George Orwell, in the novel 1984
George Orwell, in the novel 1984, brings about a totalitarian future where the state controls all the actions of humanity with the “big brother” ever watchful. Oceania, a futuristic setting examines what would happen when society is driven by the need to amass power, wealth and profits, the state is the state objectifies the controller and owner of all factors of production and humans with all aspects of their life being controlled. With the media symbolized by the Tv that watches as it is being observed, meaning that the state has absolute control and dissenters risk incarceration as individuality is banned. The voicing of dissenting views is frowned upon. This novel question the capitalistic mode of governance with “Big Brother” is watching is a warning that the excesses of capitalism, will lead to a state where the ruled becomes objects to a system oblivious to their suffering or personal needs. Freedoms are curtailed to ensure the individual is easily controlled and dissenting opinions being a danger to this system; they must be weeded out.
Social strife is exemplified with “Uncle Sam” who is always watching examining the capitalistic, greed that forms the premise that materialism is above communal welfare and that in itself bring to light a people who have become accustomed and adoptive to their current state and thereby the collective conscience has adapted to the scenario deeming it the born. The Karl Marxist Ideologies come to light that the self-conscience is influenced by the nature of the environment and is not ingrown somewhat a factor easily influenced. It examines a core value love and the need to self-assert against a totalitarian capitalistic regime, bringing about the seeds of change and drive for revolution/
Conformation to the commonly accepted norm of oppression comes to light when Winston faces opposition by those who deem his non-conformist nature a threat to their way of life, and considers him a danger so he must be made to conform. The mindless nature of this society that the writer portrays question whether the meeting of material gratification is not a bribe for people to support the atrocities of the rulers and bourgeoise and whether personal opulence and growth is not overriding common welfare. Issues of class and social parity are exemplified by the “big brother” who has overriding control of this dystopia, a name for dysfunctional utopian ideation. The book questions whether the Capitalistic economy isn’t an ideological assertion where the masses are manipulated to bring about profits and whether personal ambition isn’t controlled and limited by a system out to amass power and wealth at the expense of the communal well-being. Individual greed and ambitions are contrasted against the overriding manipulative tendencies of a ruling class that has no iota of collective welfare but disguises greed in systemic structures that have most people content to follow the system with the dissenters coerced.