George Orwell is thought to be one of this time 's greatest political authors that ever has become very well known.While growing up, Orwell’s family was lower-upper class, using this terminology to make a comparison of his family’s working class income and social aspirations. He lived his later years in Jura, a small and isolated island off the coast of Scotland and started working on his book (Johnson 1545-46). His novel, 1984, is used to impact the governmental judgement with enhancing it from the inside out. This literary work is fierce, yet at the same time fear to the control of one’s mind. Some critics have thought of this work as a political horror comic (Deutscher 120). 1984 is based in a society where the government controls everyone and everything, leaving the citizens no freedom of choice or thought. The main character, Winston Smith, decides to rebel against the Party and have his own thoughts and make his own decisions. 1984 demonstrates various examples of a Totalitarianism run government and individual against society.
Winston fears that since there is a telescreen that constantly shows news from the Party and monitor anything that is happening in the area for the Thought Police. He has already thought about being caught one day and give up any hope for the future. His curiosity wants him to find the truth before he gets caught (Graves). “As he put his hand on the doorknob, Winston saw that he left the diary open on the table DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER was all over it in letter big enough to read across the room (Orwell 20)” When Winston was writing this, he was resisting the control of the government. He was feeling anxious about getting in trouble with the Police, or even being war...
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...ty (Graves).”He turned around, and for a second almost failed to recognize her. What he had actually expected was to see her naked. The transformation that had happened was more than that. She had painted her face” (Orwell 142). Females in society have made it common not to wear makeup. Because women in this time are working and being so controlled all the time, they do not have time to dress up and look nice. One of the major security rules of 1984 is that privacy is reserved only for the Inner Party. Telescreens, microphones, and other hidden surveillance equipment constantly monitors the citizens (“We are the dead…”). One of the many reasons Winston should not try to be an individual in society is because it is impossible to do so. The Thought Police in Oceania make it extremely difficult to avoid detection, with its constant surveillance equipment (Miniter).
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