Betrayal is the act of using treachery or disloyalty to expose an enemy. In 1984, by George Orwell, the nature of betrayal was often portrayed in the society of Oceania through government manipulation and through the acts of the characters, like Julia, who betrayed Winston. To the novel as a whole, betrayal contributed to the overall helplessness of the characters and possibility of what can happen to future society. In 1984, betrayal demonstrated how no amount of love or loyalty to someone or something could overcome Big Brothers government. In 1984, Julia and Winston not only demonstrated how they betrayed each other but also how they betrayed their own values.
In society today, it is often that the powerful individuals retain their power by manipulating the masses and keeping them ignorant. In George Orwell’s 1984, the Party has used tactics which suppress the rights and freedoms of the Outer Party and the Proles. In order to keep their ruling status, the Party promotes ignorance and fear among its peoples. In this case, Oceania’s citizens can be compared with modern individuals who are immersed with propaganda-generating media which releases biased news because the government or intellectuals want citizens to stay ignorant in order to stabilize their power in society. There are similarities between the telescreens used in 1984 and modern-day propaganda because both have a similar purpose which
The Party manipulates language and creates newspeak, doublethink, uses technology to make citizens fearful of having thoughts opposite of the Party, and completely destroys any literature documenting the past. Newspeak and doublethink work together in order to change the language and people’s thoughts and beliefs. They both involve contradictory words in order to control the way Oceania’s citizens
In 1970, the Watergate scandal introduced the struggle between the executive branch and the legislative branch.There had been commotion over illegal activities committed by Republican President Nixon and his staff which was kept secret from Congress. After years of investigation, Nixon was found guilty. This highly unpopular scandal led to the resignation of Nixon. In the cartoon, President Richard Nixon and Senator Sam Ervin are shown arm wrestling which portrays the battle over the president’s right of executive privilege. The cartoonist is trying to make a point that the executive power and congress are having a struggle or fight whether the president should have the authority to keep certain information secret from the other branch of
Blake Fealy Mr. Clayton Senior College English 5/15/11 Controlling A Population “The mind is everything. What you think is what you become” (Buddha). Politics is always a subject that people either try to stay away from or try to get extremely involved in. One thing that always comes up during discussions of politics is control, and how much control the government should have in society. In the book 1984 by George Orwell, a world where there is too much government control is illustrated elegantly.
Vonnegut uses the characterization of Harrison, Hazel, and George to show how conformity stifles individualism and is detrimental to society. Harrison Bergeron is a non-conformist in Vonnegut’s short story. “...has just escaped from jail, where he was held on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government,” (24). Harrison, George and Hazel’s son, rebelled against the government by breaking out of jail. This rebellion was not allowed by society and the Handicapper General, Diana Moon Glampers.
In a passage from chapter eight of George Orwell’s 1984, the tone portrayed is that of utter despair and decay. The author’s diction and use of vivid descriptions enable us, as readers, to understand he attitude he is trying to convey. The passage begins with the protagonist, Winston, stating, “If there is hope, it lies in the proles”. This is quite an ironic statement, as proles are viewed, and known as the low-classest people in the society depicted in 1984; for them to overthrow the totalitarian government represented by the Party would be considered out of question. On the other hand, the proles represent 85% of the total population; whereas the “Inner Party” members merely represent 2%; therefore, it would make sense for the proles
In the book 1984 by George Orwell, there is a large imbalance between the individual and the society. The individual within the society is treated unfairly, and the government is the main force behind the unjust treatment. Is it fair that the individual cannot have emotions toward the Inner Party? Is it fair that the citizens in 1984 have no privacy what so ever? Is it fair, that if he or she doesn’t love Big brother, then he or she must get vaporized?
The classic novel 1984 by the George Orwell explored the brutality of totalitarian regime. He wrote this book as a warning because he predicted that if the government continued to grow rapidly unimpeded, it would lead to a dystropic future. His warning were suppose do have come true in 1984 but didn’t. His warnings are still valid as the world we know today is racing its way towards the immensely bleak future that Orwell predicted for us. There are many reasons as to why I believe that his warnings are still apparent today.
This idea of power was demonstrated nearly throughout the whole story, because we see the control the government has on his people. In the story, the government degrades the intelligent, strong, and handsome people. He does this for equality amongst the community. An example we see of power in the story is in the near end. Harrison, son of George and Hazel, gets taken away for being an above-average human.