1984 Reading Ch 1

The society in 1984 is a dystopia even though to the people inside it, it seems like a utopia. The reason why it is a dystopia is because of the constraints the government has put on the individual rights of the people. The main example of this from chapter one is that keeping a diary is an act punishable by death.This obviously to the reader is recognized as absurd but to the people within the society it is a completely normal understanding. This unanimous understanding that I'm talking about is also being used by the government to avoid conflict in religion and relationships as well because nobody knows any better. Then, the people who do find a head of their own are targeted by Big Brother who is a concept of the government being able to watch every action and hear every thought of each person in the society. Thus, because nobody knows what is good for them, they are also happy.