...Ben Burrows English 12 Daulerio George Orwell's famous book 1984 was written as a political novel to warn people of the dangers of facing Communism in a totalitarian government. This book not only warned the world of potential dangers of being ruled this type of government, but it also presented some controversial new societal trends and technological advancement ideas for the future. Little did society know that Orwell's technology predictions in this book would actually come true in the near future. Orwell was especially concerned with the technological role in these governments, allowing them to control and keep an eye on their citizens. People in the time period that this book was written had a hard time grasping what Orwell was predicting. Many of his ideas and concepts were said not to happen for thousands of years, some were even claimed impossible to be done. In actuality, as we know today, a good amount of Orwell's predictions in the book 1984 have already became a reality. Orwell presented these ideas to warn people of what might be ahead and to be careful, but it may have created an opposite effect. His ideas may have actually had society work towards making his predictions come true. Orwell's book 1984 revealed how powerful technology could be, as the Party, or "Big Brother", used its complex technology to monitor and implement fear into those it identifies as its enemies. One of the devices the Party used for this purpose was the "telescreen"...
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...The themes in 1984 relate to some of issues or problems happening around the world today. Even though Oceania was a totalitarian government some of the tactics used to control its citizens are being used currently. The themes of 1984 occur in the present. Orwell wrote 1984 to give an example of what totalitarian country would be like in the future. At the time during World War II where dictatorship governments were all around the globe. Some of the things that the government did actually happens today. For example, Oceania used telescreens to spy on the citizens. In America there are cameras anywhere there are buildings and stop lights. Oceania also controlled what news and history the citizens were supposed to know about. Americas government...
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...“If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.” -George Orwell. The renouncement of personal privacy displayed in George Orwell’s 1984 is exponentially exploited. No one is ever granted the simple right we ought to have, which is privacy. Telescreens and police patrol see all while going unnoticed. George Orwell’s assumption of the future was not far from expected or at least has yet to come. The similarities between 1984 and present day is a lack of privacy, abuse of technology and Newspeak. In George Orwell’s 1984, he talks a lot about privacy and how it is valued and perceived. Privacy is essentially a figment of one’s imagination or simply a reminisce of a memory from long ago when the world was right. “In the far...
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...If ‘1984’ by George Orwell had been written in a different time and place, how and why might it differ? The novel ‘1984’ by George Orwell, written in 1948, is a tragic illustration of what the world would be without the freedom to think independently. The internal context of the novel, which is set in London in 1984, whose protagonist is a rebellious low ranking party member called Winston Smith, is meant to portray a world of government domination defined by fear, hatred and ultimate control. The mode of the novel is written and the tenor is close as the story is told in limited third person. The target audience of the novel is people interested in reading and politics. Orwell wrote ‘1984’ as a warning against totalitarian tendencies and...
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...Imagine a world where there is no freedom of speech or even thoughts. A world where all basic Constitutional rights are taken away. George Orwell, in his novel 1984, accurately depicts a destitute totalitarian society ruled by a figurehead named Big Brother. This book warns about the future of man and how unless history changes, citizens will lose all human qualities. Although Orwell wrote his book set in the future, our society today is close to his depiction. In a way, Orwell was able to predict some futures of our world. Many important themes in 1984 are relevant to our life now. Our world today relates to many of the themes talked about in 1984. "The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting...
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...The book 1984 opened my eyes to the harsh reality of the world we currently live in. It made me well aware of government control and the control within other groups of people. This control can affect not only me, but other people around the world as well. My purpose for writing this paper is to explain the things I have learned after reading 1984 by George Orwell. It was Orwell’s goal to write this book and state his ideas and theories about a strong totalitarian government. He provided clear examples in which we can recognize in our own modern day society. Before reading all of 1984, I only knew of a few situations in which the government or group can control its people. I am now familiar with multiple situations that affect people worldwide...
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...“The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself,” (Albert Camus). As this quote clearly says, authors not only use their books as a way to entertain the reader but also as a way to prevent society from destroying itself. A way authors do this is by critiquing norms of society. For example, George Orwell uses his book 1984 to critique the normalities found in society. To be specific, Orwell uses the novel 1984 to critique the social, political, intellectual norms of today’s society which can be seen extensively throughout the book. To start, George Orwell uses 1984 to critique to social norms of today’s society. One way he does this is through the use of telescreens. Telescreens are a propaganda tool used by the Big...
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...1984, a novel written by author George Orwell, has multiple different aspects that are similar to today’s society. Two of the multiple applicable aspects in the book are telescreens and the endless war that occurs throughout the novel. Orwell’s use of telescreens and an endless state of war allows him to portray a society that is aptly similar to today’s use of surveillance and the world’s infinitely occurring wars. Worldly views of today’s government are exceptionally applicable to the government in the novel 1984 in many ways. In the novel, the government maintains control over everything that happens in the country. Whether it is through the use of telescreens to the constant state of war, the government somehow asserts control over its people. In today’s society, the government maintains control through the monitoring of social media, and through a sense of safety in our country’s ample military. Today’s world, just as in the novel exploits the people’s gullibility. In the novel, the government changes facts to better improve its status. Today, biased news has become a major influence in the view of the government. In the novel, just as in real life, the government asserts power and control in multiple different ways....
