George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984 :: essays research papers

1984     I think that todays society is a "half version" of George Owells novel,1984, in some shipway it is similar and in others, uniquely different. The closestwe come today to a "Big Brother" is the mob. The people are also controlled bywatchful gage cameras and subliminal messages. However, something in lifetoday is very different from that of 1984, it is the people. In the words of thefamous lyricist, "Power to the People."     In analyzing "Big Brother," there are similarities among it and themob. The Mafia is a crime family that can see everything, there is no goingagainst the mob or else someone is going to die. The Mafia is so widespread thatit has operatives all over keeping an eye out for cops or law enforcement, thisis the Mafias "telescreens" (Orwell 6). Another startling similarity betweenthe mob and "Big Brother" is the Mafias weird way of making someone disappearor "vapor ize" (Orwell ). Almost unknowingly a persons identity can be changed,altered, or deleted.     Authorities routine security and surveillance cameras to observe criminalactivities or possibly every day activities. Too much surveillance libertiesare given to police or FBI. By using hi-tech cameras which can actuallydocument a persons life. Unknowingly, there may be a cute little camerainstalled in the bedroom.     Another way that todays society controls the masses is subliminalmessages. Illegal now, subliminal messages were widely used in theentertainment business, especially during the fifties. An example is that moviemakers would transmit a split-second commercial add for popcorn and soda during amovie. Customers would actually be manipulated into buying these products. Eventhough, this kind of brainwashing is illegal, it is still very unspoken to detect,whos to say that we are not bombarded by subliminal messages just by watchingcommer cials on television. This is too risky, to think that a persons actionsand emotions can be swayed by someone elses perversions. Again, this is verysimilar to 1984.     Of all the things there are today that would make it impossible forthere to be an inner or outer party, as in 1984, is that there is each other.No matter how hard our government tries, they cannot reach everyone. Contrary to1984, where they do get everyone, I feel that was extreme and unlikely. I findit highly unlikely that a form of government can find a way to get the whole