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The Human Condition In 1984 By George Orwell

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Today, there are over 7 billion people in the world and with that number steadily increasing there is constant interaction, growth, battles and self-defining taking place. Nearly every person lives in hopes to define themselves and how they act; what they do not realize is there is something in the way of that goal. This something is what comes naturally in human nature called the human condition. The human condition is defined as, “a phrase…used with respect [to describe] situations that humans face in 'getting along with each other and the world…” (The Human Condition). Simply put, the human condition makes the how and the why of the way we act the with one another and the environment. Many aspects of the individual person can define the …show more content…

This shows that the human condition is not only heavily influenced by the government but, purposely steered by the means of popular events, child raising and much more of what happens in the lives of those in 1984 in order to retain government power. The influencing of the human condition in 1984 starts from the beginning of the person’s life. The early years of one’s life is important in development and, eventually, will sculpt who they choose to become. Family life and the things they are taught are essential in the human condition. In the society of 1984, the idea of family is changed and the things they learn are taught through government programs. "All children were to be begotten by artificial insemination…and brought up in public institutions" (Orwell 66). In 1984, the government, known as the Party, had declared that if someone was to have a child it was meant to be through artificial methods and then allow that child to grow in government institutions rather than at home with the parents. This strips the child of any real opportunities to connection with the parents. For a child to learn that they were first …show more content…

In the society of 1984, the people celebrate something known as Hate Week which is also built up by the Two minutes of Hate that happens on a daily basis. Something that happens during this is, “…shouting insults at Goldstein…” (Orwell 153) and “…uncontrollable exclamations of rage…breaking out from half of the people…” (Orwell 13). The human condition behind this is built and played on by the government. The Party knows that people still fear the unknown. With this in mind, the Party shows the videos of Goldstein, a Party enemy, for two minutes a day. This enrages the public unconsciously due the way the people are raised to support the government but, it also installs fear of not know if what Goldstein says is true and meaningful. This changes the human interaction by creating more of a tension between the people which makes for more aggressive, secluded and government supporting life style. For those adults who want to drift away from the Party power and fight it, torture is used to fix their human condition. Julia, a woman who had a relationship with the main character Winston, went through torture because she defiled the law of no sexual relations which the Party holds highly. She admitted that, “Sometimes…they threaten you

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