Essay On 1984 By George Orwell

The novel “1984” written by George Orwell in 1949, was written as a warning towards totalitarianism. “1984” is a dystopian novel depicting what the author thinks the world will look like in the coming future. The book shadows the life of Winston Smith, a low-ranking member of the Party who is aggravated by the Party and its ruler Big Brother. The Party and Big Brother influence the Oceania citizens and control their everyday lives. George Orwell was accurate in his vision of the future because in modern-day society, people are spied on, the government manages and influences its citizens, and the English language is declining. First off, people in modern-day society are being spied on constantly. People may not think of it, but smartphones and cameras are everywhere. Smartphones track all of your personal data and listen to what you say similar to the telescreen in “1984”, “Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a

In this day and age, slang, abbreviations and acronyms are all used in everyday conversation, replacing many words and phrases. People talk to others as if they were texting, using the smallest amount of words to get the point across, “Every concept that can ever be needed will be expressed by exactly one word with its meaning rigidly defined and all its subsidiary meanings rubbed out and forgotten” (Orwell 52) this concept is similar to what is going on in modern-day with words being shrunken down, others unused and forgotten. Every year new slang and lingo is created for the purpose of conversing with little detail and effort which, in turn, dwindles down the use of the English language. With the language shrinking, it also decreases expression and makes the mind more controllable and susceptible to manipulation. The reasons stated above show accuracy in Orwell's vision of the