1984 by George Orwell is a novel based on life in England with a totalitarian system of government, in which the head of the government is referred to as “Big brother.” The government watches every move, and controls every action of the people. Certain activities are mandatory like a session called “ two minutes hate” where people are made to believe they have a common enemy and see “Big brother” as their savior. The main character is Winston Smith, who we follow his journey through the novel. Life was difficult and sad making the environment seem grey. Winter had just ended but “outside, even through the shut window pane, the world looked cold. Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and through the sun was shinning and the sky a harsh blue, there seemed to be no color in anything …show more content…
The people are forced to watch a tele-screen and not turn it off, the government chooses what they want to show and not the reality. This relates to a song called “The revolution will not be televised” by Gill Scott Heron where he talks about the same scenario a part of the song he says “the revolution will not be televised but live”. This means that the people will not be told on television about the revolution but witness it live. This sends us to a quote in 1984 which says” Attention! Your attention, please! A newsflash has this moment arrived from the Malabar front our forces in south India have won a glorious victory. I am authorized to say that the action may well being the war with measurable distance of its end.” This is an example of what the song is saying that the media reports what they choose to and can not report against what they believe in so the government is trying to make everyone believe what they choose to show instead of the reality but instead of them finding out from the new they would see it