What Is The Central Idea Of 1984 By George Orwell

George Orwell’s 1984 explores a government that wishes to eradicate expression and individual thought. The ideal society of the Party is for individuals to follow a given narrative and not pursue individuality. By taking away differences and subjecting all to the same status to “call everyone comrade,” allowing for a general term to address one another instead of personalized connections and thoughts (Orwell 21). As Winston remembers “to a time when thought is free,” he expresses how the government’s constant control and fear-inducing actions work to rewrite history and society’s present and future perspectives (Orwell 28). The Party remains in control as the victor who gets to tell the story as Winston wishes to return “to a time when truth

Members of the Party are familiar with the restriction of thought and expression and their role in changing history and the perspective of events and people to fit their desires. The Party has influenced the members to the point where they find it unclear between the past and fiction.

George Orwell incorporates- belonging and emotional appeal to convey The importance of language and how it affects life. In 1984, emotional appeal is used, to convince people of an idealistic reality that the Party gives. The main theme of this section is how people are driven by love and hate. Their irrational fear turns to hatred when they believe it's an us or them situation. As bombs fell within London, copies of the poster of the Eurasian soldier were torn down and added to the flames,” people were becoming uneasy and needed to express their feelings through delinquent action, (Orwell 152).

Throughout this section, Winston explores a secret affair with a fellow Party member Julia who "had become a physical necessity" (Orwell, 141). He realized his feelings had developed further than lust and started to appreciate the unique parts of her that he felt a sense of belonging towards. Winston starts to value his personal relationship with Julia and neglects his duties to the Party, breaking the social norms set by the

They planned out the Hate Song, and fired rocket bombs "just to Keep people Frightened" (Orwell 156). Keeping people scared was a tactic the Party used to center focus, frustration, fear and anger on a common enemy. Projecting fear onto a threat creates security on the opposing side, and as the people feared the bombs, they’d turn towards Big Brother for help and to create a sense of belongingness. The proles would trust Big Brother to guide and follow him as “the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part… it was impossible to avoid joining in”. Similarly to Big Brother, during many of Donald Trump’s rallies, he’d use phrases like "America First" to gain the trust and sympathy of his followers (Kakutani). The fear tactics are much like the ones Donald Trump uses to scare his followers into following him, implying that there is a divide between his people and