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Discuss atleast 3 of Orwell’s warnings about the future. Make close reference to the text (1984).
Orwell used the novel ‘1984’ as a platform to convey his experiences of World War 2. He has incorporated subtle predictions into his text about how society was about to change in order to expose the audience to possible repercussions in the future. Three susceptible issues Orwell has chosen to warn future generations of is the lack of privacy, suppression of free thought and alteration of language, which are all illustrated by Orwell throughout the text ‘1984’.
Orwell believed society was about to suffer from a lack of privacy. He explained this through the fictional novel ‘1984’, in which the protagonist is constantly being monitored by spies and telescreens. The main character Winston lives in the nation of Oceania which is ruled by the Party. The Party controls everything in Oceania. This includes rationing of food to the modification of the English language. Historical media is also modified to reflect the current political positions of the Party. The spies and telescreens all report to the Partys leader which is only referred to as ‘Big Brother’. “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU” is a quote from ‘1984’ that reinforces this point and the idea that everyone is always being monitored. The ideas expressed in the novel are exaggerated; however a lot of aspects are still based on realism or serious predictions made by Orwell. His creativeness in ‘1984’ represented his in-depth knowledge of World War 2 and reveals what his vision of the future will be like.
Telescreens in ‘1984’ were designed to monitor the actions and thoughts of Party members. This quote: “...to get as far away from the telescreen as possible. To keep your face expressionless was not difficult, and even your breathing could be controlled, with an effort” are some of Winston’s thoughts on the issue. It is likely many more members were thinking likewise. Although it is impossible to monitor thoughts, our society has excelled in developing technology designed to monitor the actions and movements made by the general public. An example of this is CCTV camera usage. Large quantities of these cameras are present in most businesses and public places as a security measure incase a crime is committed. It also evokes issues of privacy invasion because people are no longer able to express themselves without being watched. Through this lack of privacy there is a direct link between Orwell’s theoretical telescreen and today’s surveillance of public places. Orwell’s predictions don’t seem that peculiar, noting that the idea of a telsecreen has become near reality. Considering the novel was written over fifty years ago, Orwell was quite accurate in his predictions and explorations of this issue.
According to Orwell, a totalitarian society erased a lot of freedom to express and by doing this brought on suppression of free thought. He knew this from first-hand experience of Hitler’s regime in World War 2. Hitler followed a difficult path to leadership but once in a position of power, exploited it to carry out his unorthodox plans. The introduction of Newspeak in ‘1984’ was a tool used to suppress free speech. Newspeak was a variation of the English language that attempted to eradicate words that were liable to affiliate with free speech. The purpose of this was to prevent party members from political rebellion. “You will receive orders and you will obey them, without knowing why” is a quote from ‘1984’ and also an example of members being manipulated. Through this suppression of free speech the Party had the intention of creating an organisation that would share the same thoughts and think like one. Hitler had similar visions for the future and one technique he used to assist this was with genocide of Jews.
Language in ‘1984’ is altered by the introduction of Newspeak. Newspeak is a language aiming to make Party members think the same thoughts and have the same opinions. Creating a community of people that think the same way aids the task of making Party members follow orders. An example of this compression is “antegetting plusfill estimates” used in ‘1984’ when O’Brien is entering messages into a speakwrite. Newspeak removes any words that are inclined to endorse rebellion against the party and replaces any sophisticated language with simpler words instead. A similar brainwashing technique was used post World War 2 in propaganda to convince people that the war was a success. With this influence in mind, Orwell predicted future society would go through a similar phase to Newspeak. Although there aren’t any Party members to overpower, shortening of words has grown popularity in contemporary society due to advances in technology. Mobile phones and instant messages encourage shortening of words similar to Orwell’s use of Newspeak.
With war fresh on his mind, George Orwell wrote the novel ‘1984’. He did this to disclose his assumptions about how society was changing with the hope of influencing an audience. Three main issues he wrote about comprised of; lack of privacy which explored how closely society is monitored today and the relation to Orwell’s ideas expressed ‘1984’, suppression of free speech involving brainwashing techniques used to easily persuade Party members as Hitler did in World War 2 and lastly alteration of language with the use of Newspeak in ‘1984’ and how people in contemporary society use similar tactics to condense speech, ultimately supported by advancing technology. All of these points are genuine and represent aspects of truth with their depiction of the future despite their ambiguity.
