George Orwell 1984 Research Paper

1984, causes a thought of the past, when times were easier. However that is not the case in George Orwell's novel. It was written in 1949 and was therefore written before the year 1984. Orwell was using this novel to predict the future of the world. He believed there would be three superpowers left and they’d each be holding part of the world. This book is placed in Air Strip one of Oceana, London. This Oceana is a dystopia, it is an overruling force many would consider evil. 1984 is a terrifying idealization of a possible control of the world. Orwell uses multiple themes, motifs, and symbols to scare the reader of a possible future. 1984 has an extensive arsenal of themes that can be identified. Totalitarianism, the overruling force, plays the most important role in Orwell’s depiction. Big Brother plays the part of dictator, however he is never confronted or met, he is depicted throughout the entire book. “Big Brother is watching you”. (2) Along side of dictatorship, psychological manipulation is used to keep citizens worshiping the Party.
It is used throughout the novel in a way that it shows that people think on the outside that the party is a honorable government but on the inside hate their guts.Urban Decay is often used because of the party’s focus on war and keeping everyone obedient there is a very major drop in how the cities function, rather than a normal bustling city there are barely any shops, everyone is very cold to each other, and the buildings are crumbling. The people refuse to speak to each other unless its business, everyone is foul. There are almost no stores to shop at, and the ones that are there are under high surveillance and there is not much being sold. The world is under complete control and kept