Nineteen Eighty-Four is a 1949 dystopian novel by George Orwell about an oligarchical, collectivist society. Life in the Oceanian province of Airstrip One is a world of perpetual war, pervasive government surveillance, and incessant public mind control. The individual is always subordinated to the state, and it is in part this philosophy which allows the Party to manipulate and control humanity.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Connector Chapters 1 and 2
Connection: Reading how controlled the people are by the government reminds me of Communism and the recent topic of North Korea's government.
Question: Do you notice similarities between Oceania's Society and Communism?
Yes, the society in Oceania is run similar to a communist society in the sense that the overall living standards of the people are lowered, even though the goal of the government is to improve it. However, the Inner Party of Oceania only gives the illusion that they are helping their citizens, while in reality they are really sabotaging themselves. For example, Winston describes in the novel that in his job, he is required to change documents to claim that they have "Increased food supply by 50%!" when in reality the food supply has been decreased by 50%, and the people blindly believe them.
Yes, I definitely see similarities, like how the government changed the history of there country, and give the citizens the idea that there improving the country.
Yes, the society in Oceania is run similar to a communist society in the sense that the overall living standards of the people are lowered, even though the goal of the government is to improve it. However, the Inner Party of Oceania only gives the illusion that they are helping their citizens, while in reality they are really sabotaging themselves. For example, Winston describes in the novel that in his job, he is required to change documents to claim that they have "Increased food supply by 50%!" when in reality the food supply has been decreased by 50%, and the people blindly believe them.
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