Thursday, 26 December 2013

In 1984, what values of society are revealed through Winston Smith's alienation?

's alienation
occurs as a result of the overwhelming control of the party. To truly connect to other human
beings, it is necessary both to have some sense of self and for the person you're interacting
with to have the same, because personal connection comes, in part, as we reveal these selves to
each other, and while they grow and change through a relationship. In the world under Big
Brother, everyone must portray themselves as the people they are expected to be, and discovery
of self is explicitly discouraged in order to create people who are identical and controllable,
so no one has any sense of self to reveal and, even if they did, they would be punished if they
let it slip. This means that human interaction never creates real connection, and this is
incredibly alienating.

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