Category: 1984

Each text or literary work is interpreted differently by various readers. After reading a novel or a short story, the reader asks himself questions about the reasons why the author wrote it and what it means. Questions lead readers to interpret links to literature. People refer to what they read by connecting to their own…

George Orwells 1949 satire Nineteen-Eighty-Four, ignites new ideas about human behaviours prompted by totalitarian governments degradation of individual and collective experiences and thus invites the reader to see the world differently. Orwell explores how oppressive authorities suppress societal expression and freedom to maintain power. He then reveals how this suppression brutalises human behaviour and motivations…

While there are many differences between fiction and non-fiction titles, when comparing George Orwells 1984 to Patricia McCormicks The Plot to Kill Hitler, many similarities emerge along with differences. The setting in 1984 consists of a political system that is authoritarian, oppressive, and ruthless in nature. It is post-revolutionary Britain, now called Oceania after the…

World War II negatively impact the world as totalitarian political parties fought to control the world. George Orwells dystopian novel 1984 paints the picture of how the continuation of totalitarian governments would result in a fearful society. 1984 reveals how constant surveillance, low food rations, and propaganda allows for citizens to practically become government property.…

What is a banned book? Banned books are books or other printed works, such as essays or plays, which are prohibited by law or to which free access is not permitted by other means. The practice of banning books is a form of censorship for political, religious, moral, or commercial motives. One such book is…

1984, a novel by George Orwell, represents a dystopian society in which the people of Oceania are watched by the government almost 24/7 and have no freedom which is a society we could never imagine real. But, today citizens of North Korea can be considered the same way as the novel. Though different technological and…

Societies in dystopian fiction often develop elaborate systems of social class. Take the example of George Orwell’s 1984, where there were the proletarians who are known as the lowest in the social class system. In 1984, the proles were divided into Oceania’s working class which the government considers to be uneducated and almost animal-like. It…

Introduction George Orwell’s novel, 1984, serves as a haunting portrayal of a dystopian society dominated by totalitarianism and the suppression of individual autonomy. Published in 1949, Orwell’s work continues to resonate with readers due to its stark depiction of power dynamics, surveillance, and the manipulation of truth. Set in a future world where the Party…

Personal privacy and individualism among humans are what make unique individuals who all contribute something different to society. Microcosm criticism focuses on the internal society created in the novel and ignores the time and place in which it was written. It focuses heavily on unacknowledged societal structures in our society. Usually, it has an underlying…

The novel 1984 and film V for Vendetta are both works that explore how totalitarian governments cause isolation and fear through control. They demonstrate how methods such as propaganda, surveillance and fabrication of information assert control over the lives of their citizens and remove the individual freedom to create a mass of people living in…