1984, on the other hand creates the dystopian world in a far more direct and obvious way. Winston, the protagonist, is an unimportant civil servant who works in “minitrue” (the Ministry of Truth) altering the nation’s historical records. However, the reader soon discovers that Winston isn’t as faithful to “the Party” as they initially presume. In Orwell’s depiction of dystopia, the government has total control over not only society, but the personal and private lives of every person within it. This
Meghan will always try to help others while O’Brien uses his abilities to deceive, hurt, and degrade other people. O’Brien was one of the reasons 1984 is such as haunting novel. The way he psychologically tortures Winston in the Ministry of Love without guilt is disturbing, and even more disturbing is his success in manipulating Winston into loving Big Brother and erasing him from history. According
for themselves. During my essay I will use two reputable authors to help answer my question, Is technology distracting the individual from thinking for oneself? The search for the answer leads me to Carr’s, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” (2008/2015) and Postman’s, “Amusing Ourselves To Death”(1984/2015). Both authors address this question in different ways but both lead to the same answer: Technology is distracting society for thinking for themselves. Summary In his essay, “Is Google Making Us Stupid