Nineteen Eighty-Four

The 1960s was a time of public questioning and revolt. No longer did citizens simply accept what officials said. People were tired of war, and questioned why we fight. "PEACE" and the "peace symbol" symbolize the decade. Americans also wanted to be recognized as unique individuals; we all did not fit into categories other people determined for us. Women's Lib and feminism were beginning and quickly grew. Many people only hear about Hippies and drug use, but there was a lot of social unrest and push for society to change.

Newspeak is the official language of Oceania, in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. it is characterised by subversion of our understanding of the meanings of words.... so that "war" is peace.

"1984" was a book that very much foreshadowed what is happening now. Unfortunately, many people either can't or ae unwilling to see what is going on right in front of their eyes.

In "1984", government surveillance was everywhere. Where you went, what you did, who you talked to... the government knew your every move.

Today, we may not have monitoring systems in our homes (yet), but the government has increasing power to invade your privacy. Aside from the fact that your internet activities are monitored and your phone calls can be tapped... I know of a woman who recently had her home searched by police for no reason other than that she is an anti-immigrant activist. Last I checked, that was not a crime, but it leads me to my next point.

In "1984", Winston kept a diary where he wrote down all his treasonous thoughts. He was too afraid to act on them or speak about them- he would have been arrested and tortured, maybe even executed, if he had.

Today, our rights to free speech (and with it, free thought) are being eroded. In the US, certain speech is not protected. "Fighting words" are the best example of this. If you call someone a "(insert epithet of your choice here)" and he decides to punch you for it, you are in the wrong for "inciting violence" or something ridiculous like that. In Germany and Austria, men have recently been arrested, tried, and imprisoned for having politically incorrect opinions. In China, those who speak out against the government are arrested and tortured.

In "1984", undesireable history is effectively erased from existence. If the government decided something hadn't happened or had happened differently than the way it actually did, they spread propaganda around and the masses were expected to believe it.

Today, history is a political tool and is often manipulated to serve the interests of certain groups. An extreme example is that the Chinese are taught that the Tiananmen Square masacre was started by students randomly attacking soldiers. But we see the same thing to a lesser extent in the west. The teaching of the Civil War is a prime example. Most people believe the war was fought over slavery (which isn't true) and that the South was evil and the North was good. The South does not get it's side of the story fairly told in schools and most people do not know anything about it. But it is essential to teach it this way so as to be able to promote politically correct propaganda, usually in the form of multiculturalism. Whether you beileve multiculturalism is good or not is irrelevent- what's important is that you are taught it is good, you believe it, and no one ever offers you another viewpoint. This tactic holds true for the teaching of just about every historical event.

In the world of "1984", a new language has also been invented with the purpose of helping to control the thoughts of the masses.

The comparison today would be the way the media lends connotations to certain kinds of words, which, after a period of time, most people come to accept as the actual definition of the word. For example, when most people hear the word "racism", they immediately think "hate". For these people, the definition of racism is hate. However, the real and original definition of racism was simply that one believed there were genetic difference between the races... nothing at all to do with hate. But people's perception of what this word means affects their social and political views. Another good example would be the word "liberal" or "conservative", which have now taken on meanings that are almost completely opposite from their original definitions and are also politically charged words, sometimes used as insults.

I'm assuming you are asking about this for a school assignment, so hopefully these are enough ideas to get you started. :-)

The late Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 -- 21 January 1950) writing under the pen-name of George Orwell wrote "Nineteen Eighty-Four" .

