1984 Final Essay: How 1984 Relates to the Holocaust? Leah Calderon Honors Literature II Mr. Spalding May 17, 2024 1984, a novel written by George Orwell and published in 1949, is a novel that is meant to teach readers a lesson about what can happen if the government were to take total control. There are numerous rules and actions that are enforced by Big Brother and the Party in the novel that people have to abide by that one would never imagine. One example of this is telescreens. They are everywhere, in every house, in every store, and they are always watching you, every move you make. People are not allowed to express their thoughts or opinions about the Party. If they are caught doing so, they will be punished. In this novel, …show more content…
They were taken away from the house. Winston began to get interrogated by O’Brien and now Winston is aware that O’Brien was on the Party’s side. Winston is tortured by rats, which is his biggest fear. Winston is so deathly afraid of rats that he begs O’Brien to torture Julia instead of himself. As time goes on, they both get released. At the end of the novel, we learn that Winston now loves Big Brother. The Holocaust is one of humanity’s most heinous crimes. The Holocaust was a state-sponsored persecution and murder of over 6 million Jewish believers and followers, which included children, women, and men of all ages. The leader responsible for all of this is Adolf Hitler. Hitler served in Germany’s army during World War I. After the war ended Hitler later joined the National German Workers’ Party, which eventually became The National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP). In 1923 Hitler was arrested for treason because of his role in the Beer Hall Putsch. Hitler was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison, but only served less than a year. During his time in prison he wrote his …show more content…
Imagine if you lived your whole life or even a big portion of it being manipulated, it wouldn't be fun, right? That is what most people had to go through everyday for years during Big Brother’s power in 1984 and Hitler’s rule during the Holocaust. Many families were ripped and torn apart because of these two terrible acts committed by these terrible men in office. Propaganda and manipulation played a big role in 1984 and during the Holocaust. The Nazis used propaganda to dehumanize Jews and other targeted groups to Hitler’s beliefs, portraying them as inhuman and deserving of persecution. Hitler wanted everyone to follow his beliefs because he believed that it was his way or not, and if you disagreed with him you would be punished. The Party in 1984 used propaganda and manipulation to control public opinions and to rewrite its history. Most children grew up believing everything Big Brother said was right, because that’s all they knew. The adults on the other hand did not grow up believing everything Big Brother said because he was not in power for their whole lives, but he did such a good job manipulating people and instilling his beliefs that a very good majority of
Kaitlin Gleydura Mrs. Julian English IV-5 March 11, 2016 Deception in 1984 George Orwell’s novel, 1984, is a dystopian literary text that illuminates the tenets of totalitarian and authoritarian governance in most areas where the leaders seek total loyalty and near hero worship. It was published in 1949, but has since remained relevant because its details promoted authoritarian political constructs and the political leadership concepts that evolved in the globe over time. Set in Oceania province in Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, the book displays an omnipresent government that institutes constant state surveillance on the people that it suspects to be a threat to its regime and agitators of rebellion. It infringes on human rights to the extent that it criminalizes even the thought processes of the associates and the people it governs. Any purported ideology pointing to the political emancipation of the people and attempting to make them rebel is criminalized.
The novel 1984 is one that has sparked much controversy over the last several decades. It harbors many key ideas that lie at the root of all skepticism towards the book. With the ideas of metaphysics, change, and control in mind, George Orwell wrote 1984 to provide an interesting story but also to express his ideas of where he believed the world was heading. His ideas were considered widely ahead of their time, and he was really able to drive home how bleak and colorless our society really is. Orwell wrote this piece as a futuristic, dystopian book which contained underlying tones of despair and deceit.
In the dystopian text, 1984, by George Orwell the reader is exposed to an environment where the government or ‘party’ exerts complete control over the public. They maintain this power through the use of technology and depriving the public of any privacy or personal opinions. Throughout the novel we experience different character’s views and uses of technology; O’Brien’s use of technology to establish control, Charington use of technology to prevent rebellion against the party and Winston and Julia’s avoidance of technology to try to establish their own lives, away from the control of the government.
For just over half a century, George Orwell’s 1984, lauded as one of the most monolithic examples of a dystopian novel, echoes its values to this day. Orwell’s tale of a totalitarian society gone too far continues to epitomize the meaning of a cautionary tale even now. The novel begins with Winston, a worker for the Outer Party in the Ministry of Truth. When Winston begins to doubt the Party after witnessing discrepancies in the Party’s story, he discovers more than he ever imagined. From the first few pages of 1984, Orwell creates a world filled with paradoxes, irony, and fills the world with a very austere tone.
