Freedom 
Michelle Marano
Mr. Weir
ENG3U1
May 30th, 2012
The importance of Freedoms
Freedom is a very important aspect of a society, without freedom people live in fear and insecurity. Benjamin Franklin once said “Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve nether and lose both” (Franklin). Throughout history one can see how much control the governments have had over their citizens. People in other countries have been oppressed by their governments, keeping the people down and ignorant will keep the power hungry governments at the top. Freedoms such as privacy, speech and choice have been much improved in the 21st century compared to the decade George Orwell was writing 1984. Although governments still have some restrictions on these freedoms, citizens enjoy a much different society than in the previous century.
Privacy is defined as “the state of being free from intrusion or disturbance in one’s private life or affairs, the right to privacy” (Websters dictionary). Over the last century, privacy has changed tremendously; there are more laws that protect people’s privacy from being invaded. In the novel 1984 there is no privacy at all as telescreens are used to constantly monitor party members. People who are caught doing things that they should not be doing by the telescreens are captured by the Thought Police and are possibly vaporized or tortured.
"There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork. It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time. But at any rate they could plug in your wire whenever they wanted to. You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the
Mr. Weir
ENG3U1
May 30th, 2012
The importance of Freedoms
Freedom is a very important aspect of a society, without freedom people live in fear and insecurity. Benjamin Franklin once said “Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve nether and lose both” (Franklin). Throughout history one can see how much control the governments have had over their citizens. People in other countries have been oppressed by their governments, keeping the people down and ignorant will keep the power hungry governments at the top. Freedoms such as privacy, speech and choice have been much improved in the 21st century compared to the decade George Orwell was writing 1984. Although governments still have some restrictions on these freedoms, citizens enjoy a much different society than in the previous century.
Privacy is defined as “the state of being free from intrusion or disturbance in one’s private life or affairs, the right to privacy” (Websters dictionary). Over the last century, privacy has changed tremendously; there are more laws that protect people’s privacy from being invaded. In the novel 1984 there is no privacy at all as telescreens are used to constantly monitor party members. People who are caught doing things that they should not be doing by the telescreens are captured by the Thought Police and are possibly vaporized or tortured.
"There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork. It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time. But at any rate they could plug in your wire whenever they wanted to. You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the