1984 By George Orwell
The novel 1984 was written by George Orwell. This book represents the society in Oceania through the character name Winston, who is an outer party that works in the Ministry of Truth. In Oceania, people are surveilled by the Big Brother and have no freedom. This seems to appear in today’s society by how we are watched by the government through social media or even on computers. There are many similarities to be found include Social Media, Privacy, and the Mutability. Nowadays technology is a big part of society as well as what Orwell presents in the book that telescreen plays the big role in Oceania. The population in Oceania are watching by Big Brother through telescreen and getting spy by their children and Thought Police. There are telescreens
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It was called Two Minutes Hate. During Two Minutes Hate, Winston and other party members would attend a large daily conference where they were shown footage on the activities of Oceania's enemies, primarily Emmanuel Goldstein. This would be followed by a message from Big Brother. Winston was never comfortable with these meetings but eventually gets pulled in. “The horrible thing about the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but, on the contrary, that it was impossible to avoid joining in.” (Orwell17). Throughout Trump's political campaign, he has been criticized for creating a climate of hate towards Mexicans, Muslims, women and African-Americans.Sam Levin, a reporter, states in a blog post, “In an interview Tuesday, Larry Ralston, Quinault tribal treasurer whose daughter raised Kramer, said he had heard from witness accounts that the driver also made “war whoops” meant to mock Native Americans and that he told them: “You guys don’t belong here.” (Levin). Sam Levin writes that this can be leads to another race war. We know they are not just words. They have devastating effects on the groups targeted and can very often lead to acts of violence. This is not far from what Orwell presents in the
It was called Two Minutes Hate. During Two Minutes Hate, Winston and other party members would attend a large daily conference where they were shown footage on the activities of Oceania's enemies, primarily Emmanuel Goldstein. This would be followed by a message from Big Brother. Winston was never comfortable with these meetings but eventually gets pulled in. “The horrible thing about the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but, on the contrary, that it was impossible to avoid joining in.” (Orwell17). Throughout Trump's political campaign, he has been criticized for creating a climate of hate towards Mexicans, Muslims, women and African-Americans.Sam Levin, a reporter, states in a blog post, “In an interview Tuesday, Larry Ralston, Quinault tribal treasurer whose daughter raised Kramer, said he had heard from witness accounts that the driver also made “war whoops” meant to mock Native Americans and that he told them: “You guys don’t belong here.” (Levin). Sam Levin writes that this can be leads to another race war. We know they are not just words. They have devastating effects on the groups targeted and can very often lead to acts of violence. This is not far from what Orwell presents in the