Oppression In 1984 Orwell Analysis

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Oppression in 1984 In 1984, George Orwell writes what life was like after World War II with tyranny in several countries. Orwell wrote 1984 with hope that people would read it and prevent the totalitarian type of government from rising to power in future generations. George Orwell's quote, “Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable” brings out an important issue in 1984. The government controls everything in Oceania, making the atmosphere oppressive. This overall atmosphere of 1984 is created by George Orwell’s use of vivid imagery and edge of your chair suspense.
There are many atmospheres throughout the novel but oppressive is the best one. The people of Oceania have no freedoms and no escape. For example at the beginning of the novel Winston introduces us to telescreens. “The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely.” (6). Telescreens listen to all …show more content…
At the end of Chapter I Winston commits thoughtcrime. “As he put his hand on the doorknob Winston saw that he had left the diary open on the table. DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER was written all over it, in letters almost big enough to be legible across the room.” (25). This is suspenseful because the reader does not know if the knock on the door is the Thought Police. When Winston sees O’Brien in The Ministry of Love it creates suspense because Winston thinks O’Brien was caught by the Thought Police; however, O’Brien was with the Party. “They’ve got you too!” he cried. “They got me a long time ago,” said O’Brien (197). Another example of how suspense is used to create the oppressive atmosphere when Winston is put in Room 101 and sees the rats, his worse fear. “A sort of premonitory tremor, a fear of he was not certain what, had passed through Winston as soon as he caught his first glimpse of the cage.”
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