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1984 George Orwell Analysis

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The Circle of Life
The truth is so close, yet so far. Winston Smith, the protagonist of the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, feels as if he is constantly gaining access to the truth about the Party; however, he fails to realize that he is walking steeper into the trap set up by the government officials. When Smith is working for the media, when he destroys historical documents, he realizes that the government is built on lies, so he finally decides to seek the path of rebellion. The hardships Orwell experienced in his life led to the creation of the main character of his novel, Winston Smith, who transgressed the Party. In fact, his experiences motivated him to portray and develop a pessimistic story (Knapp). Others described Orwell’s …show more content…

For example, near the end of the novel, Winston gives in to the demagogues, O’Brien and the government officials, who uses fear to accomplish their goals. When Winston is being tortured with the rat, he screams, “Do it to Julia! Julia! I don’t care what you do to her” (Orwell 236). Winston relinquishes his love for Julia and builds devotion towards Big Brother. When Winston renounces his love for Julia, it showcases Orwell giving up in reality. Similarly, Orwell, who was a very strong and intelligent individual, felt very weak and even overworked through “bouts of hospitalization” (George, Woodcock). The fact that Winston gives up also connects to the idea of Orwell giving up amid abject tuberculosis (George, Woodcock). Orwell demonstrated that people tend to not question the government and humanity is lost when one is placed in front of individuals or the government in power. For example, after ten weeks from the bombing that occurred in Pearl Harbor, which was caused by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. Executive Order 9066 authorized the removal of “any or all people from military areas ‘as deemed necessary or desirable’” (“Roosevelt Signs Executive Order 9066”). However, the military defined the entire West Coast as a military area. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were relocated into camps. The military abused its power and caused harm and injustice to innocent Japanese Americans; yet, no one attempted to expose the vitiation of the principles of the government. Similarly, the government officials in Oceania are witnessing the injustices and the violation of their freedom; however, no one is willing to stand up for their rights. One can assert that some people tend to avoid questioning those in power, and allow the injustices to continue to

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