1984: Control is Power In the novel 1984, George Orwell demonstrates that power is obtained through control, just like some aspects of today in society. Control is a powerful tool when it is used by the government. Orwell in his novel explains the governments control over humans in an exaggerated sense, but in many aspects it is correct. He shows how people of many groups get brain-washed by the government so people only know what they need to know. Fed with mixed up facts so people can not figure out what is really going on. In the novel 1984, Orwell said “...Power is power over human beings (pg.218).” In this paper there ar