Essays on 1984

Totalitarianism is a form of government where the state has no limits to its power and strives to control the lives of its inhabitants, like pawns on a chessboard. The inhabitants have no civil or human rights and are often tortured or killed for a…

In the Novel “1984” by George Orwell, the story “Once Upon a time” by Nadine Gordimer, and the story “The Children’s Story by James Clavell the theme throughout all is fear. “Once Upon a time” by Nadine Gordimer starts off a little cloudy by her…

George Orwell’s 1984 (1949) is a novel set in a theoretical future in which London is currently arranged in ‘Oceania’, a state led by a totalitarian regime which seems to be led by the elusive figure of Big Brother. The general public is variously leveled…

Through the Interactive oral, I deepened my understanding of the cultural and contextual considerations of 1984 by George Orwell. By discussing the themes of physical control and psychological manipulation, we gained an insight into Orwell’s warning about totalitarianism. Totalitarianism is an official ideology to find…

There exists a line that separates the world of fiction and the real-life society we live in. We seem to know to distinguish between the two worlds clearly through movies, television, or books with works of fiction such as superheroes, supernatural events, and mythical creatures….

The book 1984, by George Orwell, provides a in-depth description of a society that rejects individualism and the acceptance of reality and history. Within this book, George Orwell uses the story of Winston Smith to create an effective outline of the society in which he…

In 2015, George Orwell’s novel “1984” entered the top of the best-selling books. It is called prophetic; it is still considered “a masterpiece of antitotalitarian thought” and a kind of bible anti-communists. About why this work is only an ideological product of the “cold war,”…

Emmanuel Goldstein is a fictional person made by the Party to control the members of the Party. The idea of Emmanuel Goldstein is similar to the idea of Big brother. As stated in the novel, Big Brother himself is not real but a fictional person…

In Orwell’s 1984, the government is in control of everyone and everything including relationships. Our protagonist, Winston, had to hide any and all feelings he had for others. Then he met Julie and all he could feel was hatred toward her conformist ways. He imagined…

George Orwell’s powerful and innovative novel, 1984, written in 1948, has been strongly influenced by the context of that time period. It makes an unavoidable comment on the damaging effects of totalitarianism, and illustrates how it adversely effects the society by mirroring the political change…