Examples Of Manipulation In 1984

Lucy Hough Mrs. Anthony Lang & Comp 17 April 2024 Manipulation in 1984 Manipulation is something that almost everyone has interacted with at some point in their life. Whether that was a toxic relationship, a job you had, or experienced through government; it is something that we can not most times avoid. George Orwell’s 1984 displays this manipulation through their corrupt government in several different ways throughout the book. As someone who lives in a country with a government that is not corrupt or manipulative, it is easy to depict the obvious warped government setup throughout 1984. George Orwell's 1984 conveys real-life obstacles people experience by showing what manipulation looks like in different forms. 1984 displays manipulation by erasing the history of the

The main character in 1894 is portrayed by a man named Winston Smith, a low ranked member of the Party. He becomes very angry at the government in which he resides under and is part of the Brotherhood, a group of people who have the same belief of the corrupt government. A man named O’Brien acts like he is a member of this Brotherhood in order to scheme Winston, when in reality he was leading Winston on in order to manipulate him and trap him. Orwell says, “The old feeling, that it did not matter whether O'Brien was a friend or an enemy, had come back. O'Brien was a person who could be talked to... O'Brien had tortured him to the edge of lunacy, and in a little while, it was certain, he would send him to death. It made no difference”(255). He says here that he had confusion on if O’Brien was an enemy or a friend, and I think that perfectly summarizes how O’Brien betrayed Winston and manipulated him throughout the whole book. The last topic on which the government in 1984 displays manipulation is the mere factor of the Party’s control over everyone's everyday lives, including their history and