George Orwell's Propaganda In 'The Book Thief'

The message that Orwell gives to readers is that power can lead to corruption and oppression. It shows the way that a government can brainwash its citizens through propaganda. Napoleon and Snowball used fear and propaganda to keep their place in ruling and this shows that even a revolution that was meant for equality and liberty can still progress into a dictatorial state. People can interpret Animal Farm in many different ways but here is one way of interpreting it. This book was written to reflect the actions of Stalin during WWII, and they were mostly correct with the many times Napoleon deserted his allies for his own welfare. This is what happened with Stalin when he saw a chance to rule the Soviet Union.
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If Zusak included a concentration camp scene, Death would only be watching from above and expressing his opinion on what the Jews were forced to do and what was happening to them. When Max was in hiding before he went to the Hubermann’s it wasn’t very enjoyable. He was in a dark cell with no food or water for a few weeks with only his suitcase to keep himself company. A person came and gave him some food, toiletries, a map, a key, and a train ticket to Germany. When Max was hiding in the Hubermann’s house he first stayed in Liesel’s room because he was sleeping. Eventually when he woke up, he stayed in the basement. One of the events that probably made him think about leaving was when the Nazis searched the Hubermann’s basement to see if it was a good bomb shelter. Max had to be hidden so he wouldn’t get caught because he was hiding in the basement. If the Hubermann’s were caught hiding Max, they would have been severely punished and Max would have thought it was his
The SS kept making them increase their pace until it looked like they were running away from them. They had orders to shoot anyone who could not maintain the pace and did not deprive themselves of the amusement. Elie’s father being next to him was the only thing that made him want to live. Sometimes Elie would close his eyes while he was running so it could be like he was running while being asleep. After the Kommandant notified them they had gone twenty kilometers, they stopped at an abandoned village. For three days they stayed in Gleiwitz. On the third day they were driven out of the barrack and taken outside. They were forced to stand outside for many hours and were not allowed to bend down or sit so they had to survive on mouthfuls of snow and bread. Hitler drives the plot of the Book Thief because many of the things the characters did were under his orders. If Hitler wasn’t mentioned in this story, it would be very different because there wouldn’t be a reason for most events in this book to happen. For example, Max had to go into hiding because Hitler was looking for Jews to put in concentration camps. Also, Death wouldn’t be as prominent in this story because without Hitler driving the plot of the story, there wouldn’t be as many deaths. The Book Thief, Animal, Farm, and Night all have connections, but are only obvious when you are really looking for