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This 7 page paper discusses the relationships among various media: Foucault’s “Discipline & Punish” and Orwell’s “1984”; between “Rear Window” and “Blow-Up” and between “Rear Window” and “Modern Times.” Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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between Modern Times and Rear Window. Discussion In his book Discipline & Punish, philosopher Michel Foucault examines the modern penal system. Central to his observation is the concept of the
"panopticon," which was first discussed by Jeremy Bentham. The panopticon is a circular building with a tower at the center; the building is composed of cells that run its full
width, and which have a window at each end (Foucault, ). An observer in the tower can see the silhouettes of the prisoners in each of the cells, but
they cannot see him or her; they never know whether or not they are being observed (Foucault, 1995). As a result, they tend to behave as if they are always
under observation, and discipline themselves: "Hence the major effect of the Panopticon: to induce in the inmate a state of conscious and permanent visibility that assures the automatic functioning of
power" (Foucault, 1995, p. 201). That is, when the prisoner believes he is always under surveillance, power in this situation is always automatically conferred upon the observer. With regard to
1984, the telescreen surveillance and sexual repression seem to support Foucaults ideas to a point. Certainly the constant surveillance under all conditions, the presence of Big Brother, the Thoughtpolice, Newspeak
and other concepts work together to create an atmosphere of oppression and dread that is remarkable in literature. But 1984 seems to go beyond the panopticon, which seems almost benign
in comparison. The watch in the panopticon may or may not be there; the discipline instilled results from the prisoners uncertainty. However, the members of Orwells society know without doubt
that they are always being watched; even more importantly, they have to obey or they are taken away and brainwashed, as happens to Winston, until they are once again in
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