*1984 Question 2

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"?

There are more bad things occurring currently in our lives than in the past. I’m sure that there are a lot of betrayals happening in these days all over the world. I also have an experience betrayed by a friend of mine in the past and it was awful. We all know that getting betrayed from someone especially someone you had really close relationship with or had faith with is very painful, depressing, and sad. In this novel, 1984, people keep on betraying one another. Winston gets betrayed from his trusted love, Julia but also gets betrayed from O’ Brien, who Winston liked and believed in. Also, Mr. Charrington who seems like supporting the relationship between Julia and Winston and rents a room without a telescreen for them to carry on their affair betrays Winston. Later, Winston figures out that Mr. Charrington is the Thought Police. Since there are a lot of betrayals happening in this novel, we can understand how the society is like in the story; it is similar to current situations. However, the novel affects worse the society by showing the reality but not telling how the current situations can be resolved or fixed. It’s hard to believe that there are so many betrayals happening in these days and people are not noticing how they are being so cruel and mean to their people. I think Orwell expressed the reality that he thought about in the past very well. I am sure that it is being a serious problem: love betrayals, friendship betrayals, company betrayals, etc. Currently, people in our society became selfish and think only about their benefits. And because of that, we often betray one another for our own benefits. Is there any way to fix this at all?