Themes Of George Orwell's '1984'

Theme: Under the government’s centralized power, people loses their freedom and privacy
1. “He had sat silent against the wall, jostled by dirty bodies, too preoccupied by fear and the pain in his belly to take much interest in his surroundings.
This passage takes place when Winston is being locked up in prison after being arrested for thought crime. It highlights the theme through imagery. The phrase, jostled by dirty bodies, presents a bloody and brutal image in reader’s minds. It signifies that the Party has been using violence to make criminals conform to their laws and rules. Furthermore, it foreshadows upcoming harsh treatments that Winston is going to receive. Thus, citizen’s fear of being tortured and physically abused becomes a method

The word, products, metaphorically represent the technological and electronic devices. It signifies that the progression of technology not only improves living standards but in the meanwhile, the products resulted from technological progress can be used as tools for surveillance and spies for monitoring citizens, which ultimately resulted in the diminution of freedom. Furthermore, technology is used to watch human behavior and privacy. This use of technology is going to ensure the Oceania citizens are abiding by the laws and drives the point of the magnitude of control on the citizens to ensure the government holds a degree of absolute power over others.

3.“A Party member lives from birth to death under the eye of the Thought Police. Even when he is alone he can never be sure that he is alone. Wherever he may be, asleep or awake, working or resting, in his bath or in bed, he can be inspected without warning and without knowing that he is being inspected, “(Orwell 275).
This passage explores the theme through repetition. The repetition of inspected suggests that there is truly no personal freedom and privacy under the watch of Thought Police. This statement shows that the Party wants the citizen to have uniformity of opinion on all subject; thus, people loses their individuality and freedom. Moreover, the fear of constantly being watched is fully used by the government to control and maintain power over the citizens, preventing them

Take the first quote for instance, it mentions the Party instilling fear in the main character and other people though violent torture. The use of violent or physical force to control a population is not a rare occurrence in our world today. This idea is evident in many autocratic governments and dictatorships, such as North Korea, in which they try to gain ultimate control and power of not only the people themselves, but several aspects of the country such as economic and social decisions. Using military force would create a sense of fear and will allow the ruling party to gain control over the people. Apart from this, other nations utilize different methods to gain such power apart from solely military force. Countries such as the U.S. have several agencies, such as the NSA, to monitor the citizens of their country and deal with those who are going against their government’s ideology and beliefs. Using this point of view, you can pick apart the actions of governments and correlate it in their effort to gain or keep a sense of power and to improve their international