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Injustice in George Orwell's 1984

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George Orwell’s novel "1984," is about a dystopian world where injustice occurs when citizens are not given a moment of privacy and are under strict surveillance by their government known as "The Party." The citizens are manipulated and if any individuals think about rebellion or disobedience they are arrested for Thought crime. Orwell’s definition of justice is that people should be given what they need-and what they need is their freedom to think and to know the truth about "The Party." The injustice in the society Orwell has created is clear in the first couple paragraphs when readers meet the main character Winston Smith. As he makes his way to his broken-down apartment where the elevator is out of service like always and he takes seven flights of stairs struggling because he has a varicose ulcer above his right ankle and is described as thin and frail. From this brief description of Winston’s home the readers can see the Party is depriving its citizens of their basic needs. Winston who is part of the Outer Party that represents the middle class, lives in a dilapidated building and clearly his health is an issue. Orwell also demonstrates his definition of justice when he writes “By sitting in the alcove, and keeping well back, Winston was able to remain outside the range of the telescreen, so far as sight went. He could be heard, of course, but so long as he stayed in his present position he could not be seen.” Orwell’s point is that Winston must hide in his own apartment in order to write in his journal, which is rebelling against the Party. The telescreens which are in every home and are never to be turned off eliminate all privacy by constantly monitoring the citizens. Orwell is trying to describe Totalitariasm where The Party is in control of everything in Oceania. The telescreens are watching and listening to the citizens at all times. That causes the people to be fearful in their own homes where they should feel

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