Hyperboles In 1984

According to George Orwell, the single story is a terrifyingly powerful weapon. Such a vastly complex topic is communicated throughout the entire novel. The false stories centered around Big Brother and his omniscience and omnipotence are formulated, discouraging any individual thought is just one of many examples throughout the story. 1984 uses hyperboles or exaggerated situations to communicate this message and additionally, the novel itself serves as a metaphor to issues deep rooted into our society finally, the novel shows that everyone is guilty of creating and enforcing these stereotypes. In summary George Orwell’s 1984 clearly portrays a terrifying rendition of a world defined by individual viewpoints widespread over the masses. Any
No tyrant attempting to influence the people will succeed unless the majority of people believe him to be a reliable source. The only reason the party in 1984 was successful was because the citizens were willing to believe they were indeed correct, or at least powerful enough to influence them. Even by creating a resistance, they created the illusion that a massive hidden army was the only way to overthrow the government of Big Brother. Orwell efficiently alludes this through the following segment where Winston defiantly stated “Two other voices were speaking. After a moment Winston recognized one of them as his own. It was a sound-track of the conversation he had had with O'Brien, on the night when he had enrolled himself in the Brotherhood. He heard himself promising to lie, to steal, to forge, to murder, to encourage drug-taking and prostitution, to disseminate venereal diseases, to throw vitriol in a child's face. (p.283)” Winston himself had been so deeply influenced by the evil of the party that he was willing to commit equally menacing actions. He contributed to the single story that opposing the party will result in chaos and the loss of human lives. Throughout a person’s life, they are given many opportunities to contradict single stories, yet due to their own ignorance or apathy, the single stories remain. Furthermore, such an issue does not apply to only bigots, racists, or zealots. Every individual adds to the accumulation of bias, whether intentional or unintentional. Orwell uses a continuous allusion throughout the novel hinting at such a hazardous way of life. Although stereotypes are inevitable, the extensiveness of their widespread can be controlled, by simply ensuring that many different perspectives are available. If