1984 Power And Hierarchy Essay

Callie Vangrofsky 3EP English Baroody February 28, 2024 Title In modern society, the symbiotic relationship between surveillance and hierarchy weaves a history or future of control and influence. Surveillance, whether obvious or not, acts as the watchful eye that enforces an order that the government seems to need to maintain. Simultaneously, hierarchy establishes a strong structure, dictating the flow of power and control. Together they form an intricate piece of art that shapes societal dynamics and digital landscapes. Although George Orwell's 1984 and Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games both depict a dystopian society that uses both intense surveillance systems and a hierarchical civilization, 1984 creates a bleaker outlook on humanity's ability

"By placing the transactions under unified ownership, and subjecting them to administrative controls (dominance), the incentives of the parties to act opportunistically toward one another are greatly reduced." If the head of the hierarchy is not just one person, they can look more unified and fair that way, it looks more like the people have a say, especially if the heads make it seem like the civilians wanted these people in charge. In 1984 the hierarchy they had was split into three groups, the highest being the inner party, the middle being the outer party, and the third were the proles. What is uncommon though is that the inner party, the main group trying to control everybody, only tries to control the second group, the outer party which only makes up about 15% of the population, because the proles are not seen as humans more or less as “ threats”. In Goldstein's book, which is being read to Julia by Winston, it talks about the levels of the hierarchy. It explains that everyone has always been in a different class and each class's goal depends on their class. The aim of the High is to remain where they

It shows that he is supposedly trusted by the government. “Yes, everything is turned off. We are all alone." O'Brien assures them that everything is turned off. This should have been a red flag for Winston, realizing that O'Brien is actually trusted enough by the government to be able to turn off his telescreen. Because if it was ever even a thought that O'Brien was a part of the brotherhood, he wouldn't be in his house more or less allowed to turn off his telescreen. He can turn his telescreen off though because he's part of the inner party and that is why Winston should have realized something was not right. The microphone and telescreens are obvious, and that is the thing about 1984 listening devices that are different then the Hunger Games. Jabberjays are a species of bird that are used as a recording device for the soldier and the government to listen in on secret conversations that the civilians will not realize they are being listened to. We created that Jabberjay as a weapon. An organic spy