Examples Of Dystopia In 1984 By George Orwell
Reading the classical dystopian literature of ‘1984’ by George Orwell has led me to the conclusion that it functions as a warning of the dangers of totalitarianism. Orwell projects a negative utopia, or dystopia, of a future totalitarian society through ‘1984’ which uses psychological manipulation, surveillance, and a repressive bureaucracy to exert total power over the individual. After reviewing several critics, it is proven that all of them agree with this statement. Among these critics are Nicole Smith, Dr. Edmond van den Bossche, and Jem Berkes.
“Orwell’s novel paints a nightmarish picture of a totalitarian system gone to the absolute extreme, but it is a novel that is fundamentally about psychological control of the public,” states Jem Berkes. He writes about language as …show more content…
Newspeak was designed not to extend but to diminish the range of thought. An absolute systematic society is achieved but at the expense of the citizen’s individuality. In Orwell's ‘1984’, the state so regulated language that it became nearly impossible for people to even think a thought that would meet with the government's disapproval. So much internal control was in place that little external control was needed and if we are not careful, such control could make a totalitarian regime become a reality. Winston Smith, the novel’s protagonist, reflects that “the world-view of the Party imposed itself most successfully on people incapable of understanding it. They could be made to accept the most flagrant violations of reality, because they...were not sufficiently interested in public events to notice what was happening.” Citizen's passivity can lead to a situation where the state has stripped individuals of all rights, including the most basic right of freedom of thought. Berkes further suggests that through the
“Orwell’s novel paints a nightmarish picture of a totalitarian system gone to the absolute extreme, but it is a novel that is fundamentally about psychological control of the public,” states Jem Berkes. He writes about language as …show more content…
Newspeak was designed not to extend but to diminish the range of thought. An absolute systematic society is achieved but at the expense of the citizen’s individuality. In Orwell's ‘1984’, the state so regulated language that it became nearly impossible for people to even think a thought that would meet with the government's disapproval. So much internal control was in place that little external control was needed and if we are not careful, such control could make a totalitarian regime become a reality. Winston Smith, the novel’s protagonist, reflects that “the world-view of the Party imposed itself most successfully on people incapable of understanding it. They could be made to accept the most flagrant violations of reality, because they...were not sufficiently interested in public events to notice what was happening.” Citizen's passivity can lead to a situation where the state has stripped individuals of all rights, including the most basic right of freedom of thought. Berkes further suggests that through the