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Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Literary Analysis

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George Orwell’s 1949 dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel tells the story of a fictional society in Oceania under a totalitarian government rule following the aftermath of a perpetual war. However, in reality, Orwell had intended it to be a warning to readers of the nightmarish conditions the author depicted could happen anywhere. The story takes place in a terrifying dystopia, in which an ever-surveillant state enforces a perfect conformity among citizens through fear. lies and ruthless punishment. Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dark satirical portrayal of a government simply known as the “Inner Party” bestowing a totalitarian rule and is lead by the mysterious Big Brother. The Party has striking and deliberate parallels to the Stalinist …show more content…

Orwell had specifically attacked Russia but drew on his experience in Spain to show that all-well meant societies were at risk. Animal Farm was the first time most of his political views had been showcased for the readers to see. As the pigs gained power, they found that they fell prey to ambition, selfishness and hypocrisy. Their abuse of power led them to do all the things that Old Major has specifically urged them not to do. Orwell’s message is that any society with leaders that have absolute power is ultimately doomed to fail due to the leader’s inevitable fall to temptation and commencement of their abuse of power. The Party as well as Oceania is the result of this belief. The power is misused to suppress individual freedom for the benefit of those who run such a …show more content…

His theories resemble some classic Big Brother fears that are quite prominent in more modern times. HIs work was based off the Stalin Soviet Union government and during that time Big Brother was a concept to be feared. Even today with the increase in technological advance and the constant scandals being uncovered in government officials, the idea of a secret underground base filled with surveillance technology is quite possible. It is a combination of Orwell’s opinions and experiences that influence his portrayal of The Party. The Spanish civil war, working in BBC and so forth, in fact, influenced his opinions about totalitarianism. Although, already against it, Orwell’s animosity towards the type of the regime strengthened. The Party is Orwell’s way of warning society that they were hiding right under their noses. His broad range of experiences and ideas caused him to form his perfect nightmare and communicate it in the book 1984. His political views were as loyal as he was and he tried to use his power over the English language to inform and scare his readers into realising the present danger. Thus, the Party was born in all its imperialism, hatred and

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(Orwell 193). They want to eliminate individual freedom and thoughts for good. This essay confirms Orwell’s warnings because they have fixed their own “truths” just to abide by the government and their lies. People’s love for the Party was very strong they took back their statements and described them as mistakes, justifying the government. In Nineteen Eighty – Four Julia says “It’s always one bloody war after another, and one knows the news is all lies anyways” (Orwell

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The book "1984" is a dystopian fiction piece with battling between different Unions with the Government head the Party. In the book the Party is often thought as controlling over the society’s freedom and loyalty. Even though the Party can be though as control there are still some select characters that rebel off of the Party's wishes and face multiple consequences with it. The rebels are against the Party turning into a totalitarianism government. The control of the Party does affect the mentality of the society by the punishment, brainwashing into their appeals, and the control through technology.

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The Party's judicial system is a tool of oppression, bypassing any resemblance of fair trial or local justice. The Thought Police and the Ministry of Love enforce the Party's will, sidelining any independent judicial authority. In 1984, elections were an absurd idea considering the Party maintained power regardless of any nominal electoral process, which reflects fears of a democracy, but they chose to have no choices for the citizens, with no accountability. George Mason wrote Objections to the

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BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU! This caption is of all the Party’s caption. Nineteen Eighty-Four is written and a major part of the anticommunist of around World War 2. This story is the biggest of the anti- society ever. The world portrayed in Nineteen Eighty-Four is controlled by a power that lets the community live in fear of always doing something that won’t be approved, even the thoughts of a mind can be in crime.

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The pairing of two texts presents us with a heightened understanding of the unique perspectives and contextual issues through the composer’s didactic interpretations on social, cultural and historical ideals. The anxieties of the weimar republic and the stresses of post world war one have deeply reflected in the composer’s perceptions in texts. The comparative study of the modernist film “Metropolis” (1927) directed by Fritz Lang and the futuristic dystopian fiction “Nineteen Eighty Four” (1949) written by George Orwell both explore societies with significant social disparities favouring overpowered figureheads who exploit their power and control against oppressed individuals. These individuals have the compulsion to seek an outlet for their suffering which is through rebellion.

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