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The Untold Story of 1984 - Joseph Edit 34… 1984: THE UNTOLD STORY Table of Contents 1984: THE UNTOLD STORY Case Study What is a Dystopia? (Changing soon) Background of 1984 Dystopian Characteristics Dystopian Controls Bureaucratic Control Technological Control 1984 's "Protagonist" Individuality or Conformity? Literature Analysis References Glossary Case Study Problem 1: Capitalism/Free Market Society, a society where wealth is distributed between all people, and not the majority of the wealth is in the rich. Solution: Establishing a complete command society with no one being able to do anything without the government involved. Positive Results: A society where everyone falls in line (one way or another), and the wealth is evenly distributed …show more content…

Propaganda Everywhere you turn in London, you can always find a poster of Big Brother with the words Long Live Big Brother. Also, your telescreens (televisions) blast you with propaganda, and you can never turn them off. Independent thought is restricted In addition to your televisions doubling as a camera for the government, you can be convicted of thoughtcrime, when you develop “radical” ideas. If you are convicted of thoughtcrime, you will be erased. Information is restricted The government almost never tells the citizens the truth, since they change their figures and facts to make it seem like the government is amazing. There are recalls of newspapers and books everyday. The most surprising way they restrict information is their language, Newspeak. They boast that it is the only language in the world that shrinks their vocabulary every year. The language engineers shrink the vocabulary to prevent thoughtcrime, so that when you want to do a scandalous action, you can’t even have the words to express it. Freedom is restricted Citizens are under constant …show more content…

Bureaucratic Control In 1984, the government controls every aspect of life, from language to even your thoughts! They manage to do this in Airstrip One (England) in their four ministries: Ministry of Peace, Plenty, Truth, and Love. “The Ministry of Peace (Minipax) concerns itself with conducting Oceania 's perpetual wars. The Ministry of Plenty (Miniplenty) is responsible for rationing and controlling food and goods. The Ministry of Truth (Minitrue) is the propaganda arm of Oceania 's regime. Minitrue controls information: political literature, the Party organization, and the telescreens. The Ministry of Love (Miniluv) is the agency responsible for the identification, monitoring, arrest, and torture of dissidents, real or imagined.” [4] Technological Control The main way they use technology to control in 1984 is by implementing telescreens (Cameras for the government disguised as TVs) into every household. 1984 's "Protagonist" The protagonist in 1984 is Winston Smith, an ordinary man that works in the Ministry of truth (At the beginning). In many ways he is like other dystopian protagonists such

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