Warning: Use of undefined constant referer - assumed 'referer' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 102

Warning: Use of undefined constant host - assumed 'host' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 105

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 106

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 109
Freedom And Liberty - College Term Papers

Freedom And Liberty

and Liberty (a book review of George Orwell's 1984)
Living in a society
with limited freedom of expression is not, in any case, enjoyable. A Totalitarian
society is a good example of such a society, because although it provides control
for the people, it can deny them a great deal of freedom to express themselves.
The fictional society in George Orwell’s 1984 also stands as a metaphor for
a Totalitarian society. Communication, personal beliefs, and individual loyalty
to the government are all controlled by the inner party which governs the people
of Oceania in order to keep them from rebelling. Current society in America
is much more democratic. It contrasts with Orwell’s society of ...

Want to read the rest of this paper?
Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay
and over 50,000 other term papers

workers in Oceania, discuss the concept
of Newspeak. Syme reveals that he supports the system, demonstrating how he
has been brainwashed by the Inner Party who enforces the system.
"It’s a
beautiful thing, the destruction of words... You haven’t a real appreciation
for Newspeak, Winston... Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to
narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thougtcrime literally
impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it. (p. 46)"

One can detect from this quotation that the people of Oceania, as a group,
have been brainwashed by the Inner Party to use only Newspeak. Syme, for one,
understands the purpose of it, and he still complies with the system because
he has been trained to do so. The concept of Newspeak is designed to control
personal beliefs of the citizens by limiting their form of expression as Syme
explains. But when the governing system is not followed, Thought Police are
used to prevent thoughts ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays.
Write better papers. Get better grades.

Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE:

APA
MLA
Chicago
Turabian

Freedom And Liberty. (2007, September 8). Retrieved December 23, 2024, from http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Freedom-And-Liberty/70887

"Freedom And Liberty." Essayworld.com. Essayworld.com, 8 Sep. 2007. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. <http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Freedom-And-Liberty/70887>

"Freedom And Liberty." Essayworld.com. September 8, 2007. Accessed December 23, 2024. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Freedom-And-Liberty/70887.

JOIN NOW

Join today and get instant access to this and 50,000+ other essays

PAPER DETAILS

Added: 9/8/2007 10:22:17 PM
Category: Book Reports
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 939
Pages: 4

Save |

Report

SHARE THIS PAPER

SAVED ESSAYS

Save and find your favorite essays easier