George Orwell 1984 Comparison Essay

Today it is possible for the government to monitor anything and everything we do or say, and even to track the places we go. In George Orwell’s 1984, Winston Smith lives in the dystopian society called Oceana. This book was written by George Orwell, and thus gave way to the term an Orwellian society (a society that can be compared to the societies of both 1984 and "Animal Farm"). This society is usually the result of an attempt to become a utopia which ultimately has gone terribly wrong. With the advancement of modern technology, America is being turned into an Orwellian society. While the technology we have is more advanced than what was seen in 1984, it can be reasoned that the services and devices, not present in 1984, would be heavily

The idea about human to reconcile the uncertainties of the past with a new or present situation. Throughout the year I studied the texts about, novel 1984 by George Orwell, a film Good Will Hunting and Shakespeare's play Hamlet. In these texts because the characters' uncertainty about the past, they won’t succeed in future situations in their lives. I'm referring from the text of how these uncertainties can have an effect for these protagonists throughout the story until they reach tougher situations.

1984 has come and gone. The cold war is over. The collapse of oppressive totalitarian regimes leads to the conclusion that these governments by their nature generate resistance and are doomed to failure. The fictional world of George Orwell's novel, 1984, is best described as hopeless; a nightmarish dystopia where the omnipresent State enforces perfect conformity among members of a totalitarian Party through indoctrination, propaganda, fear, and ruthless punishment. In the aftermath of the fall of capitalism and nuclear war, the world has been divided among three practically identical totalitarian nation-states. A state of perpetual war and poverty is the rule in Oceania. However, this is merely a backdrop, far from the most terrifying

A big question that many people are asking is if the government is watching us illegally. In the book 1984 by George Orwell he talks about Big Brother which are the people that are watching everyone, this quote explains what is written everywhere. “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption beneath it ran” (1984; pg 2) . Society today believe that the government is putting unnecessary cameras in cities and also watching over our phones. The advances in technology that we have might or might not be getting us closer to the world of Big Brother.

Throughout literature, authors have incorporated specific traits into a character’s world to express their views on political topics. From Huxley’s Brave New World to Orwell’s Animal Farm, the characters in each are heavily exaggerated to voice the author’s opinion of the current times. One of the most glaring examples of this political representation is George Orwell’s 1984. About a young man, Winston Smith, and his interactions with the Thought Police, the Resistance, and Julia—his forbidden love--- in a utopian society, Orwell represents the fears of many citizens in the 1940s: the rise of a totalitarian superpower. George Orwell, the author of 1984, wrote this novel at this time for a specific reason, incorporated characters that

George Orwell’s 1984 paints a terrifying picture of society, an undesirable existence. Through the eyes of the main character, Winston, readers are shown the dreary, gray town of London, part of the superstate Oceania, which is trapped in an eternal war. Oceania is a land rife with poverty and pure government control, where the individual is crushed and the government is always right, no matter if they say “two plus two is five” (page 290). Comparing and contrasting modern America to the dreary society of Oceania can give one insights into how close we may be to their system, as well as how to avoid becoming Oceania. Oceania is a place of lost individuality and human ties, where human nature is suppressed and thinking the wrong thing can get you killed. Supposedly, there are no laws, but to go against the Inner Party, the oppressive government, is death. Comparing our society to Oceania, especially our normalization of surveillance and the suppression of media, is an important piece of understanding and continuing to shape our society.

16. In the final analysis, how accurate was Orwell in his vision of the future? In what ways does our contemporary society compare to his idea of society in 1984? Are there examples in which he was correct? What is most contrary? Do you see a potential for aspects of Orwell’s “vision” to come true?

Things to know: 1984 was a book written about life under a totalitarian regime from an average citizen’s point of view. This book envisions the theme of an all knowing government with strong control over its citizens. This book tells the story of Winston Smith, a worker of the Ministry of Truth, who is in charge of editing the truth to fit the government’s policies and claims. It shows the future of a government bleeding with brute force and propaganda. This story begins and ends in the continent of Oceania one of the three supercontinents of the world. Oceania has three classes the Inner Party, the Outer Party and the lowest of all, the Proles (proletarian). Oceania’s government is the Party or Ingsoc (English Socialism

George Orwells novel, 1984, takes place in a futuristic dystopia. In the book the life of a man named Winston is followed. Winston works for the ministry of truth, in this ministry there are people that go back into things like the newspaper and edit them to make the government look like everything they did was flawless. Orwells story is surprisingly accurate in the terms of the technology and the governments ability to spy on their citizens. The are that he made the biggest flaws in the story were where there was any talk about mind control and manipulation of a person. Also, there is a possibility that Orwell was referring to many of the manipulation aspects of the book in more of a religious way.

