In most societies there are evident class systems that divide people according to wealth and power. In a capitalist society such as our own, we are divided mostly by our wealth; however we live in a democratic political system where political power is supposedly freely elected. In the novel “1984”, the society is split into three classes; these include the inner party, the outer party, and the Proles, which are all controlled and psychologically manipulated by Big Brother, who sits at the peak of the pyramid. However, Big Brother never physically appears in the novel, to the extent that we are driven to question whether he exist at all. ‘The Hunger Games’, by Suzanne Collins, can also be linked to ‘1984’ as both of them present dystopian societies but in different ways. A Dystopian society is the opposite of Utopian. It is undesirable and frightening. In the Hunger games the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided between 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal retribution for a past rebellion, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem. A 16 years old girl from capitol volunteered to participate the event. As they say it “fight to the death”. She and her male counterpart Peeta, are pitted against bigger, stronger representatives, some of whom have trained for this their whole lives. ‘1984’ is a dystopian novel based in the 80’s. When it was published, numbers of people was surprised on how Orwell represented the social classes and the political satire. Moreover, Orwell didn’t only tell the danger of communism gone awry but also its repercussion on society.
Approximately 85% of the populations of Oceania are the Proles. The peasants and the low classes have always been pressurized by their upper classes. A society cannot exist without a working class, which in this case are the Proles. One of the most important messages in ‘1984’ is that the language is of central importance to human thought as it structure and limits the ideas that us, individuals are capable of formulating and expressing. The language and style that Orwell has used are very unique. Orwell uses very simple vocabulary to be able to contribute to numbers of people other than just adults. However, whenever a new word is introduced into the novel, such as ‘miniture’ and ‘doublethink’, their definition will be explained straight after. Other than the fact that Orwell uses simplistic words, he also uses similes, which add useful emphasis and implication to what they describe. For example, Victory Gin is ‘like a dose of medicine’ (part 1 chapter 1); that is to say, unpleasant but therapeutic as well as the thought police carry of Julia. ‘like a sack’ (part2 chapter 10); she is reduced from an autonomous person to meager object to be hauled away and emptied out. In addition, at some parts of the novel George Orwell also uses metaphors when he wants to make a point more influential by their sparing use: “the paperweight was the room he was in and the coral was Julia’s life and his own, fixed in a sort of eternity at the heart of the crystal” (part2, chapter 4) By this, it means Winston and Julia are bound together in their logging for freedom.
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In most societies there are evident class systems that divide people according to wealth and power. In a capitalist society such as our own, we are divided mostly by our wealth; however we live in a democratic political system where political power is supposedly freely elected. In the novel “1984”, the society is split into three classes; these include the inner party, the outer party, and the Proles, which are all controlled and psychologically manipulated by Big Brother, who sits at the peak of the pyramid. However, Big Brother never physically appears in the novel, to the extent that we are driven to question whether he exist at all. ‘The Hunger Games’, by Suzanne Collins, can also be linked to ‘1984’ as both of them present dystopian societies but in different ways. A Dystopian society is the opposite of Utopian. It is undesirable and frightening. In the Hunger games the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided between 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal retribution for a past rebellion, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem. A 16 years old girl from capitol volunteered to participate the event. As they say it “fight to the death”. She and her male counterpart Peeta, are pitted against bigger, stronger representatives, some of whom have trained for this their whole lives. ‘1984’ is a dystopian novel based in the 80’s. When it was published, numbers of people was surprised on how Orwell represented the social classes and the political satire. Moreover, Orwell didn’t only tell the danger of communism gone awry but also its repercussion on society.
Approximately 85% of the populations of Oceania are the Proles. The peasants and the low classes have always been pressurized by their upper classes. A society cannot exist without a working class, which in this case are the Proles. One of the most important messages in ‘1984’ is that the language is of central importance to human thought as it structure and limits the ideas that us, individuals are capable of formulating and expressing. The language and style that Orwell has used are very unique. Orwell uses very simple vocabulary to be able to contribute to numbers of people other than just adults. However, whenever a new word is introduced into the novel, such as ‘miniture’ and ‘doublethink’, their definition will be explained straight after. Other than the fact that Orwell uses simplistic words, he also uses similes, which add useful emphasis and implication to what they describe. For example, Victory Gin is ‘like a dose of medicine’ (part 1 chapter 1); that is to say, unpleasant but therapeutic as well as the thought police carry of Julia. ‘like a sack’ (part2 chapter 10); she is reduced from an autonomous person to meager object to be hauled away and emptied out. In addition, at some parts of the novel George Orwell also uses metaphors when he wants to make a point more influential by their sparing use: “the paperweight was the room he was in and the coral was Julia’s life and his own, fixed in a sort of eternity at the heart of the crystal” (part2, chapter 4) By this, it means Winston and Julia are bound together in their logging for freedom.