1984

1984

London is now a run down city where Winston Smith lives and works. The world is being controlled by the party, and Big Brother is at the head of it all. In 1984 several important messages are portrayed to the reader warning against overly controlling government, technology, and censorship.

Throughout the novel Winston is constantly being watched. Every room he goes into there is always a telescreen. The thought police are able to hear or see what ever goes on inside the room at any point in time. This represents the constant watch of the government. There is no way to turn it off only down therefore the population is always being fed propaganda. Winston’s job is to change history by rewriting what happened so “every prediction made by the party could be shown by documentary evidence to have been correct” (40) The propaganda of the party brainwashes the people into thinking something different happen even when they know it did. This shows how deep they are into the minds of the citizens.

In 1984 technology isn’t used for good, it is used to watch the people. Telescreens are so powerful that not only can they tell when you change your face or make a sound but can even sense a raised heartbeat and use it as incriminating evidence. They also have large machinery to torture and create fear in the citizens.

The slogan for the party is “war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength” (4) Just by this slogan you can see that the party is taking over peoples minds. When they say war is peace, they mean that while they are at war everyone is more united. So they are constantly being involved in war to have this effect. Freedom is slavery refers to the communistic feel of the party. You can only succeed if you are with others, by yourself you will fail. Because people can’t see what is going on, just makes the party more powerful.

Winston is amazed when the beautiful woman who has been looking at him gives him a note that says “I love you” (108) This...