George Orwell and 1984

             The book, 1984, by George Orwell depicts a society whose purpose is solely that of power. The main character is Winston Smith, a man who doubts the righteousness of the totalitarian government, Big Brother. George Orwell's message in 1984 reminds us of what had gone wrong, what can go wrong, and what will go wrong when government becomes all-powerful. In countries around the world, the life and message of 1984 is very realistic. In the United States the term politically correct takes on the meaning of George Orwell's thought police, in the book 1984. Our privacy and basic rights have become more threatened, as warned by the totalitarian message of 1984.
             George Orwell's message in 1984 reminds us of what has gone wrong, what can go wrong, and what will go wrong when government becomes all-powerful. Winston Smith, the main character, lives in a super state called Oceania. The government of Oceania is at constant war with two other super states. The government of Oceania wants total power and therefore watches it's citizens at all times through telascreens. It has developed its own politically correct language called newspeak, and has a branch of the government known as the thought police in order to control the intentions of its citizens. Big Brother, the dictator of the government, manipulates its citizens into convenient modes of thinking using these tactics. Winston Smith engages in a love affair, which is forbidden, but the government is determined to stop him and alter his rebellion into love for the leader. A man by the name of O'Brian is in charge of Winston's mental manipulation. "Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else," says O' Brian "... In the mind of the Party, which is collective and immortal, Whatever the Party holds to be truth is truth." The book, 1984, emphasizes the idea that people are "fine"; it is our society and government that are corrupt. Orwell's message in 1984 reminds us of what has gone w...

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