Loss of Humanity in 1984

Our humanity is every thing that makes us human; our emotions, dreams, sexuality, opinions and aspirations. If these were to be taken away, we would become adverse mutations of ourselves. That is what happens in George Orwell's 1984. . In 1984, Orwell discusses the dilapidation of society under a totalitarian regime. The loss of humanity in this novel has horrendous effects on society. The media used to communicate the adversities are relationships and sexuality and how their distortion …

…the horrid effects of such of totalitarian society. The hidden motivations behind Winston and Julia’s relationship of rebellion and its platonic nature, combined with the nature of disappearances in Oceanian society demonstrate the destruction of emotion and relationships. Sexuality is tightly intertwined with emotions and relationships, and by warping that, Orwell shows the widespread mutations of it on each other, all coming together to lead to a loss of the human essence in society.