1984 Illusion Vs Reality Analysis

Words: 718
Pages: 3
Open Document
The majority of us have all woken from a dream convinced that it was real. Sometimes illusions are so strong one really has to be confident in the way they view themselves to have the confidence to differentiate and announce an illusion. In the novel 1984, the author, George Orwell explores how self-perception plays a role in understanding the difference between illusion and reality through the character Winston. Winston lives in a war torn world under a totalitarian rule, where the government twists the past to make them look good. When Winston breaks through the government's illusion he views himself as a dead man, he starts to gain the confidence to rebel as he gains love and the self created illusion of other rebels. When Winston is at …show more content…
Gaining self confidence from Julia, Winston brings up his thoughts about the government to O’Brien, who offers Winston a spot in the brotherhood. Winston accepts it without questioning if the reality of the brotherhood is even possible. That is when everything falls apart, O’Brien created enough of an illusion to fool Winston into admitting that he is going against the party. O’Brien never was part of the brotherhood, he was actually part of the thoughtpolice. He takes Winston in and tortures Winston into admitting of crimes he never did, and even makes him betray Julia. O’Brien distorts Winston self perception so much that Winston is a shell, who can now be filled with only thoughts about how great big brother truly is. Winston's lack of any good thoughts about himself changes his entire thought pattern, and Winston accepts big brothers illusion as his ultimate reality. Winston ends loving big brother.

Winston’s lack of self perception causes an inability in being able to understand the difference between illusion and reality. Through the character Winston, George Orwell has vividly depicted how you have to view oneself to be able to break through an illusion and see reality, and what happens when someone's self perception is so low that they will accept any imposed illusion as reality. The ability to determine what is a dream or what is false and what is reality takes someone
Show More

Related Documents: 1984 Illusion Vs Reality Analysis

Analysis: Dogville Essay

Resumé I denne projektrapport foretages en analyse af filmen Dogville, 2003, instrueret af Lars von Trier. Ved premieren og i den debat, filmen vakte, blev den karakteriseret som anti-amerikansk, moralsk, religiøs m.m. Projektet er udarbejdet ud fra den tese, at Dogville er en film med en meget kompleks form, hvilket gør det svært at tage den til indtægt for bestemte holdninger. I analysen undersøges denne tese, og i diskussionen holdes filmens form op imod dens indhold. Rapporten konkluderer, at…

Words 30927 - Pages 124

Essay on preschool

California Preschool Learning Foundations Volume 2 CALIFORNIA DEPAR TMENT OF EDUCATION • SACRAMENTO, 2010 California Preschool Learning Foundations Volume 2 Visual and Performing Arts Physical Development Health Publishing Information The California Preschool Learning Foundations (Volume 2) was developed by the Child Development Division, California Department of Education. This publication was edited by Faye Ong, working in cooperation with Laura Bridges and Desiree…

Words 46134 - Pages 185