I don’t think that propaganda was the main reason for the lack of opposition because, although there was a lot of it, people could ignore it, they didn’t have to believe it. People could ignore it, they didn’t have to go to the cinema, or read posters. Although radios were made cheaper and the stations on it were limited they didn’t have to listen to it, they could turn it on so informers thought they were listening then go into a different room and not listen to it. Propaganda only showed what the Nazis wanted to show, nothing was
Parson. Parson seems to feel that there is nothing wrong and he is high enough in society that he doesn’t have to worry about the change in society, not paying much attention or thinking that his children may be him and his wife’s downfall. Winston on the other hand is on his toes, and doesn’t like how the society is being run, and wants to change how things are run, but has trouble trusting anyone with his thoughts afraid that they will turn him in. This may be his downfall, because he want’s so bad to change society that he will tell the first person he thinks is on his
1.The old locks and lack of guards in the palace of corrective detention indicate that they believed that they never needed to have improved the security because they never expected for someone to think on their own like equality 7-2521. Naturally everyone wouldn’t even think about escaping due to the precautions taken if they were found. Equality 7-2521 doesn’t care for this all he cares for and that drives him is to be with the council of scholars. That’s how it was so easy for him to escape he thought about it on his own he believes that every can think on their own an no one thinks for another this is what allows equality to excel in life. 2. Ayn Rand contrasts about equality 7-2521 and the collective government by saying “they or we”
In Brave New World history is no longer necessary unless you are a world controller. History is not taught because it will not benefit the world state and they don’t want anyone to be deconditioned or start to rebel. Even without history the citizens of the world state are happy and some are conditioned to be afraid of books so they would not even dare to read if they are given a
Imagery and Diction Orwell’s 1984 In the opening scenes of 1984, George Orwell established the dystopian setting of the novel. Winston Smith, the protagonist, despairs in the bleak world of Oceania. Through the use of imagery and diction, the author establishes the decaying and menacing nature of this society. Through the imagery, the author conveys the decay apparent in Oceania. The narrator claims that the hallway of the building in which Winston lives “smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats”.
Individualism is a key aspect in both novels, most prevalently in the protagonist of each story. The presence of it maintains a positive aura in the story, and its gradual diminishment drains the aura out eventually, leaving the feeling of a grim ending. This is done by the relevant authorities in both novels – Jack’s “tribe” from Lord of the Flies and “the Party” from 1984 – who have many similarities. They are both totalitarian (since in Lord of the Flies becoming a “savage” in the tribe changes relevant individual aspects), they both gain power from collectivism and they both use violence to enforce their systems. Consequently the very nature of both authorities demands collective conformity, and this is the driving force for the abolishment of individualism.
Also, if the husband wasn’t using substances every night, he would realize that his underlying problems are not with Robert, but with himself. However, the couple always evades their issues. Robert is an innocent bystander in this story. He is not aware of the miscommunication that the couple is having. He is a catalyst that brings the couple’s problems to the surface.
He is, more or less, a placement of the reader within the novel's setting. John's perspective shows the magnitude of the values already introduced. Again, this is only possible because John is so thoroughly separate from society. For example, Bernard is initially similar to John. He is an outsider who is able to clearly see the faults of society.
The Golden Country in the novel is an extremely important place for both Winston and Julia. This is the place where they both meet for the very first time in order to make love to each other and also, by doing this, rebel against Big Brother and the Inner Party by ignoring their anti-sex laws. This place is also very much like the Golden Country in Winston’s dreams. It represents a place where Winston can never be hurt and is free from the eyes of Big Brother. It is his place, along with Julia’s, where he is truly a free
In 1984, the government refuses to allow the public their own memories and changes memories in order to have complete control over society. Winston was one of the only members of his society who remembered the true past and was not loyal to Big Brother. Nearly everyone else in society believed whatever they were told by the Party because they possessed no memories of the past. The members of the Outer Party willingly accepted everything Big Brother said and obeyed him unhesitatingly. The Party replaces and manipulates the memories of Oceania’s citizens in order to remain in absolute power.