The totalitarian government of Oceania relates to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial adm requires complete subservience to the state. George Orwell’s 1984 describes the life of Winston Smith who is ruled by the dictatorial government of Oceania. The government enforces an oppressive and unrestricted rule on the people by controlling their emotions‚ actions‚ and essentially their lives. Winston was pulled in conflicting directions between his strict allegiance to the Party
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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
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“The rule of the Party is forever.” (Orwell 262) is what O’Brien is engraining into Winston as he is torturing him. No one in this society dares question the Party in fear of being vaporized. The thought of rebellion is inconceivable. Winston Smith sees something everyone else does not. The prolitarians‚ commonly called proles‚ go unnoticed by nearly everybody because they are poor and dirty. To Winston‚ they’re the key to freedom. While he was incarcerated‚ he noticed that the prole criminals were
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Telescreens distribute constant propaganda to every citizen‚ even at home. A new language is invented‚ through which one can’t express any disobedient opinions or thoughts. Even the mind is supposed to be free from thoughts that go against the values of Big Brother and breaking this rule lead to cruel ”reeducation”. This illustrates how powerful this control can be.
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The perpetuation of geopolitical atrocity has lead to generational displays of contrivance in the face of grievance. Retrospective and Prospective literary examples include The Freelance Pallbearers by Ismael Reed and Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut. Written in the aftermath of WII‚ George Orwell’s 1949 dystopian classic 1984 has endured as a riveting analysis of humanities putrefaction. In the once prospective 1984‚ we delve into the totalitarian motif. When we first meet Winston‚ our narrator
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A man vs. Telescreeen This conflict is portrayed with the presence of the telescreen scrutinizing and listening to every single thing Winston does. Winston often tries to avoid it as much as possible. “Are we living in “Nineteen Eighty-Four”? The technological possibilities of surveillance and data collection and storage surely surpass what Orwell imagined. Oceania’s surveillance state operates out in the open‚ since total power has removed any need for subterfuge’’ (Crouch‚2013). 7. THEMES 7.1.Totalitaranism
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Americans express commitment to valued causes through rebellious acts and being against the rules. In the novel 1984 Winston Smith‚ the main character‚ goes against the rules and is rebellious. All the rules that Winston goes against leads to committing crimes and puts him at risk of being arrested or being killed by the people in the Party. Winston is not the only one who commits crimes in Airstrip One‚ the entire society commits crimes. This impacts societal change physically and mentally because
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a world in which occupants were monitored at all times. Well‚ in George Orwell’s 1984‚ the citizens in Oceania are scrutinized at all hours of the day. In 1984‚ Winston Smith starts a journal to express his negative thoughts about the Party and Big Brother even though he can be punished by death if caught. Soon after starting his journal‚ Winston meets Julia‚ another unorthodox person like Winston. After a few gatherings with Julia‚ Winston falls in love with her. Then O’Brien invites Winston and
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Any character‚ no matter how minor‚ can change the course of any book. In George Orwell’s “1984”‚ Emmanuel Goldstein is no exception. Orwell uses Goldstein to represent the major enemy of the Party‚ which drastically affects the main character‚ Winston Smith. Winston’s and the readers opinions on Goldstein vary from book to book‚ making the motivations of Winston change. George Orwell uses the character of Emmanuel Goldstein to show that people should not just see what they are accomplishing‚ but
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