Jesse Sieberns
Mrs. Stansbury
English 12 Honors
2 March 2023
Title of Essay
Everyone has their own perspective and outlook on life, but how does that affect the reality in which they live? Every aspect of human life adds to the way people see and think about life, these changes in perception also change their personal reality. In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the citizens of Oceania all have different perspectives on life, based on factors such as where and how they were raised, which changes the way in which they view the world and how much they trust what the government is saying. This ultimately shows that external stimuli along with personal thoughts can change the way that people see the world, therefore changing each person’s reality and what they fully believe to be true or untrue. The different ways in which citizens in Oceania were raised greatly affected the way each individual sees the world bringing to light who and what they believe
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Members of the inner party seemed to have the most control over their thoughts and impulses, or at least were the best at not acting on those thoughts and impulses. This allowed most of the inner party members to live in the same sort of reality where the government and Big Brother meant everything to them. Outer party members, such as Winston, still were able to control their thoughts and impulses, but they had a much harder time doing so. Winston didn’t like the government, wanted to rebel, and had a loose grip on his thoughts and impulses. By writing “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER” (Orwell 18) Winston had allowed his thoughts and impulses to start controlling him, which altered the reality he lived in and how hard he had to try in order to not get caught by the government and thought