In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, Winston, the protagonist, is fighting the regime of the Party that constantly impedes on people’s actions through his thoughts and minor actions.
Firstly, the 21st century shows resemblances to 1984 because they both somewhat exemplify corporate control of a consumer society. Recently in Uruguay, the Philip Morris tobacco company sued the country for enforcing health codes by printing disturbing warnings of the impacts of tobacco use. As a result, the small country claimed that they had the right to protect the health of their citizens. According to Silvina Acevedo, the leading advisor on the case, “It (Philip Morris corporation) closed its factory in Uruguay during the dispute, leaving 40 workers out …show more content…
In the novel, telescreens monitor the actions of the Oceanic people. In chapter one, Winston thought, “It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away” (Orwell 5). The people of Oceania are micro managed by the Party monitoring their every action. This is a violation of privacy of citizens because it does not allow people to have private thoughts. It is the ultimate method generated by the Party to control the people. Also, the telescreens allow the government to tap into their devices and watch what its citizens are doing at any time they choose. If somebody is caught doing anything suspicious, the Party would inevitably arrest them for thoughtcrime without a trial. In addition, organizations are beginning to track internet access more frequently. According to the Federal Communications Law Journal, “...the National Security Agency ("NSA") has been collecting information from hundreds of millions of email accounts and phone numbers, many belonging to Americans.” The NSA gathers information on the internet usage from Americans to gain insight on people’s religious, political, and personal view. Although the NSA’s role in America is to detect possible terrorist attacks before they happen and foreign …show more content…
For instance, in 1984 by Orwell, the idea that history and people can be erased is sprinkled throughout the text. This is shown when Winston discerns, “It looked almost exactly as it had been before-nothing had been crossed out-but it was one name shorter. Syme had ceased to exist: he had never existed” (Orwell 128). When Winston notices his co-worker to be absent from work, he comes to the revelation that Syme had been vaporized, erased in the eyes of the government and any records. Although people know he used to be a real person, the only evidence is in their brains. That is to say that the Party uses vaporization as a form of deleting subversive people off the face of the Earth without a trace. Another prominent affirmation that these views are being controlled in 1984 is when the characters take part in the Two Minutes Hate. As written by Orwell, “...the face of Emmanuel Goldstein, the Enemy of the People, had flashed on the screen. All subsequent crimes against the Party, all treacheries, acts of sabotage...sprang directly out of his teaching” (Orwell 13). Actually, the government created the Two Minutes Hate, a daily activity where the Party members of Oceania watch a film negatively portraying Goldstein and his followers, to use them as a scapegoat for society’s problems. Thus, the government is controlling the philosophical and religious views of the
Firstly, the 21st century shows resemblances to 1984 because they both somewhat exemplify corporate control of a consumer society. Recently in Uruguay, the Philip Morris tobacco company sued the country for enforcing health codes by printing disturbing warnings of the impacts of tobacco use. As a result, the small country claimed that they had the right to protect the health of their citizens. According to Silvina Acevedo, the leading advisor on the case, “It (Philip Morris corporation) closed its factory in Uruguay during the dispute, leaving 40 workers out …show more content…
In the novel, telescreens monitor the actions of the Oceanic people. In chapter one, Winston thought, “It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away” (Orwell 5). The people of Oceania are micro managed by the Party monitoring their every action. This is a violation of privacy of citizens because it does not allow people to have private thoughts. It is the ultimate method generated by the Party to control the people. Also, the telescreens allow the government to tap into their devices and watch what its citizens are doing at any time they choose. If somebody is caught doing anything suspicious, the Party would inevitably arrest them for thoughtcrime without a trial. In addition, organizations are beginning to track internet access more frequently. According to the Federal Communications Law Journal, “...the National Security Agency ("NSA") has been collecting information from hundreds of millions of email accounts and phone numbers, many belonging to Americans.” The NSA gathers information on the internet usage from Americans to gain insight on people’s religious, political, and personal view. Although the NSA’s role in America is to detect possible terrorist attacks before they happen and foreign …show more content…
For instance, in 1984 by Orwell, the idea that history and people can be erased is sprinkled throughout the text. This is shown when Winston discerns, “It looked almost exactly as it had been before-nothing had been crossed out-but it was one name shorter. Syme had ceased to exist: he had never existed” (Orwell 128). When Winston notices his co-worker to be absent from work, he comes to the revelation that Syme had been vaporized, erased in the eyes of the government and any records. Although people know he used to be a real person, the only evidence is in their brains. That is to say that the Party uses vaporization as a form of deleting subversive people off the face of the Earth without a trace. Another prominent affirmation that these views are being controlled in 1984 is when the characters take part in the Two Minutes Hate. As written by Orwell, “...the face of Emmanuel Goldstein, the Enemy of the People, had flashed on the screen. All subsequent crimes against the Party, all treacheries, acts of sabotage...sprang directly out of his teaching” (Orwell 13). Actually, the government created the Two Minutes Hate, a daily activity where the Party members of Oceania watch a film negatively portraying Goldstein and his followers, to use them as a scapegoat for society’s problems. Thus, the government is controlling the philosophical and religious views of the