1984

[Robert Hvistendahl]

<br>In my mind, the concept most relevant to us all in 1984 is that one may achieve contentment or 'adapt', if you like, to the surroundings presented to him, whatever they may be. <br>The final thing Winston tells himself is that he loves big brother. <br><br>When most people give a moral of the story, they talk about power and then compare the government of oceania to a communist government or they talk about the dark and depressing scenes developed by Orwell and and relate them to the way in which government may take control of ones life/mind.<br><br>I cannot dispute any ideas to gain advice from 1984 in a political sense, however, Orwell was looking a lot deeper into the workings of our minds.<br>He presented the idea that people may use false proofs to decide what is true to oneself. <br><br>2 + 2 = 5 I love big brother; the truth becomes irrelevant<br><br>Winston is forced to use invalid proofs to better his situation, ie being freed from torture. Orwell has presented the concept of a need to go to all lengths to fool oneself in order to gain an advantage.<br><br><br>He even states at one point that if he were to convince himself of a certain thing and O'brien was also convinced, then the objective truth is the only reality. This is VERY important.<br><br>Orwell implies that, should you or me be able to control our mind, we may be able to imagine happyland, however unhappy the government situation had appeared before.<br><br>2+2=5 I am going to be happy about everything, i love everybody<br> <br>i love big brother<br><br>Maybe we need a golden calculator to deFine, the time it takes to look inside and realise....