Category: 1984

Social control is generally a societal and political system where it regulates an individual’s or group’s behavior. Leading to agreements to the rules of a given society, government, and/or social groups. The novel 1984, by George Orwell, is based on the social issues against the dangers of a totalitarian society. He explains that Wilson Smith,…

Rising communist nations plagued the world with manipulation and oppression as a method to secure complete control. In societies completely controlled by a totalitarian government, no one has freedom. 1984 is a political novel written by George Orwell in which it warns of what can result from a totalitarian government. Orwell took the observations made…

1984 is George Orwell’s view of how a totalitarian government will look in the future. Winston Smith, who works in London, in the United Kingdom, works in the Ministry of Truth, which is mainly the center of government propaganda. Winston begins to question the government and wants to know more. This book is a warning,…

Investigating 1984 as an Impression of Orwell’s Way of thinking George Orwell’s 1984 is a book about Winston Smith, a low-positioning individual from The Gathering which rules the country of Oceania. The territory of Oceania in London is where our first and fundamental character Winston Smith lives. There are signs reminding residents that Big Brother…

Narcissists try to destroy your life with lies because theirs can be destroyed with the truth. We are all encouraged at an early age to tell the truth. Told that we can better our lives if we follow this single rule. Yet deception and lies still creep into our lives. We’re each lied to 10…

Evil and vicious actions have been demonstrated throughout novels, poems, literature, media and real life. Some actions are regarded as too evil, like murdering someone. Some actions are considered less evil, like stealing something from someone. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Othello by Shakespeare and 1984 by George Orwell, evil actions are…

Over a long period of time, humans have discussed and developed the idea of forming and keeping society. Throughout these studies, they have created various concepts or words, like Utopia and Dystopia The word Utopia was made by Thomas More in 1516. It is the term of nonexistent imaginative society that has perfect levels of…

How would you feel to be under constant surveillance, to be told what to think and do? If you had the slightest taste of freedom in a controlling environment would you fight for that freedom or not even try to grasp it. In both 1984, Allegory of the Cave, and Why Do People Follow The…

Dystopian literature questions the power of language, both Atwoods The Handmaids Tale and Orwells Nineteen Eighty – four showcases a variety of qualities necessary to advocate ones freedom. Whilst both novelists share the common theme of language limiting both freedom and knowledge the two texts approach language in separate ways. Writers of dystopian literature emphasise…

The society described in Orwell’s 1984 in known as a dystopia. A dystopia is a society almost enslaved to the power in charge. The Party from 1984 is an example of an extreme dictatorship, while America is perceived by the world as a society that has abundant civil rights and freedoms. Yes, they seem polar…