1984 and Brave New World both show us that not being like everyone else, and having individuality is a crime. Both of these books illustrate that you need to follow the rules and regulations or you’re an outcast and should be shunned for being different and doing what you feel like makes you, you. Both of the authors, George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, make it wrong to find happiness and fulfillment in anyone else but yourself and anyone who does that is weak. Although, only the strong willed can find those feelings in someone else due to the strict laws in both of these novels.
The choice between conforming to societal standards and remaining an individual is similar to choosing between freedom and oppression. Individuality is the distinction between qualities of oneself and others, requiring independent thoughts and opinions. Conformity grasps the idea of accepting ideal behavior and notions. In two powerful dystopian novels, 1984 by George Orwell and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the main characters struggle to rise up against the standard behavior of society. However, only one succeeds, while the other accepts to conform.
PHILOSOPHICAL RELEVANCE The theme of individuality is prevalent in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four as stated in the following quotes. For example, the first quote describes the main character, Winston as “...the meagerness of his body merely emphasized by the blue overalls which were the uniform of the party.” The context of the quote expresses that all citizens of the Party must have to dress according to the authority of the Party. Already this quote brings into perspective the rules of the totalitarianism society that constantly appears in the novel.
An Oppressive Government George Orwell talks about the dangers that can occur with an oppressive totalitarian government. He documents life under a controlling government party referenced to The Party and Big brother. He discusses the lack of privacy of the citizens and the result and consequences of committing crimes. During the time period of the late 40’s the government used telescreens in order to surveillance the people at all times. “ On coins, stamps, on the covers of books… everywhere.
The book 1984 by George Orwell is a phenomenal representation of how life would be living under the control of a totalitarian government. The theme of psychological manipulation is used in the novel 1984 by forcing citizens of Oceania to obey the set rules in the words of Big Brother, most of the citizens obey because they are living in fear of being vaporized or worse “Room 101”. The book 1984 by George Orwell gives society today a peek inside of a world we have not experienced, but are heading in the direction of today. Government officials use psychological manipulation today and if it continues at the rate it is, we could 1984 ways in the near future.
In George Orwell’s incredibly famous book 1984 is the story of a dystopian government that is highly controlling. In fact, readers even believe that the writer had even predicted modern-day society. Countless predictions are reflected in 1984 in present day America. A few ideas that were predicted are the cults, the government being controlled, and how the society projects hate. Although our society in the present day and in 1984 are vastly different, there are quite a handful of times they are very much alike.
Totalitarianism, the type of government used in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four , could be considered the most controlling type of government. Orwell intended to expose the corruption caused by totalitarianism in the real world, through his creation of “the Party” in Nineteen Eighty-Four. The main purpose of the Party was to control the people of Oceania through propaganda, surveillance, and mind control. The most prominent symbol of power was Big Brother. Big Brother and the Party used their power to control every aspect of the people of Oceanias lives, including who and how they love.
How would life be if the government controlled our thoughts? In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the citizens were controlled by a totalitarian government similar to the way that other countries like Germany had control over its citizens. A totalitarian government is a form of government where that state has unlimited authority and strives to regulate every aspect of society. The way that a totalitarian government achieves control is by the use of technology, media, and influence. In America it is believed that we live in a democratic society but yet we are being surveilled in a similar way that a totalitarian government surveilles their citizens.
1984 has seemed to catch the eye of many people of different kinds. Some believe this novel does relate to our real world today and others can disagree. Certain things that are occurring today do get me to believe that we are living the same way. Not only do I believe it because of cameras and technology but because the government hides so much stuff from our society as of right now.
This causes the population to be oblivious to what is actually happening around them. Orwell uses this to challenge the reader to question everything that they know. The novel make the reader ask; is what the government telling me actually true? By doing this the reader has subconsciously
Brooke Boren Mrs. Mizanin English 11 15 March 2024 1984 and the Death of Self “Resistance to the organized mass can be affected only by the man who is as well organized in his individuality as the mass itself. ”-Carl Jung. George Orwell’s 1984 is exactly this–the story of Winston Smith rebelling against the organized mass that is The Party. However, this quote does not apply to Orwell’s dystopian work. The loss of individualism and the destruction of self are Orwell’s most relevant warnings today.
Is George Orwell’s novel 1984, becoming a reality? In the novel 1984, the citizens of Oceania go through daily struggles with having to live with their government’s rules. A strong leader of their government is Big Brother. Big Brother is the head of Oceania and every person living in Oceania listens to him and abides by him. One issue they have is constantly being watched and listened to through telescreens.
My life experiences around my peers and society connects to 1984 through the control over your life. School has taught me that people are really forced down a path and are told not to be different from everyone else. Society teaches kids to blend in and not to stray from the orthodox school approach and to go down careers that have been around for thousands of years. I feel that the education taught in schools is so forced and telling children that they need something that could be obsolete for their career. I get that they are trying to open us many different fields
In 1984, George Orwell depicts a dystopian society pervaded by government control and the obsolescence of human emotion and society. Winston is forced to confront the reality of a totalitarian rule where the residents of Oceania are manipulated to ensure absolute government control and servitude of the people. The theme of totalitarianism and dystopia is employed in 1984 to grant absolute power to the government and ensure the deference of the people through the proliferation of propaganda, the repudiation of privacy and freedom, and the eradication of human thought and values. The repudiation of privacy and independent thought and the ubiquity of government surveillance is employed to secure absolute power to the government over the populace
In George Orwell’s novel 1984 Orwell gives the reader a preview of a negative utopia. Big Brother, being the Government of Oceania holds all the power. Orwell conveys Big Brother to the Governments today. Orwell also shows the reader to rethink how their government is being run and or if they 're having too much power. Orwell makes the reader realize that their government has power it should not be having.
