What Is The Mood Of The Book 1984
1984
1984 is a story written by George Orwell about a futuristic, dictatorial society in which everyone’s every move or thought is monitored. The government has total control of what knowledge is available and what each and every person in the society is allowed to think. People in the hierarchy of the government live in modern buildings with modern conveniences, while those beneath them struggle for necessities.
Winston, the main character of the story, lives in a totalitarian world where everything he does or says is monitored. He works at a place called the Ministry of Truth where he receives messages that tell him what is going on between Oceania and the other two districts of the world. There is a war going on between these districts. His job, along with the hundreds of other people working in the pyramid shaped building, is to incorporate these notes into “truths” for the Party to distribute among the people so …show more content…
For anyone in the inner and outer party, their lives will be ok, if not great, anyone else such as the proles, will have very poor lives. There are no independent thoughts or ideas in this authoritarian society. The tone of the story makes London seem dark which helps enforce the feeling of oppression from the government. References like, “the hallway smelled of boiled cabbage and old rag mats” contribute to the sense of neglect and misery.
Conversely inner Party is equipped with telescreens that can be turned off, private helicopters, luxurious houses and usually 2 or 3 servants; while the proles have only very basic necessities. Telescreens are two way televisions in which the government can monitor every aspect of your day. Anything so much as an unhappy face can alert the government of a thoughtcrime. Thoughtcrime is a way the government can accuse you of doing something without you having actually done something illegal. This is used to control thoughts as well as actions against the
1984 is a story written by George Orwell about a futuristic, dictatorial society in which everyone’s every move or thought is monitored. The government has total control of what knowledge is available and what each and every person in the society is allowed to think. People in the hierarchy of the government live in modern buildings with modern conveniences, while those beneath them struggle for necessities.
Winston, the main character of the story, lives in a totalitarian world where everything he does or says is monitored. He works at a place called the Ministry of Truth where he receives messages that tell him what is going on between Oceania and the other two districts of the world. There is a war going on between these districts. His job, along with the hundreds of other people working in the pyramid shaped building, is to incorporate these notes into “truths” for the Party to distribute among the people so …show more content…
For anyone in the inner and outer party, their lives will be ok, if not great, anyone else such as the proles, will have very poor lives. There are no independent thoughts or ideas in this authoritarian society. The tone of the story makes London seem dark which helps enforce the feeling of oppression from the government. References like, “the hallway smelled of boiled cabbage and old rag mats” contribute to the sense of neglect and misery.
Conversely inner Party is equipped with telescreens that can be turned off, private helicopters, luxurious houses and usually 2 or 3 servants; while the proles have only very basic necessities. Telescreens are two way televisions in which the government can monitor every aspect of your day. Anything so much as an unhappy face can alert the government of a thoughtcrime. Thoughtcrime is a way the government can accuse you of doing something without you having actually done something illegal. This is used to control thoughts as well as actions against the