Dystopian elements in 1984

Successful Dystopia
In the novel, 1984, George Orwell emphasises oppression by allowing Big Brother to penalize personal expression, enforce constant regulation, and establish a totalitarian government to create a successful dystopia. Big Brother oppressed its citizens by creating punishment for people who expressed themselves. Winston masked his reaction to Big Brothers commands to avoid retaliation from his government. Likewise, Winston lives in fear of the surveillance that can possible convict him of being a Thought Criminal. Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up...no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system the Thought Police plugged in on anyshow more content
Winston must impetuously obey the commands from the telescreen that constantly observes him. Winston is required to follow a class from his telescreen to do specific lead exercises. Smith!screamed the shrewish voice from the telescreen. 6079 Smith W! Yes, you! Bend lower, please! You can do better than that. Youre not trying. Lower , please! Thats better, comrade [p 39]. Big brother reinforce Wintons lack of freedom by controlling his daily routine as well as other aspects of his life. Big brother emphasises Winstons hopelessness and wants its citizens to feel dependant on Big Brothers choices to display his powerful position. By treating citizens like they are helpless children Big Brother is able to demean citizens by stressing that their ideas and plans are irrelevant which allows for additional power over them by crushing their self esteem. Similar to the when the main protagonist named Montag from Fahrenheit 451, will not succumb to the wishes of his is governments to burn books so his society tries to have him conform to be like every other firefighter. After becoming tired of his Sisyphean task of being trapped in the same damaging routine for himself and citizens he becomes interested and hopeful about books. However, his society tries to demolish his curious personality to avoid invoking rebellious tendencies by threatening him with death. Furthermore the beliefs of the young children are influenced by big brother to teach them a simplistic version of English to take away the thought process or speaking overall.The simplest stage in the discipline, which can be taught even to young children...stopping short, as though by instinct, at the threshold of any dangerous thought. It include the power of not grasping analogies, of failing...any train of thought which is capable of leading in a heretical direction [p212]. By corrupting childrens minds at a sound age Big

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