The Themes Of Freedom In 1984 By George Orwell's 1984

Towards the end of Orwell’s novel that presents a dystopian society, the antagonist, O’Brien, a close member of the inner party, warns Winston, the protagonist and one of only two reasonable people left, that “We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them” (319). Winston, who has been taken prisoner for his political dissent, receives this grave warning tied down to a chair with O’Brien’s face staring at him from above. This alarming solution to the infamous mystery frightens Winston a significant amount, who after sacrificing so much, has just learned his fate. Orwell has brought about this fate to emphasize the perpetual triumph of the party over its enemies. In George Orwell's 1984, the author creates the totalitarian state of Oceania to warn the reader of the potential corruption and oppression of such a government.

The war-torn world George Orwell creates for 1984 is a bleak, heartless place, full of grey shaded and apocalyptic descriptions. The citizens that live in Oceania do not live, they are slaves whose sole purpose is to better the party, a harsh totalitarian government, full of ever watchful leaders who monitor the citizens at all time, watching their every move and seeing their every thought. Our protagonist, is Winston Smith who lives in this dystopia. Winston lives a life that like most of Oceania lacks basic rights and involves little freedom serving the purpose as our main protagonist developing the theme of the novel. These problems however, are exasperated by the society government that constantly worsens in the course of his life.

One of the most important concepts that many individuals in modern day society value the most is the idea that they have the freedom to do whatever they please. The term freedom means “being able to act, think, and speak in any way one wants to without any type of hindrance,”(Dictionary.com). In the book, 1984, by George Orwell, the totalitarian society ruled by Big Brother, in many ways, controls its citizens by hindering any types of freedom a member of the society might have. In a society that is decorated with telescreens, hidden microphones, and strict rules, Orwell illustrates the many ways Big Brother uses that to its advantage to stifle the freedom of its citizens. However, under all the scrutiny of Big Brother, there are

In 1984, the last and largest work of Orwell’s life, the oppression becomes even more sinister. Winston, a member of the “party,” decides to break away from the melancholy lifestyle in which “freedom is slavery” and rebel against the government that restrains him. The party even erases all of history and claims that reality is within the mind; “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” He becomes conscious of all the trickery and lies of the party and joins a secret organization to fight for freedom. The organization, however, is a lie and Winston is tortured until he learns to truly love Big Brother. 1984 makes prominent stabs at the

George Orwell’s theme in 1984 is that an omnipotent and all-seeing government is dangerous and will demean individuality as well as free will. He portrays this through Winston’s failure to rebel while showing totalitarian governments cannot be stopped after they have been completely established. He also depicts his message through the citizens’ total belief in government propaganda no matter how absurd or inconstant as well as through the international solidarity and seemingly permanent nuclear cold war.

“1984” by George Orwell is a utopian and dystopian novel, this novel is enticing and while very gloomy proves to be an extraordinary book with an old futuristic feel to it. In the very beginning of the novel, we are introduced to a character named Winston, who has a very strong opinion against the Party and he immediately has thoughts and actions going against the organization which controls the world that he lives in. He first keeps a record of his thoughts in a diary and then joining what he thought was the “Brotherhood” which tries to sabotage the Party with the hope of making it fail, falls in love with a girl named Julia and strives to live a life that is not controlled by the Party. Major events of this story were that Winston wrote

Now some argue that the theme of 1984 is that you can’t always win. According to Orwell, “In the face of pain, there are no heroes, he thought over and over as he writhed on the floor, clutching uselessly at his disabled left arm” (page 302). This shows how this is the theme because Winston has been rebelling against the Party, hoping that he can successfully bring back the past of mind kind and overthrow the government, but in the end he was unsuccessful with his rebellion and was tortured by the Party for his actions. Additionally, Julia says, “‘I betrayed you,’ she said baldly….’Sometimes’ she said, ‘ they threaten you with something you can’t stand up to, can’t even think about.’” Basically, this shows how the theme is you can’t always win because Julia and Winston weren’t successful with their rebellion, in fact at the end of the story they even confess that they betrayed one another and their whole relationship changed, their rebellion failed and so did their relationship, this shows us readers how Winston and Julia couldn’t win against the Party. However, the

People hear about political issues all over the news and form their own opinions on them, but are they really deciding beliefs for themselves or are they just believing whatever the media tells them? Because of the modern day media biased, many people do not think independently, even when they think they are. They merely believe the lies the media feeds them and do not research the matter themselves to get an accurate idea of what is truly going on and how the control of information will impact the world around them. Because of people’s tendency to accept any piece of information that gets shoved down their throats, the US is slowly digging itself into the same government-controlled, no-freedom world as in the book 1984 by George Orwell.

