Examples Of Fear In 1984 By George Orwell

Robin Sharma is quoted saying, “The fears we don’t face become our limits.” Fear is something every human has to struggle with at some point in their life. It is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. Some people are strong enough to overcome their own fear, some are not. The tactic of fear is used by the government to control the citizens of Oceania in the novel 1984, written by George Orwell. The use of fear that the Party places on the citizens through thoughtcrime, the lack of privacy, and the Ministry of Love ultimately strips the citizens of their humanity to the point that they cannot be considered fully human.

Every society in history has had some sort of government, with laws stating what is legal and illegal. In the city of Oceania, the government is called the Party. The Party is supposed to be loved and honored by everyone in the society. To ensure that a rebellion will not occur, the Party has put into place

He knows there is nothing he, nor Julia, can do to take down the Party or even make Oceania the place it was before the revolution. He looks to the proles for a solution. They are a group of people that are disregarded from the rest of society. “Winston is looking forward to a popular prole uprising that could not possibly include him, made by people ‘who had never learned to think’” (Kerr 72). The proles are able to live a life free from thoughtcrime, telescreens, ministries, and Big Brother. They are clueless, but they are happy, and Winston is jealous of that. The proles have not been corrupted by the Party, and therefore are able to think and act with freedom. They are still humans when the rest of society are the puppets of Big Brother and the Party. The proles have not had the Party breathe fear down their necks, therefore they are able to live life the way they feel it best for