Wednesday, September 18, 2019
1984 Essay --
Are you sitting comfortably? I find myself constantly drawn back to the subject of George Orwellââ¬â¢s 1984 it follows a dystopian community, which is set in a world that has been in continuous war, and has no privacy by means of surveillance and has complete mind control and is known by the name of Oceania. It keeps an eye on a man named Winston whose features are described as him having ââ¬Å"a smallish, frail figureâ⬠¦his hair very fair, his face natural sanguine, [and] his skin roughenedâ⬠(Orwell 2). This book illustrates to readers what the world would be like if we were under complete control of the Government, as a result, this book poses a couple motifsââ¬â¢ for instance Part One tackles ââ¬Å"Collectivismâ⬠which means the government controls you, while Part Two fights with ââ¬Å"Romanceâ⬠because Winston and Juliaââ¬â¢s love, and Part Three struggles with ââ¬Å"Fearâ⬠and how it controls you physically and mentally. Likewise, George Orwellââ¬â¢s 1984 Part One Motif is ââ¬Å"Collectivismâ⬠which means an economic or political system in which the government controls everything like land, business, and in Oceaniaââ¬â¢s case even to extent of mind control. This theme proves itself as you first turn the page in part one when it states ââ¬Å"Big Brother is Watching Youâ⬠(Orwell 2). Those five words that could be read under that poster seem to act as all he needs in this community to prove his control and authority. The motif played a main part here because it was all about someone not having their own control; it was about them having everything accepted by Big Brother whether what they inscribe in their journal, what their thoughts were, or even what they were doing because Big Brother is watching at all times. Part two of George Orwellââ¬â¢s 1984 motif is ââ¬Å"Romanceâ⬠because Winsto... ...f it no matter what even if it means betraying the people we care. In order to understand ourselves, we must first understand George Orwellââ¬â¢s 1984. This book expresses multiple motifs like Part one on Collectivism by the people of Oceania putting their community in the hands of Big Brother, or Part Two was about Romance between Julia and Winston and about how the party wanted to alter love for complete devotion to Big Brother, and later in Part Three it was about fear and how it can control you. We must ultimately comprehend how this book could prove more of a timeline of events taking place now if we donââ¬â¢t put steps inline to stop the Government from complete control, really we are the proles Orwell was mentioning we are the hope and we must utilize it. ââ¬Æ' Works Cited Orwell, George. 1984: a novel. New York, N.Y.: Published by Signet Classic:, 1977. Print.
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