Totalitarian governments control every aspect of a citizen’s life. The totalitarian government in 1984 by George Orwell is similar to governments in today’s society‚ like North Korea. Both control citizens by dumbing them down‚ executing the ones who disobey‚ and having every move planned. In the early 1920s‚ Benito Mussolini coined the term totalitario. “Totalitarianism‚ form of government that seeks to subordinate all aspects of the individual’s life to the authority of the government.” Mussolini
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every word and every moment being recorded‚ creating a feeling as if citizens were trapped in a bubble with no space‚ there is nowhere to hide or run. The book 1984 displays how citizens of this time have no freedom. There is a character in the book named Winston‚ who is one of the very few citizens who doesn`t support this system at all. In 1984‚ Freedom isn’t really a choice; citizens are required to obey specific rules: love Big Brother or get brainwashed!
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Dehumanization of People‚ Mindless Political Slogans‚ Use of Violence and Terror to Maintain Order‚ Repression of Reality and Falsification of History to Support Political Agenda. These five ways are used in North Korea‚ and was used in George Orwell’s novel‚ 1984‚ to control it’s people. The systematic dehumanization of people began with rendering a set of people as the enemy. In the novel‚ the main character‚ Winston‚ works at the Ministry of Truth. This ministry falsifies history to make it fit the mold of
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then that event has truly occurred. Reality exists only within the mind‚ and if a population genuinely believes factually incorrect information‚ then that is reality. The concept of the media controlling reality has been expressed in novels such as 1984 by George Orwell‚ where the protagonist is stuck in an oppressed government‚ and the
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Political Control Techniques in 1984 In the year 1984 there is one political party for Oceania‚ known only as the Party‚ and led by Big Brother. Nobody opposes the party because the party controls the population using methods such as creating youth organizations‚ manipulating history through the Ministry of Truth‚ and the telescreens. Youth organizations‚ such as the Spies‚ teach children to turn in adults to the ThoughtPolice who commit crimes against the Party. Using children to watch their
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works‚ 1984 and Politics and The English Language‚ it is clear that Orwell is using his writing to bring awareness to the dangers of the manipulation‚ misuse‚ and decline of language. In 1984 he demonstrates how language can be used to control thought and manipulate the past. This is proven throughout the novel by examining the language of Newspeak and how it is key to controlling the totalitarian state‚ and how using language to alter and manipulate history can shape reality. In his essay Politics
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Controversies over who holds the power‚ who lacks it‚ and what is done with power affect society. In 1984‚ George Orwell conveyed his views on power through the totalitarian government‚ Oceania. His work conveys the idea that in order to gain complete power and control‚ one must force others to surrender their personal beliefs. Orwell wrote 1984 almost forty years before the actual year of 1984‚ in response to Russian totalitarian government. In the novel‚ Oceania controls everything: what people
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individuals just to achieve that. Societies like the ones in Fahrenheit 451‚ 1984‚ and The Giver try to perfect the land they rule into a utopia. Instead of creating a utopian environment‚ they consummate forced control instead. Regardless of implementation or motivation‚ 1984‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ and The Giver are unsuccessful in establishing a utopia because the societies control their citizens with fear and ignorance. The societies in 1984‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ and The Giver want control to maintain power and equality
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current ideology‚ to make things more convenient for themselves. If a previous statement does not conform with the what the governing party currently is saying‚ it would be changed‚ the record of it happening obliterated. This is a common occurrence in 1984‚ and Winston is one of the culprits. In chapter four he explains the process: "As soon as all the corrections which happened to be necessary in any particular number of The Times had been assembled and collated‚ that number would be reprinted‚ the
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Although technology‚ for the most part‚ is viewed as a positive thing‚ in George Orwell’s novel "1984"‚ technology is used to invade people’s privacy‚ and spread propaganda. Technology was used to control the population of Oceania. Every citizen’s thoughts and actions were monitored and analyzed for anything viewed as " anti-party ". The truth was altered to meet the needs of the party through such technologies‚ as newspaper presses‚ and speakers. People who were weeded out for anti-party thoughts
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