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1984 Winston And Julia Comparison

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1984 is George Orwell’s most famous and perfect negative utopian novel. It remains one of the most powerful warnings ever made against the dangers of a totalitarian government today. 1984 also shows the worst human society imaginable, and convinces readers to avoid any path that might lead toward degradation. In this book, Winston Smith, 1984’s main character, takes you into a world you thought was unknown. Along with his sidekick, Julia, they both take you on a journey to a society that includes diverse parties, governments, telescreens, and thought police that watch every move you make and every step you take. With that, they face several obstacles together and react in unlike ways, which show there opposite personalities and qualities. …show more content…

Winston is a 39 year-old man who has lived under Big Brothers laws and conditions for many years, while Julia is only and these rules are still somewhat new to her. Julia is a very content person and she is willing to accept the world as it is. One may believe that she does not care enough about the government or world. She as well does not respect it enough either. Now on the contrary, Winston is the complete opposite. Winston believes that the society needs to be altered. He is sick of the world and the Party’s rigid control over his life and society. This is why he begins trying to rebel against the Party and Big Brother by starting to write defiant thoughts in a secret journal and then having an illegal affair with Julia. With these two differences between the lovers, it shows the audience how young and old people can have conflicting outlooks on the same …show more content…

Basically we are under our government's rules and also our government has full control of the population in each state and they send out new laws. History by our government is photoshop and mass historical databases can also be photoshop now a days. It doesn’t take a huge expert in computers to be able to know on how to photoshop. Textbooks are edited to sometimes support or to deny some of the things that happen in the past. They give us information that they want us to believe instead of what actually happened back then. Our Government and also the government in the book 1984 cover up and will also deny that something tragic has happened so we the people don’t get scared and begin to freak out. Sometimes it could be a good thing but other times it's something we the people should also be told about. What we saw in the book of 1984 was propaganda was used so heavily throughout Oceania. In Winston's world they were not allowed to express them self. They created a new language called “Newspeak.” What newspeak is is that it limits free expression and doesn't let you think about anything, because that is breakin the law. In case someone in Oceania would break the law in Winston world what they would do is Televised the confession where they have broken the law or they would hang the person in front of everyone. What that would do is act as a warning to the

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