Loss Of Humanity Quotes In 1984

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“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity” (Nelson Mandela). Throughout the novel 1984, written by George Orwell, there is a severe lack of humanity. During the course of the novel, the level of humanity is tested through the challenges Winston and Julia face in their war against the Party. In 1984, humanity has been impacted by the Party’s control over its members, its lack of control over its members, and its war against love. The Party has a complete grip over all of its members’ lives. The members pretty much do not have any control over what they do, what they say, or who they can love. In fact, they are not even allowed to love. This extreme grip allows the Party to control each and every one of its members’ …show more content…

The proles are a group of people that are not really connected to the Party in anyway. They do not have any restrictions. However, the Party’s lack of control is one of the reasons the proles have committed some inhumane actions. Throughout the novel, the proles are described as people who have to fight to survive. They live in poverty and it seems like they have to fight for the things they want. Winston witnessed the proles rioting for something as simple as a household appliance. Orwell described it as “A riot! The proles are breaking loose at last! When he had reached the spot it was to see a mob of two or three hundred women crowding round the stalls of a street market […] appeared that one of the stalls had been selling tin saucepans. They were wretched, flimsy things, but cooking-pots of any kind were always difficult to get” (Orwell 70). Orwell describes their conditions as people who are struggling to stay alive. The proles are in a situation where it is basically survival of the fittest. They cannot afford to have humanity. If thought about in a certain way, the Party’s lack of control has led to the prole’s inhumanness. If the Party regulated the conditions the prole’s lived in, they might be more

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