Evaluation:
Published: 14.05.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays '"1984" by George Orwell', 1.
  • Essays '"1984" by George Orwell', 2.
Extract

In the novel Nineteen Eighty-four by George Orwell there is a system of controlling by manipulating the populations thoughts. History in the novel is distorted or completely altered by the upper Party who control the proletarians and lower Party. The states in Nineteen Eighty-four are led by a high powered minority group who keeps a heavy eye on the rest of the population with the use of tele-screens. Oceania, where the novel takes place, is controlled by fear, xenophobia and the threat of the Thought Police. Constant observation and brain washing takes place in every ones lives from an early point in their education.
In Nineteen Eighty-four, the population of Oceania is divided into two groups, the Party members, which is then divided into Upper and Lower Party, and the proletarians, who are the much lower class and are kept away from the Party members. …

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