In the 1930s and 40s, Adolf Hitler used the Jewish people as a scapegoat on which to blame Germany’s problems. This fear of what the Jewish people had apparently created granted the German people free reign to discriminate and detest. This hatred allowed the Nazi Regime to subsist and thrive. The same is true for The Party in 1984. The Party takes away the opportunity to expand one’s mind and freely use one’s body to one’s own pleasure, essentially taking away the humanity from human beings. In George Orwell’s 1984, The Party uses racism, sexism, and anti-semitism as a way to control the masses and quell rebellion.
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middle of paper ... ... Due to the travesty of 9/11 society today lives in post 9/11 fear where citizens want protective polices in place but don't want those actions used against them. What government has done is manipulate this fear, while 1984 helps those who welcomed intrusive surveillance question this as another form of government manipulation to bolster government power over its citizens. Ultimately, common ideas found in the novel 1984, totalitarianism, surveillance, and lack of privacy are also ubiquitous in modern society and government.
Even though many of Orwell’s ideas in his novel 1984 seemed completely fictional, several of the concepts throughout his book have a common link to today’s society. For instance in the same way telescreens monitor people every second of their li...
Orwell was a Socialist and believed in the ability for a rebellion to change society, but unfortunately too often he witnessed such rebellions go wrong and develop into totalitarian rule. 1984 warns us against the idea of absolute power through the analysis of the dangers of Big Brother and statist roots. 1984 remains an important work of literature because the ills of totalitarianism in all forms are still relevant in this day and age. Freedom and authoritarianism resonate with us, those of us who live beyond the 20th century and those who lived around that time. In 1984, Orwell uses irony and paradox to show the difference between the novel’s major conundrums: Emmanuel Goldstein, who is the enemy of the state but doesn’t pose any real threat, and Big Brother, the ultimate danger.
In the novel 1984, George Orwell elaborates on the idea of an autocratic government. This novel describes Orwell’s views on the dark, twisted form of government that he believes will develop in future years. The culture he created for this story was the most horrifying, troubling place a person could reside. The goals of the Party consisted of keeping the citizens squared away and oblivious to the unethical actions taking place around them. This unrealistic society gave Orwell the opportunity to create a vision of what a future communist nation might resemble. The purpose of this work is believed to be informative to citizens of how the government impacts our way of thinking, living, and believing. Fear from the citizens is used as manipulation by the government; this means the government shapes the citizens that will not conform to their society. Throughout this writing, the author remains in a dark, cold mood; thus, creating the feeling of negativity and opposition to the government. Ethical appeal is revealed in this
George Orwell’s intent in the novel 1984 is to warn society about the results of a controlling and manipulative government by employing mood, conflict, and imagery.
Eventually, the lack of privacy and freedom leads to a suppression of people’s thinking. In 1984, people’s thinking was controlled by lies, invented stories and false information. The stories of the past are all altered and the information is constantly changing every day without any sign of change. The party uses propaganda as a deadly weapon to control its citizens’ minds.
By 1830, the average American older than 15 consumed at least seven gallons of alcohol a year, however, the 18th Amendment, Prohibition, caused a 30% drop in alcohol consumption in the United States. But according to temperance reformers, that was not enough. The Prohibition Movement started around the early 19th century, with the epidemic of alcoholism. Cheap and easy access to alcohol made drinking a popular and problematic activity, leading to many stresses including, familial abuse and high rates of unemployment. Many religious and health groups noticed this problem and began the Temperance Movement.
In the late thirties and fourties, the Holocaust occured. The Holocaust was the mass genocide of eleven million Jews and other undesireables. We learn about this event to remember all who lost their lives, and make sure something this awful never happens again.
The year 1984 has long passed, but the novel still illustrates a possibility for the future of society. It still remains a powerful influence in all sorts of literature, music, and social theory. George Orwell envisioned a nightmarish utopia that could have very easily become a possibility in 1949 ? the year the novel was written. He managed to create such a realistic view of humanity?s future, that this story has been deemed timeless. There will always be the threat of totalitarianism, and at some moments civilization is only a step away from it. Orwell hated the thought of it, and 1984 shows that. From his work, readers who live in prevailing democratic society have a chance to consider about these very different political systems, democracy and totalitarianism.