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6 pages in length. Perhaps George Orwell's prophetic novel about a totalitarian existence was merely a result of the author's overactive imagination. Maybe, however, it was a warning. Orwell, himself, said he did not believe such a society as he describes in '1984' would ever arrive; however, he did believe that something resembling it most definitely could. What is made crystal clear is that when human beings are put to the test -- truly dissected to the core -- there is no room for any concern for anyone other than themselves. Humanity is selfish and power hungry, which the novel illustrates ever so clearly. As is with all life forms, those who demand power are the ones who very often receive it. This mentality is what Orwell envisioned for the entire world -- a world in which the government could see and hear everything, where a person could never be alone, and his or her most personal information would be instantly available to all who requested it. One can only hope that the Orwellian, thought-controlled future is one that remains firmly in the clutches of fantasy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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warning. Orwell, himself, said he did not believe such a society as he describes in 1984 would ever arrive; however, he did believe that something resembling it most definitely
could. What is made crystal clear is that when human beings are put to the test -- truly dissected to the core -- there is no room for any
concern for anyone other than themselves. Humanity is selfish and power hungry, which the novel illustrates ever so clearly. As is with all life forms, those who demand
power are the ones who very often receive it. This mentality is what Orwell envisioned for the entire world -- a world in which the government could see and
hear everything, where a person could never be alone, and his or her "most personal information" (Dowd et al 104+) would be instantly available to all who requested it.
One can only hope that the Orwellian, "thought-controlled" (Linden 58) future is one that remains firmly in the clutches of fantasy. The main
image throughout the book is that of crushing power and intimidation cast upon the people by a suppressive government. Yet there exists an underlying hierarchy of power, as well,
that transcends through the populace itself, creating other levels of domination among the various ranks. While bureaucracy dominates characters, so, too, are the people who dominate over one another.
Without the overshadowing theme of power, George Orwells 1984 would not have had the same impact upon generations of readers who have been consumed by its concept. The
novel not only addresses such realities as governmental control over the media, economy and personal lives of its citizens, but it also appeals to such currently existing issues as sexual
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