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...want to hear." This quote from the book 1984, by George Orwell, portrays a theme that is consistent throughout the novel: freedom. Imagine a world where you have no freedoms; you cannot state your opinion and even having your own thoughts could be detrimental. Well, George Orwell decided to take this idea and create a story out of it called 1984. This novel is definitely worth the read and deserves to be discussed. First, I will assess the importance of reading this novel. Then, I will compare Orwell's vision of the future to our reality by looking at the government's power, our civil rights, and how technology advancements have affected our freedoms. Although...
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...The year 1984 is now 32 years in the past and the world has come a long way since George Orwell penned his nightmarish envisionment of the future in 1949. However, the society depicted in 1984 is closer to society today than anyone would like to think. For example, take a look at the PATRIOT Act put in place just after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The three key things it allows are roving wiretaps, executing surveillance on people suspected of terrorism that do not harbor ties to any terrorist organization, and searching business records. It also allows the FBI to search through financial, telephone, and email records without receiving a court ordered warrant. However, this is controversial because the American people are supposed to be...
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...movies? Many seem to agree since technology has advanced to point where it can do as much or even more as the aged books have foretold. In the novel, 1984, the author, George Orwell, wrote about a distant future where everything was controlled by one person known as Big Brother. The main protagonist in Orwell's story, Winston Smith, believes that things are not as they should be and explains how they were always being watched by the Inner Party which consisted of less than 2% of the entire population. Proles, as they were named, consisted about 80% of all the population, including the Party. The Outer Party, where Winston is,...
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...The novel 1984 by George Orwell brings up many ideas that seem absolutely crazy on the surface, but resemble, when looked into deeper, more similarly today’s conditions than originally thought. One of these topics is surveillance, specifically government and law enforcement surveillance. In the world today, surveillance solves crimes and keeps an eye on things in important buildings and even on some streets, making it a good thing, but too much surveillance, especially when no laws restrict it in any way, harms society in an irreversible way. The telescreens in 1984 are mega versions of security cameras, the undercover Thought Police compare to undercover police officers in their patience and tactics, and the hidden cameras and microphones equate to things such as wiretapping and using a cell phone as a listening device. These techniques, used on wide scales in both societies, differ greatly in how they are executed. In 1984, the Party uses them on everyone equally, while in today’s society, using them requires government and law enforcement officials to utilize them strictly for watching and studying possible threats. Telescreens, A huge part of the society in 1984, find themselves literally everywhere among the Party members, and anyone can be watched at any time with them. The proles have the option to install one in their house or not because, according to the Party views them as equivalent to animals. One of the Party’s slogans even states, “Proles and animals are free...
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...Mating Process 2 Abstract This paper will explore two different principles of dating and finding a mate. The first will be a biblical view of finding of dating and finding a mate. Two Biblical references are used to support my opinion on the dating and mating process, how we should use God’s word through scripture to define relationships and the way we should live our lives. The second will be a world view of dating and finding a mate. I use my own personal experience and years of working with teenagers as a youth pastor to help express my opinion on how I feel the world view defines dating and looking for a mate. I refer to David Elkind (1984) wherein he suggests that teenagers have had to become premature adults. As hard as this to believe I feel that this is still true today. This paper is based on my sincere heartfelt feeling on this subject. The Dating and Mating Process 3 The Dating and Mating Process God’s View and the World’s View The Bible really does not address dating as it is viewed in our world today. I have heard it argued the Bible speaks of “courting” in Proverbs 18:22 which states that, “He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord.”(NKJV) The argument is the word find implies seeking or looking for a wife. I think that you can always find a way to argue your point if you try hard enough. I find the Bible gives clear instructions on how to live our lives. 1 Thessalonians...
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...In 1984, Orwell gave us a perfect rendering of a totalitarian state’s use of violence, language and control of mass media to keep a people enslaved. The book describes a grim reality in this future society: the Police Patrol snoops in people’s windows, and Thought Police is always out hunting for thought criminals. Big Brother, the totalitarian figurehead, stares out from posters plastered throughout the city, and private telescreens broadcast the Party’s platform and its constant stream of propaganda. In an age where the online world allows our every move and decision to be tracked by the devices we all carry at all times along with a climate of massive political polarization in America, many argue that the country is moving towards the totalitarian dystopia so meticulously described in 1984. But is that really the case? Is the United States moving towards a Big Brother state or away from it? What elements of the novel accurately describe the American society of today? Before reaching a conclusion we must draw some parallels between the defining aspects of...
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...computers, the amount of privacy an individual has grows smaller and smaller. In the novel 1984, written by George Orwell, illustrates his prediction of a future dystopian society where every citizen is continuously watched by “Big Brother”; at work, in their homes, everywhere. Technology is taking us closer and closer to the world of Big Brother since American’s...
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