1984 Compare Contrast Essay

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Imagine living life with no freedom or originality. Being unique is completely unacceptable. If you’re different or try to be your own person you get tortured maybe even killed. In the dystopian novel, 1984, by George Orwell, Winston Smith is a low-ranking member of the party in the nation of Oceania where he lives. He is constantly being watched wherever he goes. To make things worse his basic freedoms are restricted so he doesn’t have any at all. North Korea and the fictional society portrayed in 1984 share similar dystopian characteristics including the use of propaganda, restricted freedom, and constant surveillance. Propaganda is used in North Korea to convince the citizens that the leadership they’re under is only making good decisions to help and benefit them. They try to trick people into believing their cause or ideas are for the good of the nation not just for them. Also saying that their life is better this way. “Radio and TV sets in North Korea are pre-tuned to government stations that pump out a steady stream of propaganda.” “...serve up a menu of flattering reports about North Korea’s leader.” “Economic hardship and famines are not reported” (North Korea Profile-Media). This quote explains that, North Korea, instead …show more content…

If you think badly about the party you get arrested and brainwashed until you love Big Brother and his methods. Also they get lied to about how their life used to be like they never knew a life before the party was in control. All of history was deleted. “Statistics were just as much a fantasy in their original version as in their rectified version” (Orwell, 46). This quote relates to how they don’t even know if the history they were told about is the truth because everything has been changed, altered, and deleted. They’ve also probably been lying for so long about what life used to be like they completely

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