1984 Reflective Essay
1984 by George Orwell talks about one’s life in a dictatorial society. During my progress of reading, I realized how simple I used to think the world is. This book shows a different style of governing, which leads to a different way of surviving in this dictatorial society. The story introduces the “Big Brother is watching you” idea which seems to brainwashed everyone. People either truly believed or they pretended to believe this Ingsoc political ideology. A society where every movement is monitored, any “friend” around could be a spy, nevertheless, many people have this undoubted believe that the party can bring them better lives. However, in my point of view, their lives are not that great, lack of resources, lack of the freedom to speak
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If I was born and raised in such society, I probably would not be aware of the controls Ingsoc party hold on everyone. In the contrary, I may have less worries; I have food, job, shelter, etc.; everything necessary for life is provided by the party. Therefore, the party does make some positive contributions to people’s lives. Then why would people like Winston Smith in the story tries to rebel against the party? The consequences of rebellion against the authority would be two extremes. Either the rebels win and live the life they wanted; or they lose and also lose their lives. In the story, Winston Smith asks one question “was life better before the Revolution than it is now?”. The author uses this question to show one reason why people start rebellions, which is people like Winston do not believe the facts authority gives. For example, in 1984, the Ingsoc party is keep saying that citizens have more food now, the mortality rate is lower, and everything is better. Due to Winston’s job in the party, he doesn’t believe any of that; this leads to his questioning about past life. The fact that Winston has his own thoughts, and he trusts the wrong person cause the party to catch his “crime”. By the end, Winston’s spirit is broken, and he becomes an advocate to the party, to Big Brother. Is his action of fighting back worth the
If I was born and raised in such society, I probably would not be aware of the controls Ingsoc party hold on everyone. In the contrary, I may have less worries; I have food, job, shelter, etc.; everything necessary for life is provided by the party. Therefore, the party does make some positive contributions to people’s lives. Then why would people like Winston Smith in the story tries to rebel against the party? The consequences of rebellion against the authority would be two extremes. Either the rebels win and live the life they wanted; or they lose and also lose their lives. In the story, Winston Smith asks one question “was life better before the Revolution than it is now?”. The author uses this question to show one reason why people start rebellions, which is people like Winston do not believe the facts authority gives. For example, in 1984, the Ingsoc party is keep saying that citizens have more food now, the mortality rate is lower, and everything is better. Due to Winston’s job in the party, he doesn’t believe any of that; this leads to his questioning about past life. The fact that Winston has his own thoughts, and he trusts the wrong person cause the party to catch his “crime”. By the end, Winston’s spirit is broken, and he becomes an advocate to the party, to Big Brother. Is his action of fighting back worth the