, a godlike figure, is observing everyone at every second of the day, lies Winton Smith. He seems to be a normal, ordinary outer party member, but secretly he illegally writes, “Down with Big Brother.” Winton eventually falls in love with Julia, a person who disguises herself by being a perfect party member so she can rebel. Both of them eventually get captured because they betrayed the party. While in prison, Winton is re-educated through mental and physical torture until he becomes a different person who loves Big Brother. Orwell uses technology in 1984 to symbolize the dangers that can occur with abuse of power and loss of individuality. There are thousands of words to describe how a person is feeling, but unfortunately, in the world of 1984 there is Newspeak which limits the words in …show more content…
At the beginning of the novel, Winton commits a thought crime by writing against Big Brother and Orwell explains how the party discovers a thoughtcrime,“It was always at night-the arrests invariably happened at night. The sudden jerk out of sleep, the rough hand shaking your shoulder, the lights glaring in your eyes, the ring of hard faces around your bed(pg 19).” This explains how observant the telescreen is and how it understands what a person is thinking. This also shows the government is misusing their power by invading people's privacy. They also misuse their power to spread fear. By frightening people about being vaporized for iota reasons, creates paranoia which will scare them into submission. This also explains how individuality is restricted because the party will vaporize anyone who does not fit into the perfect party model. By abusing power the government can restrain one's thoughts, so they will be easier to
In a world where thinking can lead to being vaporized, and Big Brother, a godlike figure, is observing everyone at every second of the day, lies Winton Smith. He seems to be a normal, ordinary outer party member, but secretly he illegally writes, “Down with Big Brother.” Winton eventually falls in love with Julia, a person who disguises herself by being a perfect party member so she can rebel. Both of them eventually get captured because they betrayed the party. While in prison, Winton is re-educated through mental and physical torture until he becomes a different person who loves Big Brother. Orwell uses technology in 1984 to symbolize the dangers that can occur with abuse of power and loss of individuality. There are thousands of words to describe how a person is feeling, but unfortunately, in the world of 1984 there is Newspeak which limits the words in …show more content…
At the beginning of the novel, Winton commits a thought crime by writing against Big Brother and Orwell explains how the party discovers a thoughtcrime,“It was always at night-the arrests invariably happened at night. The sudden jerk out of sleep, the rough hand shaking your shoulder, the lights glaring in your eyes, the ring of hard faces around your bed(pg 19).” This explains how observant the telescreen is and how it understands what a person is thinking. This also shows the government is misusing their power by invading people's privacy. They also misuse their power to spread fear. By frightening people about being vaporized for iota reasons, creates paranoia which will scare them into submission. This also explains how individuality is restricted because the party will vaporize anyone who does not fit into the perfect party model. By abusing power the government can restrain one's thoughts, so they will be easier to