1984 is a wonderful novel and one that put
things in perspective for me; it will make you thing, and argue, and question
things which otherwise you wouldn’t even think of. It’s intelligent and just
amazing!
When I started reading it I was very skeptic about
it and didn’t know what to expect; it starts very slowly and George Orwell
describes every single detail about the world that he presents, and to be
honest, I stopped reading it for a while…
The novel talks about a society set in 1984
completely (is it?) different from the one we live in today: every single
individual is followed and controlled by the government in all aspects of human
life. It presents the life of an individual, who works in the Ministry of Truth,
rewriting records and all evidences of facts which were altered by the Party at
the present time.
The 3 pillars of Big Brother are:
Freedom is Slavery: when there’s
freedom, there’s no control, and therefore, no stability. People are controlled
by the Big Brother. Human life is not supposed to be free, and it’s only
purpose is to be controlled and serve somebody else; they are slaves to their
government (weapons).
War is Peace: when we confront somebody
else, we don’t question, and think, we just do what we are supposed to do;
peace doesn’t exist, because it’s incompatible with the regime. In my point of
view, there’s only peace when there’s freedom, and freedom it’s slavery.
Ignorance is Strength – the less we
know, the less we question what is presented to us. If people ignore facts, it’s
very easy to control their mind. If we control their mind, a nation is strong,
because they have the same beliefs and everyone is the same, therefore, the
government will never be questioned.
These
are 3 truths that no one can question, (if they could question anything) and
that rule the world of 1984. Some may believe that these are already visible
nowadays, but in my opinion and for the sake of this world, I think it won’t be
possible, due to the individualism and the freedom granted today. It’s a very
time consuming book, since you do have to put it in perspective and compare it
with our society.
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