How Is Technology Used In The Novel 1984 Technology
Technology has become such a big part of our society now. We blindly buy the newest phone or computer, but do we ever ask ourselves why? We never know to what extent technology can be used; surveillance, gathering information, maybe even a tracker. We don't ask the most essential questions, who's to say we aren't already being “watched”. George Orwell, the writer of the novel 1984 thought this way; in the novel technology is used to keep everyone in line to make them obey “big brother” (the government). The Technology described in the novel is like the technology used today, we should feel uneasy about this.
1984 is a novel describing the twisted future that will come to be if the government is given all the power. In this novel technology is used to spy on and track the people in the country Oceania,its double-plus bad. “ The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously.” (Orwell, page 2). Telescreens is a big screen that monitors your every move, it cannot be turned off it is like a mirror. The Telescreen sounds an awful lot like a television, a big screen broadcasting …show more content…
The article That's no phone. That's my tracker., from The New York Times explains how our phones are being used to track and record us. “Every year, private companies spend millions of dollars developing new services that track, store and share the words, movements and even the thoughts of their customers.” (Ohm, 2012). Just like the Telescreens were used to monitor and track every person's movements these phones or should I say trackers are used in the same way. “The surveillance and privacy implications are quite simple. If someone knows exactly where you are, they probably know what you're doing...constantly check and record the location of all phones on their Network.” (Maass, 2012). They don't only track they also record everything you do and the faces, they also use the information recorded from you to advertise and sell
1984 is a novel describing the twisted future that will come to be if the government is given all the power. In this novel technology is used to spy on and track the people in the country Oceania,its double-plus bad. “ The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously.” (Orwell, page 2). Telescreens is a big screen that monitors your every move, it cannot be turned off it is like a mirror. The Telescreen sounds an awful lot like a television, a big screen broadcasting …show more content…
The article That's no phone. That's my tracker., from The New York Times explains how our phones are being used to track and record us. “Every year, private companies spend millions of dollars developing new services that track, store and share the words, movements and even the thoughts of their customers.” (Ohm, 2012). Just like the Telescreens were used to monitor and track every person's movements these phones or should I say trackers are used in the same way. “The surveillance and privacy implications are quite simple. If someone knows exactly where you are, they probably know what you're doing...constantly check and record the location of all phones on their Network.” (Maass, 2012). They don't only track they also record everything you do and the faces, they also use the information recorded from you to advertise and sell