* are there are any current situations in the world that relate to the novel? what are they, and how do they relate? does the novel shed any light on how current situations could be resolved or "fixed"?
1984 is like how North Korea is right now. In fact, I think that any government that is ruled by a dictator is like the novel, 1984. In a government ruled by a dictator, the people must do as told and cannot follow what they want or think is right. This is basically the same as 1984, except 1984 was a little more to the extreme. I don't think that countries like North Korea have microphones and cameras in each and every home because it isn't a very rich country, but the people are watched very closely. Even in subways, there is a person from the government that watches each person walking by. This is why only adults usually take the subway. Instead of talking cheerfully or feeling comfortable in public, getting from place to place looks like it is serious business. People are sent to prison camps, which seems just as bad as The Ministry of Love, for something as silly as knowing too much about the lives of North Korean leaders, or because they were caught listening to South Korean radio reports about the death of their leader Kim Il-sung. People in North Korea aren't even given a trial for going to prison and are told later on why they are in prison. In 1984, the people are also not given a trial. Another similarity is how many propaganda North Korea and 1984 have. In the novel 1984, "Big Brother is watching you" signs are hung everywhere you look. In North Korea, many propaganda is used like posters saying North Korea is the strongest country, and how America is evil, and many more are used. This novel sheds no light at all on how to fix this problem. This novel encourages the fact that nothing can change it.
1984 is like how North Korea is right now. In fact, I think that any government that is ruled by a dictator is like the novel, 1984. In a government ruled by a dictator, the people must do as told and cannot follow what they want or think is right. This is basically the same as 1984, except 1984 was a little more to the extreme. I don't think that countries like North Korea have microphones and cameras in each and every home because it isn't a very rich country, but the people are watched very closely. Even in subways, there is a person from the government that watches each person walking by. This is why only adults usually take the subway. Instead of talking cheerfully or feeling comfortable in public, getting from place to place looks like it is serious business. People are sent to prison camps, which seems just as bad as The Ministry of Love, for something as silly as knowing too much about the lives of North Korean leaders, or because they were caught listening to South Korean radio reports about the death of their leader Kim Il-sung. People in North Korea aren't even given a trial for going to prison and are told later on why they are in prison. In 1984, the people are also not given a trial. Another similarity is how many propaganda North Korea and 1984 have. In the novel 1984, "Big Brother is watching you" signs are hung everywhere you look. In North Korea, many propaganda is used like posters saying North Korea is the strongest country, and how America is evil, and many more are used. This novel sheds no light at all on how to fix this problem. This novel encourages the fact that nothing can change it.
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