Dystopian Society
Dystopian Society Shown in 1984, By George Orwell
Governments always have many problems. No matter how perfect a society is, it always has flaws. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, there is a futuristic dystopian society that is ruled by a communist party and a man named Big Brother. One of the main concepts of a dystopia is that it hides things from its people and assumes the status of perfection because nobody can see the flaws. In the novel, protagonist Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth, a ministry of the party that alters history to better promote their aid to the society. Winston can see by analyzing the party that they show a great amount of fear. A major factor of the dystopian society is surveillance over its people. But what Winston can see is that the reason the party has such a watchful eye is because they fear their people will discover secrets about them. If the people saw the flaws in the party, they would no longer support and trust it and would rebel. If a society lacks faith in their government, the government will surely fail, which is obviously the fear of the party. In the novel, there are many problems within the party and Winston questions the party’s power, sees its wrongs, and can see the negative effects the dystopian party has on the society.
After discovering the fright the party has, Winston begins to question the party and why he supports it. Winston’s job in the Ministry of Truth is to delete the recorded past from documentation and write a new one that shows the superiority of the party. From all of this time spent within the party, he can see the faults that the party has. The party fears having no power, as any government should. By altering the past to show how they help the people, they build trust. But if the people found out they were being lied to, they would obviously lose their trust. And when the party discovers that Winston has seen these faults, they attempt to make him forget it before...
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