Throughout history the fight for power has been a brutal battle between man. In george orwell's’
“1984” a totalitarian party, who achieves great power over oceania with force and excessive abuse. In reality can society survive off of hatred or power taken away from citizens? Man yearns for the power that can be achieved by such approach, but the power never last long with the aggressive behavior. Political parties have worked towards a dictatorship in their country but can not be successfully established without interference of another country or coming across a bump in the road. Society cannot survive on a atmosphere of hate, the abuse of power has been proven on countless occasions throughout history
Big brother, the totalitarian party in the novel “
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O’brien states “ the party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power. Not wealth or luxury or long life or happiness: only power, pure power….. (272). This thrive of needing absolute power over a group of people with no other reason than wanting to be in control is proof of the commitment there.
The hate in the theory cannot be a long- lasting effect without any kind of mishap to end the reign. Like big brother there are other totalitarian leaders who have used the same method such as Adolf Hitler. In the article named “how mad was hitler?” Stephen A. Diamond states “the adult Hitler was a "counteractive type," by which he meant a person primarily motivated by resentment and revenge in response to prior narcissistic wounding and profound feelings of inferiority.” he goes on to speak on the fact hitler was craving power because of his childhood but he also states he yearned for power, motivated by revenge. Hitler can be used as an example for the need of power and how a leader such as him can be achieved but is bound to be defeated by an outside force.
On the opposite end of the spectrum currently there is government who is
What does Hitler’s conception of who matters in society reveal about his attitudes toward both the powerful and the average members of
The economic misery, the belief that things would only get worse, as well as frustration over their government’s inability to manage the depression was the perfect breeding ground for the spread of Adolf Hitler’s fascism. He was an extremely powerful speaker, and had an ability to tap into the anger felt by a lot of Germans (“The Nazis Rise To Power”).
When Adolf Hitler was a child his father was emotionally harsh to him and he drank heavily, beating and belittling Adolf repeatedly on a regular basis,
dictator. He never succeeded in doing this. In addition, he wanted to put a stop to
Imagine living in a world where politics are everything and all forms of individuality and personal identities are shattered. A world where everybody is stripped of their rights to talk, act, think, or even form their own opinions, simply because they do not agree with the government’s beliefs. These aspects are just a few of the examples of things dictators would have control over in a totalitarianism form of government. Aggressive leaders such as Hitler and Joseph Stalin are examples of such dictators. They used their power for terror and murder, and their motive is simply to maximize their own personal power. George Orwell had
As his focus of power causes "murder [for the crown, ambition, and the] queen" his thirst for power is shown (III.III.55-57). The crown of which he murdered for is the prime
In conclusion, the country in 1984, Oceania, has no freedom the people are always being watched, if anyone dares to think against the government they will be arrested and their education teaches lies. The people of Oceania can be anything for themselves it only for the government gain. They are not free and never will be since the government has the whole country under a watchful eye. If people were born into the world like 1984 people would not question rights and freedom since they never knew about it and are not used to
His ambition is present because he does seem to be ready to refute the title of King and in fact accepts the
We should also understand Orwell’s different points of view as he wrote this book in the 1940s, a time of war and despair, which is why he is so critical of absolute power in both 1984 and Animal
Adolf Hitler wasn’t always accepted and was an outcast when he was younger, which made him want control of the world. There are literatures where characters express this need. Charles Bukowski’s book Ham on Rye presents the need for acceptance and control through the life of Henry Chinaski.
Another prime example as to why societies based on hate couldn’t last is the German film “Lives of Others.” This is a film based on a true story that happened in East Germany before the wall fell. It is about a playwright named George and how the Stasi had one of its members bug the house, hide out in the attic, and report on everything that George and his friends said. This would have worked, but the Stasi member began to realize the corruption of the government and ceased his reports on George. The Stasi member goes to the length of breaking into George’s house to hide a type writer used to write and article against the government so when the Stasi searched the house, it wouldn’t be there. This is an example as to why a society can’t survive on hate by showing that even members of the government will begin to realize the corruption of the wrong-doings by the government and eventually go against them. Also, in East Germany, the wall eventually did fall, along with the government, which led to an oppression-free government. Although countries can get away with oppressing their people, it usually ends in failure because the people realize their rights or the government members realize how bad the things they are doing to their own people really are.
This quote exemplifies the extent to which the Party hijacks the mental processes of people to gain power, and how that is more crucial to unopposed power than physical control already established. Thus, Orwell presents a perspective on power through exploring the restriction of free thought and movement, and how that benefits a totalitarian government.
Tears began falling out of Hitler's eyes while he said, "When I was younger nobody cared for me, I was used as entertainment. I never went to school or got any education, all I knew was the people surrounding me telling me I was worthless. They told me I would never be respected, but would be a clown, and I believed them.
His immoral actions and evil nature are motivated by the power he seeks. He does anything for the King because he would like a better place in the kingdom. His moral principles are lost because of his selfish priorities to be
All he cared about was power. He went on day by day, not caring of the consequences that he thought would not catch up with him. He killed people in