Orwell's choice of titles has long been a matter of debate ; I , personally , feel that a number of factors were in play but the choice of a title is ultimately an author's prerogative . See the related link below to further information .

he realizes that no one should bother with love because they just get tortured for it anyway and that means they can't love anymore.

a communist government, thus a communist economy, hope this helps :)

Freedom and enslavement or free will. Found this answer from the following website...i think you need to pay money to view more: http://www.directessays.com/viewpaper/8488.html = 1984 thematic statements = The thematic statements chosen from the novel 1984 have a lot to do with the policies and way of life in the George Orwell novel. They reflect the story's bleak image of life and the type of world that Winston lives in. Three of the thematic statements chosen are the names of chapters in The Book, and are the main phrases of the Party. The first thematic statement and Party phrase is "War is Peace." (Pg. 26) This applies to the novel because in that society war is important because it creates jobs. If war ended the standard of living would drop. This statement applies only to this novel. In life I feel that war has never been peace and it never will be peace. War is never portrayed as peace in television, movies or books. Orwell makes the society of Oceania seem even more cold by using this as one of the Party's main phrases. This must have been Orwell's goal when he wrote such a phrase. The second thematic statement and Party phrase is "Ignorance is Strength." (Pg. 165) This applies to the novel because it promotes the thought that all people should blindly follow Big Brother without thinking at all. The people are stronger as a large group who does not question Big Brother.

A distopia future (for when it was written) in which three power blocks fight for supremecy. one is always fighting one or the other. Smith's job in the book is to re-write old newspapers to reflect the current truth. Big Brother is the all encompassing fascist power using propoganda to control the population.

Winston and Julia are betrayed by Mr. Charrington, the Thought Police and O'Brien. The betrayed is caused as Winston and Julia were allowed to rent a room in Charrington's shop.

It was banned by the Soviet Union in 1950, as Stalin believed it was based upon his leadership.

His way to work maybe?

Torture

1984 is a dystopia novel which talks about a totalitarian society which is controlled by a single, powerful party. The aim of the party is to maintain power through the use of power and control over the people. The people in the society is constantly being monitored by the party, and any unorthodox behaviour will result in the capture and punishment of the person.
Winston, the protagonist of the novel is unlike other people in the society. He has the consciousness which the others lack and is in constant search of the past in order to discover his identity. The story centred around Winston and his rebellion to the party.

George Orwell belonged to the Edwardian Era.

Winston Smith's job is a clerk in the "Ministry of Truth" where he rewrites/revises history .

It all depends on which perspective you want to look at. George Orwell was writing about a view of the governments of the future. If you read the book with that in mind you will find the government (IE Big Brother) on every page of the book as one of the main characters. Winston even makes the observation after they had caught him that they had been watching him all the time:- They had photos of him with Julia even when they thought they were alone in the forest outside of the city; they had his diary notes even though he had hidden it outside of the view of the telescreen; they had many pieces of information, notes, tape recordings, etc from his life that it appears they had been bugging him 24 hours a day for years. So if the book is about the government system and it is one of the main characters in the book, the government can be seen as the protagonist and Winston as the antagonist. On the flip side, since the book is chiefly written through Winston's eyes, it could be argued that he is the protagonist and the government the antagonist.

Ingsoc (portmanteau of "English Socialism") is the political ideology of the totalitarian government of Oceania in George Orwell's dystopian science fiction novel Nineteen Eighty-Four .

It affected him so deeply because he believes it was his fault that she disappeared

Winston notices that the girl at his work (Julia) who he has seen from time to time has a bandage around her arm. She stumbles in the hallway and he helps her up. She slips him a note saying she loves him.

Winston specifically is tortured in a number of ways. These include (but are not limited to): starvation, deprivation, electric shocks, betraying his secret love, being threatened to be eaten by rats, and accepting the government.

The Inner Party alters the past in order to make everybody believe what they say. If they did not alter the past, then some of the things that they have said or predicted would not be true. In order to make everything they say "true" they have the workers in the Ministry of Truth alter the past and alter the things said and make them correspond with that has actually happened.

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Simply, he is too intelligent for the party to handle. Though he happily cooperates with the party, he understands the true nature of his work and that what he is doing is destroying thought and the capability to express thought. He does not exhibit double-think.. he realizes he isn't doing what he does for the good of humanity. Though he has no moral qualms about it at the moment, this makes him dangerous for a number of reasons. Plus, he has a tendency to run his mouth which the Party does NOT like.

Winston Smith .