Essay On Social Groups In 1984

In 1984, there are multiple different social groups. They are each represented in a particular way to better understand why they are there. In 1984, there are three main social groups represented. There are the Inner Party members, Outer Party members, and the proles. Each are key to the story and without them, 1984 wouldn’t have worked out as well.

The Inner Party is a group apart of the Party, and are higher up than the regular Outer Party members. They are able to do things such as turn off telescreens and access things that regular Outer Party members can’t. “Quote” Inner Party members do not play the highest role on the social hierarchy in 1984, but are more powerful than the rest. Outer Party members play the role as “middle class” on the social hierarchy in 1984. Inner Party members aren’t quite the lowest on the hierarchy, but are very close. They are treated badly and are under the false impression of being superior.

The proles are to be considered the very lowest on the social hierarchy. The are the worst treated citizens of Oceania. Even though they have the most population out of all of Oceania, they still haven’t overthrown or even tried to overthrow the government. Although the proles are considered not to be brainwashed,

there is evidence that proves that they are brainwashed as well as the rest of the country. “Quote” The rest of the upper social groups hate the proles and believe that they are better than them. Proles are often referred to by Party member, as animals.

Why each group is represented in the way they are is very key to 1984.

The Inner Party members are important because without them, the hierarchy wouldn’t have worked. You can’t go from the best (Big Brother), to the proles.There needs to be that some sort of middle group. Same with the Outer Party members. They are there in the story to play the lower class, but not the absolute lowest. The proles are the final level on the hierarchy and they are extremely important to 1984. If they weren’t there, having the Party would be pointless. The Party members would not have that false feeling of being superior and it would really not matter if you were a Party member or not. “Quote”. There would be no other groups, so why feel

special?

Without each and every social group in 1984, the story would be incomplete. The Party members are important because 1984 needs a middle class. The proles are there because there would be no importance to being a Party member without them. All three of these social groups are important to the story and play very significant roles. 1984 would not be the same story without them.