What Is The Difference Between 1984 Technology Then And Now
We have many technologies, like the ones in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. Which in reality is more advanced now than ever before. We might be closer than we think. In the novel, we see an older man named Winston living in a utopian world constantly being watched by city officials to keep the traitors away. Reading the book you realize we might be closer than we think, now we have surveillance systems to keep tabs on criminals and those doing suspicious activities, to keep our world ‘safe’. In comparison, there is not much difference between the way our government is run.
In the novel they emphasize keeping the city of Oceania safe from all that opposed them. Essentially thought criminals for even thinking of anything …show more content…
No one knew that it was an invasion of privacy and accepted it for what it was, their all great city and rules. The citizens did not think to question it, if they did ‘BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING’ and they would be caught by the thought police. Winston had stated “It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time”, no one really ever knew when they were being watched, essentially a guessing game. No one had privacy, but the way the citizens acted as it did not seem to bother them much at …show more content…
“By sitting in the alcove, and keeping well back, Winston was able to remain outside the range of the telescreen, so far as sight went.”, he figured out ways to get around to not be spied on by the screen. He lived in the apartments designated for government workers, realizing that he had more priority than those much lower than him. He visited poor families and realized they did not have screens in their houses, maybe they were less important thus limiting the technology to spy on those that can have a bigger impact.
When it came to the telescreens there were very few ways to not be acknowledged. As far as sight went you could shimmy around and be off in a corner not seen,such as Winston was. “He could be heard, of course, but so long as he stayed in his present position he could not be seen”, essentially is how you were ‘free’. Winston also acknowledged that anything past a low whisper could get picked, therefore allowing for a small room to not be
In the novel they emphasize keeping the city of Oceania safe from all that opposed them. Essentially thought criminals for even thinking of anything …show more content…
No one knew that it was an invasion of privacy and accepted it for what it was, their all great city and rules. The citizens did not think to question it, if they did ‘BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING’ and they would be caught by the thought police. Winston had stated “It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time”, no one really ever knew when they were being watched, essentially a guessing game. No one had privacy, but the way the citizens acted as it did not seem to bother them much at …show more content…
“By sitting in the alcove, and keeping well back, Winston was able to remain outside the range of the telescreen, so far as sight went.”, he figured out ways to get around to not be spied on by the screen. He lived in the apartments designated for government workers, realizing that he had more priority than those much lower than him. He visited poor families and realized they did not have screens in their houses, maybe they were less important thus limiting the technology to spy on those that can have a bigger impact.
When it came to the telescreens there were very few ways to not be acknowledged. As far as sight went you could shimmy around and be off in a corner not seen,such as Winston was. “He could be heard, of course, but so long as he stayed in his present position he could not be seen”, essentially is how you were ‘free’. Winston also acknowledged that anything past a low whisper could get picked, therefore allowing for a small room to not be