Every move you make on the Internet can be recorded step by step, website to website. While researching articles on internet surveillance one said how US government has been forcing American telecommunication companies to turn over the call records of every one of their customers to allow the NSA to search them with a reason.(Glenn Greenwald. NSA collecting phone…). However I find this completely wrong, the government shouldn’t be having our call records unless they have some sort of evidence that we are a suspect or threat to this country. It also mentioned how the “NSA believes this general monitoring of our electronic communications is justified because the entire process takes a small amount of seconds”.(Glenn Greenwald. NSA collecting phone…). Despite the general illusion that today’s surveillance technology is used for a good purpose, people should be aware of the consequences when it’s used in the wrong

Our technology is way more advanced than the technology described in the novel 1984 which isn’t necessarily a good thing. We have cameras everywhere including on the streets and in our pockets. In fact, even new game consoles have cameras and microphones that remain on even when the console itself is off. “It's able to identify individuals based on face and body recognition, works in the dark, records audio and is constantly connected to the Internet and 300,000 Microsoft servers” (Xbox One Features…). That’s just one of the many examples of how we are currently being monitored. Another would be our smart phones. There isn’t much that our phones aren’t capable of doing and that includes tracking where we go, what we buy, and what we do. “ Your phone even automatically labels your assumed home and work addresses based on the amount of time you spend in each location” (Hidden Iphone Feature Tracks…). Our technology may come in slightly different forms than that of Big Brother, but it is still very similar in its purpose, to watch us. The way in which we differ is who and how we use it. For instance, major companies like to purchase the information that has been gathered from our phone in order to provide goods and services that are most relevant to us, the consumer. “Jeff Weber, AT&T Inc.'s president of content and advertising sales, says his company is studying ways to sell and analyze customer data for advertisers…” (Phone Firms Sell Data…). In the world of Big Brother, the government uses this information to determine whether a person is guilty of thoughtcrime or not while our government only uses our information to help prevent terrorism resulting from the terrorist attack on

War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance Is Strength. The party slogan of Ingsoc illustrates the sense of contradiction which characterizes the novel 1984. That the book was taken by many as a condemnation of socialism would have troubled Orwell greatly, had he lived to see the aftermath of his work. 1984 was a warning against totalitarianism and state sponsored brutality driven by excess technology. Socialist idealism in 1984 had turned to a total loss of individual freedom in exchange for false security and obedience to a totalitarian government, a dysutopia. 1984 was more than a simple warning to the socialists of Orwell's time. There are many complex philosophical issues buried deep within

“In the far distance a helicopter skimmed down between the roofs, hovered for an instant like a blue bottle, and darted away with a curving flight. It was the police patrol, snooping into people's windows.” (Orwell 2) How would you feel if you were being watched every second of your life? Technology these days is so advanced that it is beyond the farthest reaches of the human mind. Every day large majority of Earth’s population consumes countless hours of useless information off their cell phones, television, and computers. Every word you say, every text you send, they are watching you. Our government believes they have the right to invade our personal lives and they play it well. We are using every technological advantage to improve safety in this country. I believe our

Are we being tracked by the government through our cell phones? In an excerpt from “Court case asks if ‘Big Brother’ is spelled GPS” by Adam Liptak from The New York Times, they explain how the the Fourth Amendment could be replaced by new surveillance. There have been many court cases that have proven how George Orwell’s “1984” is becoming more pragmatic everyday. The global tracking system is being used as surveillance, in “1984” they are being watched everywhere by everything. They are being watched from helicopters, telescreens, children, and just about everything. Facebook, Instagram, snapchat, and twitter are all major social media websites that people are on everyday, they are changing everyday. On each

Though the consequences of citizen’s actions through technology today are not as severe or are non punishable, they do not take the government’s surveillance as seriously as the citizens of Oceania did in 1984. One NSA system can reach about 75% of all US Internet traffic, communications by foreigners and Americans (Gorman n. pag.). The US government's defense to surveillance claims is that the justification is National Security (Calamur n. pag.)., and this may be true, but the question of the freedom to privacy ratio, as a free nation, is still undecided. One way surveillance is now even more accessible is due to Google Glass. "With Google Glass, nobody's pointing a camera... phone. You no longer know if you're being filmed... an unspoken social rule is being violated" (Brown 42). and gives the government the ability to see from the point of view of anyone. With most every person you meet having quick access to some sort of recordable technology, it is easy to have your actions recorded or documented without your knowledge. The information can be easily spread around the world without your knowing or permission with just a simple touch. As said before, “.....an unspoken social rule is being violated” (Brown 42), taking away the sense of privacy and security felt by many Americans. Another form of surveillance, used by specifically the NYPD, is the use of undercover cops. Since The Occupy Wall Street