The Dystopic World In 1984, By George Orwell

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The novel 1984, by George Orwell talks about a world where people have been classified into separate categories. Big Brother is the highest authority. He holds immense importance in the dystopic world because he has the power to monitor every individual’s actions psychologically and physically. The second category includes people who unwillingly work for Big Brother. They are heard and watched simultaneously, through the telescreen. Lastly, the Proles have no say in the government. They are aware of the fact that any minor blunder can get them arrested. Food, clothing and shelter is also limited, therefore Big Brother can freely snatch anything he wants. This is a world where everything is controlled by the rich, but no one says a word. Orwell …show more content…

No one can determine the future, but this book proved it wrong because telescreens exist today and we all are surrounded by them. Not exactly telescreen, but with a different name, called gadgets. Gadgets are electronic devices such as phones, cameras and laptops. They play the same role as the telescreens did. Our privacy and freedom has been taken away because the government can keep an eye on us through these accessories. Orwell’s world is very similar to ours because no one in 1984 would say anything against them being noticed and neither can we. We are unable to stop the government from contemplating us because the government claims that they are protecting us from any harm. I feel this is wrong because every action of ours is kept track of. We receive so called liberty freedom, and power of choice because we are restricted in every manner. Has any of the attack been stopped through viewing our information? The answer is no, if they do not succeed in their purpose, then why not give our right …show more content…

“Day and night the telescreens bruised your ears with statistics proving that people today had more food, more clothing, better houses, better recreations-that they lived longer, worked shorter hours, were bigger, healthier, stronger, happier, more intelligent, better educated , than the people of fifty years ago. Not a word of it could ever be proved or disproved.” This shows how no one tried to find out the actual truth because the government claimed that everything is far better than before, but it had never been proven. In a way, high authority was trying to manipulate the minds of people so that they would obey them and feel that everything is working accurately. It could be a possibility that the past was much more cheerful, pleasant, flexible and full of opportunities; since no proof existed everyone believed the government. Making people unaware regarding history can also be a trap for the proles because if the government shows that the past was cruel and unhappy then people will expect less and adopt the fact that everything given to them by Big Brother is more than they need. We can easily relate to this concept in several ways. The Article “America the Clueless” explained how unfamiliar we are about everything encircling us. The new generation is more connected with technology and has less access to the news and reality. We believe that the speeches

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