George Orwell’s 1949 novel explores the topic of a dystopian society and the resulting sparks of rebellion. The tyrannical government, portrayed, is a representation of the fear of authoritative control during the 1950s. In the novel 1984, George Orwell presents an absence in literature, surging of childhood memories, and a reflection of the time period during which it was written in order to highlight the surge of passion and hope of rebels within Oceania, ultimately illustrating that oppression causes rebellion when there is hope found among humanity. Orwell begins by highlighting the absence of literacy and education, which is attributed to the way it is used by the government to suppress the citizens of Oceania. For example, the government is so scared of free …show more content…
This further reinforces the fact that the government's control and distortion of the past has successfully caused amnesia to those who were alive before Big Brother and even now. Both instances in the novel triggered memories in Winston and became a main cause for him to rebel against Big Brother. His rebellion mainly stems from “the memories and questions” caused by the holes in history both by the government and himself (Phillips 77). Finally, Orwell seems to use his outside experiences and fears in politics at the time to portray the terror and fear of living in an oppressed society. The fear of a tyrannical government is what many fear, especially with the beginning of World War II just around the corner. In the novel, Big Brother is described as a man with “dark eyes” and a “black-mustachio’d” (Orwell 2). This description is inferred to be loosely similar to another tyrannical force at the time. Also it ties back to the idea of “truth is will power” because in any circumstance of authoritarian power, those who have more knowledge rebel against them (Maleuvre