Friday, 3 February 2012

What are some visions of the future portrayed in Orwell's '1984'?

The proposed
future thatoffers in  is one in which everything, from the atmospheric
backdrop, to the thought processes, language, and human relations of each individual are
manipulated and controlled by a ruling political party. 

shows a future,
dystopian society which is easily dominated, indoctrinated, and manipulated. The motivation
behind the social submission of each individual lies in the spread of a false sentiment of
patriotism from a party that promises to take care of its own. Most of the strength of the party
comes, ironically, from children. This is because children are indoctrinated from a very young
age to comply with the ethos of the Oceania party, which is: 


"WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH."


Hence, the way in which the government of Big Brother puts these
axioms into practice is through the control of the very basic actions that people conduct in
human life.

The party creates...



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