George Orwell’s, 1984, a Totalitarian and Communist-Like Government
Introduction
In George Orwell’s, 1984, a totalitarian and communist-like government is portrayed, in a futuristic world that allows no freedom of speech, religion, or even thought. The citizens of Oceania, the setting of the novel, had absolutely no freedom of doing anything. They were totally controlled and were immediately terminated if one was to disobey any rule. The “Party” was basically the name for the community and everyone that followed the ways of The Party. Anyone who was against The Party was “vaporized”, with their identification completely erased from any records and their existence completely forgotten. Every move anyone made was carefully watched by the “telescreens”, placed in every room, every street, every corner, and everywhere you could possibly think of. Escaping the eye of the telescreen was merely impossible. Orwell created a world of fraud where everyone was brainwashed; removed the ability to do anything one wished to do. The income was controlled, language changed, freedom of thought non-existent, approval of marriage and mandatory routines. Love, joy, peace, and even pleasure were feelings of non-existence and were considered crimes.
Personal Review Considering the fact that Orwell had experienced a totalitarian-like government first hand, I believe that his intent of writing this novel was to reach the governments that were in favor of this kind of rule and prevent it before it could get any worse. He created an extreme world of corruption, over exaggerating the situation, so that people could see what kind of destruction was to come if the communist ways continued. The story line of the novel was very well put together. It was not necessarily a reality, but through his wording and way of expressing the story, it was very believable. Every moment was so well explained to the point where a picture could be seen vividly and imagined in the reader’s head without difficulty. The main characters of the novel are Winston, Julia, and
In George Orwell’s, 1984, a totalitarian and communist-like government is portrayed, in a futuristic world that allows no freedom of speech, religion, or even thought. The citizens of Oceania, the setting of the novel, had absolutely no freedom of doing anything. They were totally controlled and were immediately terminated if one was to disobey any rule. The “Party” was basically the name for the community and everyone that followed the ways of The Party. Anyone who was against The Party was “vaporized”, with their identification completely erased from any records and their existence completely forgotten. Every move anyone made was carefully watched by the “telescreens”, placed in every room, every street, every corner, and everywhere you could possibly think of. Escaping the eye of the telescreen was merely impossible. Orwell created a world of fraud where everyone was brainwashed; removed the ability to do anything one wished to do. The income was controlled, language changed, freedom of thought non-existent, approval of marriage and mandatory routines. Love, joy, peace, and even pleasure were feelings of non-existence and were considered crimes.
Personal Review Considering the fact that Orwell had experienced a totalitarian-like government first hand, I believe that his intent of writing this novel was to reach the governments that were in favor of this kind of rule and prevent it before it could get any worse. He created an extreme world of corruption, over exaggerating the situation, so that people could see what kind of destruction was to come if the communist ways continued. The story line of the novel was very well put together. It was not necessarily a reality, but through his wording and way of expressing the story, it was very believable. Every moment was so well explained to the point where a picture could be seen vividly and imagined in the reader’s head without difficulty. The main characters of the novel are Winston, Julia, and