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1984: Dystopian Visions - College Essays

1984: Dystopian Visions

"Pictures and posters on every corner, reminding the citizens of Oceania
that Big Brother is watching you." No words could speak more truly, for
the time was 1984 and the people of Oceania were being watched; practically
their every move was being recorded through the telescreen. Big Brother is
watching you was the constant reminder, don't think bad thoughts or don't
go to the wrong part of town because there are spies every-where. The
Inner Party kept the people living in constant fear and then to keep their
minds off the fear, they brain-washed them with political statistics and
with ideas of great patriotism. They were taught to love only The Party
and to concern themselves with ...

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for the good of the people, when really all they
were doing was killing them. They were smothering them with rules and
regulations, depriving them of their natural born right to be able to marry,
have a family and indulge in the fruits of life. Is this the type of
future that Orwell intends to happen?

Orwell's view on the future may have been influenced by the activities
going on in the world around him. The allies had just defeated the Nazis
in the Second World War and people were starting to know all the details
of what the Germans had done during the war. There are many similarities
between the book and the war. For instance, the Germans tried to control
the citizen's thoughts by burning books and discouraging higher learning.
They wanted the people to be just like one another and have interests in
only the government and other politically related ideas. They also had
children's armies where they taught young people principals of the Nazi
party and how to be good citizens, ...

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Added: 12/14/2006 08:50:27 PM
Category: Book Reports
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