Research Papers On 1984 By George Orwell

Marybeth Goehrig

Mrs. Mitchell

English II Honors

23 Feb 2023

1984 Research essay

The definition of privacy is,” the state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people. "In the dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell writes about The Dangers of Technology and a Lack of Privacy. Some examples from the novel are the telescreens and the fact that someone could be watching them at any given moment. Another example is facecrime, they could not trust their own body to betray them to the party. Even their mail was opened and read before they received it. In my opinion, 1984 is still an informative book to read in school because it serves as a reminder of what could have happened and could still happen if the government

Well in 1984 that is exactly what happens, in the text it states,” The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed but there was no way of shutting it off completely...The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it: moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard.” As you can see, the presence of a telescreen is one of the main dangers that technology presents to Winston's privacy. In the article Privacy and Information Technology it says," Human beings value their privacy and the protection of their personal sphere of life. They value some control over who knows what

They certainly do not want their personal information to be accessible to just anyone at any time.” If Human beings value privacy and control while the party is trying to take away everyone's privacy does that mean that they are dehumanizing the party members? Another piece of text evidence from the book that shows that technology can lead to a lack of privacy is” Smith! screamed the shrewish voice from the telescreen. "6079 Smith W! Yes you! Bend lower, please! you can do better than that. you're not trying. Lower, please! That's better, comrade. now stand at ease, the whole squad, and watch me.” This shows that people can tap into the telescreens at any given moment and watch him and Winston would never know. A piece of evidence from the article Why we Care About Privacy states, “A husband and wife will behave differently in the presence of a third party than when they are alone. If they were always under observation, they could not enjoy the degree of intimacy that a marriage should have.” This applies to other aspects of life as well because if they are constantly being watched how are the supposed to create meaningful relationships with others? These excerpts accurately portray the dangers of technology and how it affects our privacy. In my opinion, we should continue to read 1984 in schools to serve as a reminder as to what could