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Argumentative Essay On 1984 By George Orwell

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In our ever-divided world, people are always looking for words to describe how they believe the world is falling apart. Many have reached for the word "Orwellian" to compare society to the works of author Goerge Orwell. His work 1984, is about a world where democracy and liberty have been forfeited to a single entity known only as "The Party" led by the mysterious Big Brother who controls a third of the globe under the name Oceaniania. In the dystopian novel 1984 by George Orwell, the protagonist Winston Smith deceives others due to his desire for liberty and freedom from the oppressive government ultimately allowing the reader a window into how tyranny and rebellion cause a typical person to go mad. Winston works at the "Ministry of Truth" where he changes historical documents and newspaper articles …show more content…

At this job, Winston starts to become alienated from the Party and their set of beliefs. The first way Winston rebels against the Party is he buys a notebook and a pen off the black market and painfully writes about a newscast he watched where the army of Oceaniania purposefully sinks boats full of refugees including, "...a lifeboat full of children…" (Orwell 8). After getting over the fear of being caught, he then writes multiple times, "DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER" (Orwell 18). Winston even having these thoughts is considered a crime by the Party, by voicing his options in writing Winston is actively going against the Party's narrative which is considered a serious crime in Oceania. Under the threat of being reported to the Thought Police (the Party's secret police system) and being sent to the Ministry of Love (the Party's prison system), Winston hides his dissenting thoughts from the rest of the world. After fully losing faith in his government, Winston decides he wants to start a relationship with a girl who he finds attractive. Although getting married and having children is concerned one's civic duty in Oceania, having a sexual relationship

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