Theme Of Control In Nineteen Eighty Four And V For Vendetta
How complete are the levels of control in worlds of ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ and ‘V for Vendetta.’
1984 has a more complete level of control when compared with V for Vendetta. The party in 1984 has almost complete control of its people ‘nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside your skull’ which the party maintains their control and power by fabricating the past and controlling people’s thoughts. For example in 1984, people are watched from telescreens, and monitored for ‘though crime.’ While in ‘V for Vendetta’ information is fabricated by the government but not to a great extent, because people are in charge of their own thoughts and actions. For example
How do history and language feature in each text in relation to control?
1984 has a more complete level of control when compared with V for Vendetta. The party in 1984 has almost complete control of its people ‘nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside your skull’ which the party maintains their control and power by fabricating the past and controlling people’s thoughts. For example in 1984, people are watched from telescreens, and monitored for ‘though crime.’ While in ‘V for Vendetta’ information is fabricated by the government but not to a great extent, because people are in charge of their own thoughts and actions. For example
How do history and language feature in each text in relation to control?