1984英文读后感

李浩英美经典小说选读孙希佳January1，2017ThePoliticalProphecyin1984Abstract:Asawellknownofdystopianandpoliticalprophecynovel,1984hasmanyaspectswecanlearnabout.Thisfictionalsogivesuslotsofwarnsandreflectmanyproblemsinreality.keywords:1984BigBrothersuperioritypoliticalprophecyhumanismNineteenEighty-Four,oftenpublishedas1984,isadystopianandpoliticalprophecynovelbyEnglishauthorGeorgeOrwellpublishedin1949.Thepurposeofthearticleistocriticizetotalitarianism.Thisbookisoneofthethreegreatestanti-Utopianovels:“We”,“BeautifulNewWorld”and“NineteenEighty-four”.Theworldin1984isdividedbythreecountries:theOceania,theEurasianandtheEastAsiancountries.Undertheinnocentoutlookofapartymember,Winstonentertainsgreatdoubttowardsthesocietyinwhichhehasbeentrainedasachild,andtowardstheBigBrother,theinvincibleleaderofthecountry,whichisequivalenttoathoughtcrime.Afterdisarmedtotheinnerparty,hewasreshapedtobepureinmindinaccordswiththestandardoftheparty,andputtodeathafterwards.Onthenovelfront,thecharactersareblandandyouonlycareaboutthembecauseoftheawfulthingstheylivethrough.Asanovelallthepoliticalexpositionisheavyhanded,andthemessagecompletelyoverridesanysenseofstorytelling.Asanessay,thepointsitmakescanbeearthshaking.Itseemseveryonewhohassomuchasgottenaparkingticketthinkshelivesina1984-dystopia.Everyadministrationthatreachesforpower,injurescivillibertiesorcollaboratestoomuchwithmediaisaccusedofplayingBigBrother.Thesearethesuccessesof1984'sparanoia,faroutlivingitsoriginalintentasabatteryagainstwhereCommunismwasgoing,andwhilepeoplewhocomparetheirleaderstoBigBrotherareusuallyoverreachingthemselvesandspeakfarawayfromOrwell'sintentandvision,itisausefulcatchclothfordissent.Likesomanyimmortalizedbookswithasocialvision,1984'sactualsubstanceissothinthatitsideologiesandfear-mongeringaspectscanbestretchedandskewedtosuitthereaders.Inthisbook,thepartyruleeverythingwiththesuperiority.ThetyrannyisepitomizedbyBigBrother,thePartyleaderwhoenjoysanintensecultofpersonality.ThePartyseekspowerentirelyforitsownsake.Itisnotinterestedinthegoodofothers;itisinterestedsolelyinpower.Theprotagonistofthenovel,WinstonSmith,isamemberoftheOuterParty,whoworksfortheMinistryofTruth,whichisresponsibleforpropagandaandhistoricalrevisionism.Hisjobistorewritepastnewspaperarticles,sothatthehistoricalrecordalwayssupportsthepartyline.Theinstructionsthattheworkersreceivespecifythecorrectionsasfixingmisquotationsandneveraswhattheyreallyare:forgeriesandfalsifications.Alargepartoftheministryalsoactivelydestroysalldocumentsthathavebeeneditedanddonotcontaintherevisions;inthisway,noproofexiststhatthegovernmentislying.SmithisadiligentandskillfulworkerbutsecretlyhatesthePartyanddreamsofrebellionagainstBigBrother.Orwellbasedthecharacteroftheheroineofthenovel,Julia,onhissecondwife,SoniaOrwell.WinstonSmith’sworkistoerasethefactsandmakeliesonthenewspaperinordertomakefurthercontroltothecitizens.Buthefinallyfoundsouthowistheworldreallylike.Andthenhehasthethoughtof“TakingDowntheBigBrother”,hewantstooverturnthisregime.Unfortunately,hisloverbetrayedhimbecauseofthecrueltorment.Andourcharacterwasbeenbrain-washing,hismindhasbeendestroyed.Attheexecutionground,beforehewasshotdead,hesincerelysaid:”IlovetheBigBrother.”Nodoubt1984isapoliticalsatiricalfiction,butitismorethanthat,foranelementofhumanism,representedbythedepictionofthecharacter,Winston,isblendedwiththepoliticalaspect.Writteninthe1940s,thebookistosomedegreeapredictionofthefuture,and,onepointnoteworthytopointoutisthatalotofplotsOrwellhaddesignedinthebookdidallegedlyshowupinrealityinthelater40yearsafteritcameup.Throughadelicatedepictionofanordinaryperson‟swholelife,Orwellrevealstousapower-orientedsocietyofstiflinghierarchyandthecantfacadeofharmonioussocialism,unfurlingthedeep-downessenceoftotalitarian.“Curiously,thechimingofthehourseemedtohaveputnewheartintohim.Hewasalonelyghostutteringatruththatnobodywouldeverhear,butsolongasheutteredit,insomeobscurewaythecontinuitywasnotbroken.Itwasnotbymakingyourselfheardbutbystayingsanethatyoucarriedonthehumanheritage.Hewentbacktothetable,dippedhispenandwrote:tothefutureortothepast,toatimewhenthoughtisfree,whenmenaredifferentfromoneanotheranddonotlivealone—toatimewhentruthexistsandwhatisdonecannotbeundone,fromtheageofuniformity,fromtheageofsolitude,fromtheageofbigbrother,fromtheageofdoublethink—greetings!”ThemonologueWinstonsetdowninhisdiaryinparticular.ItisnotmerelythevoiceofWinston,butinOrwellhimselfaswell,forfreedomisalwaysanenterprisetobepursued,especiallyinhistimeOrwellwasprobablybeencloselywatchedbythegovernment.ThetwoaimsofthePartyaretoconquerthewholesurfaceoftheearthandtoextinguishonceandforallthepossibilityofindependentthought.EventhoughOceaniawasinaconstantstateofwar,thepeoplewereactingliketherewaspeaceaswell,hencetheycouldeasilyswitchfromoneemotiontotheother,inaccordancetowhatThePartyaskedofthem.Gradually,thesocietyareaccustomedtothisstatusandwhatthemcandoisjustfollowedit,notrebelit.SotheOceaniawillneverbeoverthrown.Inconclusion,thissloganrevealthegloomandhorriblesocietyandallofthemjustlikepuppetscontrolledbyothers.An