Discuss atleast 3 of Orwell’s warnings about the future. Make close reference to the text (1984).
Orwell used the novel ‘1984’ as a platform to convey his experiences of World War 2. He has incorporated subtle predictions into his text about how society was about to change in order to expose the audience to possible repercussions in the future. Three susceptible issues Orwell has chosen to warn future generations of is the lack of privacy, suppression of free thought and alteration of language, which are all illustrated by Orwell throughout the text ‘1984’.
Orwell believed society was about to suffer from a lack of privacy. He explained this through the fictional novel ‘1984’, in which the protagonist is constantly being monitored by spies and telescreens. The main character Winston lives in the nation of Oceania which is ruled by the Party. The Party controls everything in Oceania. This includes rationing of food to the modification of the English language. Historical media is also modified to reflect the current political positions of the Party. The spies and telescreens all report to the Partys leader which is only referred to as ‘Big Brother’. “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU” is a quote from ‘1984’ that reinforces this point and the idea that everyone is always being monitored. The ideas expressed in the novel are exaggerated; however a lot of aspects are still based on realism or serious predictions made by Orwell. His creativeness in ‘1984’ represented his in-depth knowledge of World War 2 and reveals what his vision of the future will be like.
Telescreens in ‘1984’ were designed to monitor the actions and thoughts of Party members. This quote: “...to get as far away from the telescreen as possible. To keep your face expressionless was not difficult, and even your breathing could be controlled, with an effort” are some of Winston’s thoughts on the issue. It is likely many more members were thinking likewise. Although it is impossible to monitor thoughts, our society has excelled in developing technology designed to monitor the actions and movements made by the general public. An example of this is CCTV camera usage. Large quantities of these cameras are present in most businesses and public places as a security measure incase a crime is committed. It also evokes issues of privacy invasion because people are no longer able to express themselves without being watched. Through this lack of privacy there is a direct link between Orwell’s theoretical telescreen and today’s surveillance of public places. Orwell’s predictions don’t seem that peculiar, noting that the idea of a telsecreen has become near reality. Considering the novel was written over fifty years ago, Orwell was quite accurate in his predictions and explorations of this issue.
According to Orwell, a totalitarian society erased a lot of freedom to express and by doing this brought on suppression of free thought. He knew this from first-hand experience of Hitler’s regime in World War 2. Hitler followed a difficult path to leadership but once in a position of power, exploited it to carry out his unorthodox plans. The introduction of Newspeak in ‘1984’ was a tool used to suppress free speech. Newspeak was a variation of the English language that attempted to eradicate words that were liable to affiliate with free speech. The purpose of this was to prevent party members from political rebellion. “You will receive orders and you will obey them, without knowing why” is a quote from ‘1984’ and also an example of members being manipulated. Through this suppression of free speech the Party had the intention of creating an organisation that would share the same thoughts and think like one. Hitler had similar visions for the future and one technique he used to assist this was with genocide of Jews.
Language in ‘1984’ is altered by the introduction of Newspeak. Newspeak is a language aiming to make Party members think the same thoughts and have the same opinions. Creating a community of people that think the same way aids the task of making Party members follow orders. An example of this compression is “antegetting plusfill estimates” used in ‘1984’ when O’Brien is entering messages into a speakwrite. Newspeak removes any words that are inclined to endorse rebellion against the party and replaces any sophisticated language with simpler words instead. A similar brainwashing technique was used post World War 2 in propaganda to convince people that the war was a success. With this influence in mind, Orwell predicted future society would go through a similar phase to Newspeak. Although there aren’t any Party members to overpower, shortening of words has grown popularity in contemporary society due to advances in technology. Mobile phones and instant messages encourage shortening of words similar to Orwell’s use of Newspeak.
With war fresh on his mind, George Orwell wrote the novel ‘1984’. He did this to disclose his assumptions about how society was changing with the hope of influencing an audience. Three main issues he wrote about comprised of; lack of privacy which explored how closely society is monitored today and the relation to Orwell’s ideas expressed ‘1984’, suppression of free speech involving brainwashing techniques used to easily persuade Party members as Hitler did in World War 2 and lastly alteration of language with the use of Newspeak in ‘1984’ and how people in contemporary society use similar tactics to condense speech, ultimately supported by advancing technology. All of these points are genuine and represent aspects of truth with their depiction of the future despite their ambiguity.
