Production And Consumption In George Orwell's '1984'

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The year is 1984. Consumerism is down and a war is exhausting nearly all produced goods. This is the nightmarish world in which consumption and production have been thrown out of balance and out of control. The equilibrium between production and consumption is one of the most important functions of not only our economy, but of the world’s. Without this stability there would be no way to keep the economy healthy and the world resources usable, but it is possible to keep worldwide production and consumption balanced through natural economic mechanisms, and reduced wasteful consumption. First we must understand what production and consumption is. Production is defined as the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, and consumption is defined as the use of a resources [Merriam-Webster]. Two sides of one whole, functioning, machine. Production and prices will affect consumption as consumer consumption will affect production. According to Supply and demand: the market mechanism, “the market (everyone, producers and consumers together) determines the price of a product, and the price determines what is produced, and who can afford to consume it.” This keeps the system of supply and demand (supply being production and command being consumption) in harmony, but if production goes up and …show more content…

In this situation, consumption and production were growing and leading to happier lives. There were higher education rates and more varied ideas, but that is not conducive to a Docile population. In order to control the people, the government started a war to exhaust the consumable goods and put people to work producing them without the risk of them growing in luxury (George Orwell). This highlights one of the pros to having a high functioning system of balanced production and consumption: higher education

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