Analysis Of 1984 By George Orwell

Throughout history, the world has been littered with savage, power-hungry dictators. The worst of these dictators, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin, were defeated after World War II. To make sure the world does not see evil such as them again, author George Orwell wrote his novel 1984 to warn every one of the dangers of totalitarianism. Despite his efforts, the threat of totalitarian regimes is still seen today through Kim Jong-un’s rule over North Korea. In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the Party displays totalitarian ideals and characteristics similar to that of North Korea’s society through the absolute control over their citizens. North Korea and the Party both use constant surveillance to maintain control over their people. To monitor their citizens, the Party uses telescreens because people “within [its] field of vision… [can] be seen as well as heard” (Orwell 6). The Party uses this technology to find any criminals, and use said technology to keep order in Oceania. Their methods work because people have
The Party’s Ministry of Truth changes “every kind of literature or documentation which might conceivably hold any political or ideological significance” (Orwell 36) to match their own beliefs. This limits people to knowing only the Party’s ideology, as they have no access to any foreign books with a different or better form of governing. Similarly, North Korea only allows a view of history that is favorable towards the values of Kim Jong-un. Instead of changing past literature to favor the government’s point of view, North Korea writes its own, extremely biased texts. Even though North Korea and the Party use different methods of censoring history, they both do it to maintain control over their people. Whether it be changing history or completely removing it, they both give the reader a one-sided view of the world that favors only their