Oceania In The Novel 1984 By George Orwell
However, Oceania is depicted as a country where the people are deprived of freedoms such as freedom of thought, freedom of speech, and the freedom of expression. Orwell describes Oceania as a cold, bleak, war torn country where the inhabitants are kept under surveillance 24/7, and left without the many freedoms that we take for granted.
Winston, the protagonist of the story is always trying to suppress his inner thoughts that may conflict the the ideology of the party. At the beginning of the novel Winston is forced to participate in an activity called the Two Minutes Hate where all members of the party are riled into a frenzy of hatred towards a figure named Goldstein who is accused of betraying the party; however, during this period of …show more content…
This is further emphasized throughout the novel by even the character descriptions. Overall, Oceania is never depicted in a good light. The only exception that can be found is when Winston has the brief rendezvous with Julia and his world begun to take on color; unfortunately however, they were eventually captured, and their reality is returned to what is once was, cold. This is not to say that 1984 is completely devoid of any suspenseful moments. On the contrary, Orwell gives his many situations throughout the novel in which you are unaware of certainty of Winston’s fate. An example of this is when Julia and Winston are trying to successfully arrange a meeting without being detected by the thought police. This helps to draw the reader in and develop stronger emotional attachments to the characters.
Oceania serves as an example of what's it would be to live where the basic freedoms we would hardly notice,do not exist. You would live in cold desolate world, unable to express any your inner thoughts, or have any meaningful interaction with anyone else. You would simply exist for the mere sake of existence, ultimately without any purpose except for what the party decides. 1984 serves as a warning as to what terrors a totalitarian form of government may
Winston, the protagonist of the story is always trying to suppress his inner thoughts that may conflict the the ideology of the party. At the beginning of the novel Winston is forced to participate in an activity called the Two Minutes Hate where all members of the party are riled into a frenzy of hatred towards a figure named Goldstein who is accused of betraying the party; however, during this period of …show more content…
This is further emphasized throughout the novel by even the character descriptions. Overall, Oceania is never depicted in a good light. The only exception that can be found is when Winston has the brief rendezvous with Julia and his world begun to take on color; unfortunately however, they were eventually captured, and their reality is returned to what is once was, cold. This is not to say that 1984 is completely devoid of any suspenseful moments. On the contrary, Orwell gives his many situations throughout the novel in which you are unaware of certainty of Winston’s fate. An example of this is when Julia and Winston are trying to successfully arrange a meeting without being detected by the thought police. This helps to draw the reader in and develop stronger emotional attachments to the characters.
Oceania serves as an example of what's it would be to live where the basic freedoms we would hardly notice,do not exist. You would live in cold desolate world, unable to express any your inner thoughts, or have any meaningful interaction with anyone else. You would simply exist for the mere sake of existence, ultimately without any purpose except for what the party decides. 1984 serves as a warning as to what terrors a totalitarian form of government may