1984
...on the base of brainwashing civilians, daily propaganda, and torture. The novel describes how dangerous a totalitarian and oligarchy society is portrayed in the year 1984 from the year 1949. Winston Smith, the main character, is in opposition to the totalitarian society, under a single Party dictatorship, and the legal authority who only seeks power for their own sake and benefit. The story is set in “Oceania”, the combined continent of America and the British Isles. The state, Oceania, is run by the Party and Big Brother. The Party uses various methods to control its citizens. Big Brother is never seen, but the people are made to believe that he does exist. Winston is unable to agree with the society that is created by the Party. Winston is against Big Brother, scribbling, “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER” (19) in his diary. Orwell depicts a state in which the government monitors control every part of human existence where having disloyal thoughts is against the law. The society controlled by the Party in Orwell’s novel takes away all individual’s freedoms. It is a society of fear, hatred, and suspicion that is a mocking criticism of past, present, and future societies. Orwell also depicts Winston Smith using negative descriptions to describe the conflict he has with the Party and the society. The conflicts in the novel are between Winston and Big Brother and totalitarianism and democracy.
Winston Smith, the protagonist of the novel, is a Party member who is against Big Brother and the society, since he believes there is no freedom. Before, he lived in a society where the Party did not rule with an incredible and great life. To protect himself, Winston keeps his thoughts and memories of the past to himself. He is powerless to fight against the Party, and he fears that the government has too over all men. The society does not give the rights of
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