In What Ways Does 1984 Present the Ideas and Attitudes

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In what ways does 1984 present the ideas and attitudes of dystopian fiction? The word Dystopian is opposite of Utopian. A Utopian society is one that is considered or is aiming to be perfect. It is very idealistic. Whereas a dystopian society in which everything is unpleasant or bad, and consists of totalitarian leadership. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, we consider it to be a dystopian novel, based on a few things. Because in dystopia, life consists of human’s misery, poverty, and violence and so on, it is controlled by a government that can do no wrong. If any one individual tries to degrade or go against the ruler, they will be punished and the people of the society know this. In this case, Winston Smith is described as ‘thin’ and ‘frail’ which shows us that he really is powerless, both physically “Winston stopped writing, partly because he was suffering from cramp” and mentally “Winston kept his back turned to the telescreen. It was safer, though, as he well knew, even a back can be revealing”. But Winston is intellectual, which is one of the many reasons why he wishes to overthrow the power of Big Brother and the party. As early as the first two sentences, George Orwell gives a short description of a dystopian world “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him.” The “vile wind” could foreshadow the difficulties that will occur for Winston in the future, the metaphor a “swirl of gritty dust” may be that they (Big Brother) defeat him in the end. O’Brien is used in the story to convey the dishonesty and betrayal that comes with living in a totalitarian society. We do not see much of the life

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