Totalitarianism

“Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past” (Orwell 34). Control is an ever-present existence in societies throughout the world’s history. Control is necessary to a degree; however, leaders can use control to gain more control. In 1984, by George Orwell, and Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, the authors explore how humans thrive off of control; whether it be the act of controlling or being controlled. People who have control crave more of it, and…

The greatest unsolved mystery in today's society is whether or not the government is working for or against us. The lingering questions in Orwell's 1984 is whether people still have the right to be entitled to their own memories, feelings, and real relationships with other people? These questions may arise throughout the mind of the reader as George Orwell’s portrays the repercussions of a totalitarian government. The use of various oxymorons and symbolism are a few of the tools the writer uses…

A government such as the one imagined in 1984 exists today in North Korea. People in North Korea are controlled totally by the government and lack the basic freedoms that we have come to expect. They live in fear of the government. People who speak out against the party are sent to labor camps where many are tortured or even killed. Knowledge of the outside world is restricted. They are poor and starving but believe they live in the best country on Earth. North Korea is the modern example of the…

George Orwell’s 1984 still holds a lot of significance in today’s society. In its own day it was considered a visionary and futuristic novel, which gathered how the world would be in years to come. In today’s society people live in a similar world George Orwell predicted in 1984. Comparisons between Orwell’s novel about a controlled totalitarian future ruled by Big Brother and today’s society are very identical. The similarities between Orwell’s novel and today’s society include telescreen and…

V for Vendetta helps the viewer understand the connection of power is used to control others. The director shows this connection by explaining how the power is used to take control over other people that are helpless. This is portrayed in the film by showing a concentration camp that has imprisoned; Immigrants, Political Opponents, Homosexual people along with Muslims and other people known as the undesirables. The United Kingdom is run by the Chancellor. The Chancellor, has innocent people…

In Oceania, peer pressure is a vital element of society. Big Brother determines who everyone's peers are by splitting citizens up into the Inner Party, Outer Party, and the Proles. Big Brother also forbids any interactions between members of different peer groups. We see this peer pressure throughout the novel. There is peer pressure related to Two Minutes Hate because technically, citizens are not required to partake in Two Minutes Hate. However, everyone is forced to partake in it due to an…

Mass Media is uses technology, which is intended to reach out to the larger audience. Mass Media is the primary source of communication used to reach out to the public as a whole. The most common forms of mass media include newspapers, magazines, radio, television and the Internet. The general public generally relies on forms of mass media to provide information concerning political and social issues as well as news in entertainment and pop culture. The following analysis will discuss two highly…

In 1984 by George Orwell, the advancement of technology created a society filled with surveillance. The government, or “Big Brother”, used technology like two way television screens and surveillance cameras to maintain constant watch over their citizens. In today’s society the government has ten times the amount of surveillance technology envisioned by George Orwell in 1984. The United States government was founded around the basic fundamental principle of freedom. However with all the new…

The Party in 1984 by George Orwell uses the body to gain total control over the people of Oceania. The body is destroyed in the novel. The Party uses a plethora of outlets for this destruction. It finds a way to completely annihilate all that the human body is. This physical mutilation leads to the destruction of human nature. The process of destruction begins with the removal of pleasure from all things satisfying. If this does not keep a member of Oceania in line the next step would be…

Imagine having all areas of your life controlled by the government. That is primarily what it feels like to live in a fascist government. “Fascism is a form of government which is a type of one-party dictatorship. Fascists are against democracy. Such a state is led by a strong leader—such as a dictator and a martial government.” “Fascist governments encouraged the pursuit of private profit and offered many benefits to large businesses, but they demanded in return that all economic activity…