Born with the name Eric Blair, the 1984 and Animal Farm author is more commonly known as George Orwell. This pseudonym allowed him to safely write critiques, essays, and novels that explicitly state his view of the world around him and his abhorrence towards totalitarianism. The time he spent serving in the Spanish Civil War deepened this hatred. While fighting he saw democratic socialism twist into totalitarian socialism. This new form of socialism scared Orwell because it crushed the idea of equality and instead resembled fascism; consequently, changing his writing to become more political and against a fascist world. He lived in a totalitarian world and was thrown into bankruptcy because of it. George Orwell’s wartime experience heightened
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He wants people to understand his cause and fight with him, rise up against opposing political parties and recreate democratic Socialism. In an attempt to do that, he writes 1984, a dystopian novel about life that is oppressed. A dystopia where humans have no control over their own lives, are banned from emotions, and can only live in fear, misery and repression. Orwell despised the politics of the leaders he saw rise to power in the countries around him. Big Brother blends both Stalin and Hitler, real and terrifying leaders. He combines these two leaders to present Totalitarianism and the dreadful effects of a world with that kind of political control. It will affect the human spirit and it will become impossible to remain free thinkers. People believed that 1984 attacked socialism, but Orwell argues that it does not oppose Socialism, however, warns people of the effects of Totalitarianism (Literature 254). Propaganda was arising around 1949 when 1984 was written. There was propaganda trying to convince people to join the war and believe in Totalitarianism. The influence of that is portrayed by 1984’s main character Winston Smith, his job at the ministry of truth is to create false history in order to make the party look perfect. Stalin, after taking power, did the same thing to real history books. Food, in 1984, was scarce and rationed out, certain goods, such as razor blades, could only be bought on the “Free Market”, which was an occurrence also happening in Britain after the
He wants people to understand his cause and fight with him, rise up against opposing political parties and recreate democratic Socialism. In an attempt to do that, he writes 1984, a dystopian novel about life that is oppressed. A dystopia where humans have no control over their own lives, are banned from emotions, and can only live in fear, misery and repression. Orwell despised the politics of the leaders he saw rise to power in the countries around him. Big Brother blends both Stalin and Hitler, real and terrifying leaders. He combines these two leaders to present Totalitarianism and the dreadful effects of a world with that kind of political control. It will affect the human spirit and it will become impossible to remain free thinkers. People believed that 1984 attacked socialism, but Orwell argues that it does not oppose Socialism, however, warns people of the effects of Totalitarianism (Literature 254). Propaganda was arising around 1949 when 1984 was written. There was propaganda trying to convince people to join the war and believe in Totalitarianism. The influence of that is portrayed by 1984’s main character Winston Smith, his job at the ministry of truth is to create false history in order to make the party look perfect. Stalin, after taking power, did the same thing to real history books. Food, in 1984, was scarce and rationed out, certain goods, such as razor blades, could only be bought on the “Free Market”, which was an occurrence also happening in Britain after the