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English Assessment-George Orwell and 1984 1984 was primarily a political satire. However the form of a scientific romance HUMANISED Orwell’s political message and created the opportunity to introduce many aspects of THE TROUBLED MIND. Brief Overview 1984 is Orwell’s warning of what the future could become if TOTALITARIAN rule continued. • The Totalitarian dystopia described in 1984 is made up of three super states that are perpetually at war with each other. There is no material cause for war, or any ideological ones of any importance. • The setting is AIRSTRIP ONE, OCEANIA which symbolises modern day London. • The governing body is referred to as simply The Party and is broken into the symbolic categories of the INNER AND OUTER PARTY. The inner party is referred to as the brains and symbolises the totalitarian rule emerging through ww2. Their only aim is to achieve total control without raising the standard of living in Oceania, to do this they employ a number of thought and behavioural control mechanisms. • BIG BROTHER is the head of the hierarchy and is the guise that the party chooses to appear to the world. • It is to the outer party that the main character, Winston Smith belongs. • The plot is based solely around Winston and his rebellion from the party. Orwell makes a statement from this-Winston is the only truly free thinker left in Oceania. His character is a contrast to every other character in Oceania who has swallowed the party’s propaganda. • The progression of the plot shows Winston’s attitude to and outlook on life change considerably. The extents of the social and cultural influences on him are the sole contributors to his inner turmoil. • Orwell has used Winston’s character to more closely link Humanity and Politics. He wants to express the effects of totalitarian rule on the individual as well as society as a whole. Winston’s ‘troubled mind’ stems fundamentally from the Party’s attempt to suppress individual freedom. The party utilizes a number of thought and behavioural control mechanisms to suppress the individual’s freedom. • Telescreens-(can transmit and receive video footage of any individual in any part of Oceania) Winston is PARANOID that he is constantly being watched His descriptions of his way of life indicate that he seems to be condemned by the party’s views right from the start. SATIRICAL TONE. Winston lives in Apathy-he has no desire to live or die because he has no choices in his life anyway. • Thought police-(monitor any individual at any point in time) Winston is constantly questioning whether he is being watched and who he can trust. He has no alliance because every one else seems to be a true representative of the Party. • 2 minutes hate- (people gather in front of a program and scream and shout with hatred. The party is determining the direction of this hatred and therefore avoiding any such feeling to be directed at them) • Goldstein-(the revolutionist and scapegoat used to divert discontent for the party.) The possibility that there are others who have questioned the party’s ideologies gives Winston hope.
Approximate Word count = 1919
Approximate Pages = 7.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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