When George Orwell wrote his novel, 1984, Hitler and Mussolini had recently been defeated in World War II, the nuclear arms race was warming up and the Soviet Union was a threat to the world. Although these are not problems in today's society, 1984 is still very relevant in current time, "The twentieth century will soon be over, but political terror still survives and this is why Nineteen Eighty-four remains valid today” (Ricks 5). In the novel 1984 the main character Winston is faced with challenges when he meets a woman named Julia. Julia makes him question his loyalty to the government. They are living under a totalitarian government that sees everything you do, hears everything you say, and knows everything you think. George Orwell’s novel 1984 is still relevant in today’s society.

Mark wanted to use his phone during lunch. He wanted to be able to check social media and play games during lunch. One day, Mark asked the dean if he could use his phone during lunch, however she said no. Mark kept asking and asking if he could and still got rejected. However, after a span of months he rebelled against the rules and brought out his phone. Fellow classmates saw this and they all got out their phones. Instead of all the craziness that happened during lunch, everyone was quiet and ready for class next period. 1984 by George Orwell is about Winston, who is in a world that has a totalitarianism government ran by Big Brother and The Party. He rebels against it by going against the laws such as being involved in public displays of affection, but gets caught and goes to jail. Eventually, he gets released, however he lost all of his emotions and no longer wants to go against Big Brother. When he was rebelling, Winston was free to do what he wanted and fought against the laws. A theme is the story 1984 would be freedom is worth fighting or dying for.

Rebellions happened all throughout history and still continue in the present. Bacon’s Rebellion continues to have a lasting impact on today’s society. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the theme of rebellion is prevalent. The government system of Big Brother controls every aspect of the people’s lives. As the story progresses, the main character Winston Smith, finds himself having hatred for Big Brother and wants to find a way to end the Party’s reign. Other characters, like Julia, only want to rebel for personal reasons and want no major changes. In George Orwell’s 1984, the use of imagery to draw parallels between Winston’s struggle against Big Brother and man’s repeated clashes with nigh-totalitarian government.

In George Orwell's 1984 Winston is not allowed to have his own thoughts. The citizens are not allowed to like things they want to like, and not allowed to do things they want to do. People must do what the party says and everybody must obey all rules. There are three slogans of the party “WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS

In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the totalitarian government is adamant that all citizens not only follow its policies, but wholeheartedly agree with them. In order to maintain his individuality and avoid the Thought Police, Winston lies about his allegiance to the government and his beliefs and thoughts. He learns that his lies are weak and shallow after he is caught, and he eventually realizes the true power of his lies when he deceives himself. The totalitarian government Orwell presents encourages deception as a means of survival, increasing the government’s power when the citizens are eventually driven to lie to themselves. As the Party grows stronger and individuality crumbles, Orwell displays the loss of humanity as a result of a government built on deception.

The face of a man of about forty-five, with a heavy black moustache and ruggedly handsome features. Who is he? He is Big Brother, the ruler and destroyer of Oceania and the reality of today. It is easy to believe that the Government monitoring people in order to keep them safe. But how exactly is it keeping everyone safe? In George Orwell's novel 1984 citizens of Oceania are constantly being watched over and spied on. In the fiction novel 1984 the circumstances in which the citizens of Oceania live under seem terrible but what is worse is that people live under these circumstances today in real life. The lack of privacy that exists today and in 1984 results in one to feel a loss in freedom, to feel paranoid, and to feel inferior. To have surveillance

1984, by George Orwell, explores the balance of happiness and freedom in human society through the use of Julia, Winston, and the Party. Julia's belief that the government tries to prevent pleasure by restricting freedom differentiates her passion for pleasure from Winston’s craving for freedom. Though Winston himself values freedom over happiness, he lives under the assumption that the Party would claim to govern with the intent to protect the people from reality by placing more value in happiness. Conversely, he does not believe the Party does this in practice sighting all the misery as evidence, but that they would justify