Totalitarianism In 1984

In 1984 like any totalitarian civilization we see the oppression of citizens by torture, police brutality

a different type of system controlling the society. 1984 had a totalitarian type of government that

1984 was wrote by George Orwell, in the story he created a hypothetical world 40 years from then. In this alternate future three authoritarian states have taken over the entirety of the world. These governments erase history that does not agree with their policies. Ingsoc, the government of oceania that country where the story takes place, used advance survival as all public and private areas had TVs which contained cameras; microphones were also used to keep tab on the citizens. George Orwell used the story to warn about the potential dangers of a large centralized governments, in this instance to warn about the dangers of communism. Because of the satirical purpose which Orwell had in writing 1984, the characters in the book tend favor a shadowy or two-dimensional

Imagine a world where the government, also called The Party, controls everything the citizens do. The Party monitors their every move by the telescreens that are in every home. Thoughtcrime is the act of thinking something that goes against Big Brother or threatens the Party’s power. If one does commit thoughtcrime, then they Thought Police will capture them and give them consequence. There is no essence of humanity in this world. Everyone is stripped of their own thoughts and told what to do and what to believe. This is the world portrayed in novel

Totalitarian governments have been used countless times as examples of the privileges Americans have, simply by living in this country. For many 1984 is simply a fictional book that is distorted beyond belief and that it is an exaggeration of something that may never happen, for others however it is a reality they face every day in Communist or fascist countries. The liberal values that lack in 1984 are ones that many Americans take for granted; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. George Orwell’s 1984 is an embodiment of the values America holds dear and an indictment against other forms of government because it serves as a reminder of the values Americans are privileged with.

Totalitarianism is a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial. The control that comes with this government is generally full control, giving minimal rights to citizens, and maximum rights to the controllers of the state. Although some argue the full oversight of the population can make a well-off civilization, it often leads to a dystopian society. This is shown in George Orwell’s 1984, a book that takes place in the dystopian society of Oceania. Big Brother, the “face” of the ruling government known as “The Party,” maintains control over fear in society.

Family is a concept older than recorded time. The fact that humans form familial bonds, take care of their young, and work together to achieve a goal is the reason that humanity has succeeded this far. But maybe for not much longer. In George Orwell’s 1984, a totalitarian government monitors everything that its citizens say, do, and even think in order to prevent revolution and suppress individuality. One of the ways the government achieves this is by destroying all bonds between members in a family by turning the children away from their parents (and towards the government) at a young age. To the government in 1984, a citizen’s closest relationship should be to the party. In fact, a citizens only good relationship should be with the party.

To start things off let's look at the differences between dictatorship and totalitarian control “Totalitarian regimes seek to establish complete political, social and cultural control. ”(Nazi Fascism and the modern totalitarian state) and “dictatorships seek limited, typically political, control. ”(Nazi Fascism and the modern totalitarian state).

In modern society, people have seen the development of technology and the improvement of policy. But in George Orwell’s novel entitled 1984, set in a dystopian world, the protagonist named Winston who works for the Ministry of Truth in London. He finds love with Julia, and they begin to question the Party. The author portrayed the world in his novel was oppressive and totalitarianism. However, In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the dystopian world and the totalitarianism state will not develop in the future society. In the ways of the conformity, the reality control and laws and regulations.

1984 is a book that explains how bad it would be to be under a totalitarian government they control how you think and act. A totalitarian government can almost every form of government as long the people do not have all of the power in the government. The reason for this is that people would not willingly consent to to lose their freedom to act or how they think. 1984 was written during the years of the rise of the nazi germany. This book was written to inform people about how bad life would be if totalitarianism was your government.

This painting holds a theme related to dictatorship, quite a similar topic turned into a dilemma that would be approved or agreed to in Orwell's 1984. "Big Brother" and the government represent this topic by controlling the public either through strict laws contradicting human rights or abdication of personal space and whatever action is committed can be recorded and viewed by the authority. Winston expresses his hatred to the government stating, "His pen had slid voluptuously over the smooth paper, printing in large neat capitals---DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER... over and over again, filling half a page." (Orwell 19). Writing in his journal he bought not too long ago near his apartment at a bookstore, he immediately starts to write down what he feels inside and trying to release his hatred towards Big Brother. He begins to

She tells him that she wanted her torture to be shifted to him, and he responds that he felt exactly the same way. These acts of mutual betrayal represent The Party’s final psychological victory. Soon after their respective experiences in Room 101, Winston and Julia are set free as they no longer pose a threat to The Party. Here, Julia says that despite her efforts to make herself feel better, she knows that in order to save herself she really did want The Party to torture Winston. In the end, The Party proves to Winston and Julia that no moral conviction or emotional loyalty is strong enough to withstand torture. Physical pain and fear will cause people to betray their convictions if doing so will end their suffering. This brings the novel’s culmination of the theme of physical and psychological control to an end. Physical control over the body ultimately grants The Party psychological control over the mind. The idea of individual mind control has also taken the ability of trust away because “The perpetual existence of Oceania is dependent upon the fabrication of language as a way to dominate the individual mind. With absolute eternal power over the individual, the timeless idea of identity and self-breakdown and are vanquished” (Bush 246). If citizens cannot identify who they are themselves, then the ability to trust someone else vanishes as well. People worship The Party religiously because they feel like they are the only ones with the right answers. Religion is also absent and instead, devotion is poured out to the state. It is a feature of total authoritarian governmental control, religion is easily disposed of and replaced with devotion to The Party. In the end, The Party’s total control of psychological and physical manipulation can be traced all the way back to families and society. By taking the ability of trust towards people away it

The society depicted in “1984” is fully monitored and leaves

How would you feel if you lived under an oppressive government with no privacy and constant surveillance? Well, George Orwells hate for totalitarian governments lead him to write about a dystopian society in 1984. Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union were heavy influence for the novel. Orwell implicated many of the same methods that the Soviets used throughout the novel, such as using fear to control people, restricting information from citizens, and having a figurehead that ruled over a whole nation. As the protagonist of 1984, these were some of the ordeals that Winston Smith was forced to face.

The novel 1984 George Orwell expresses the theme of totalitarianism. Totalitarianism is a style of government that tries to control every aspect of life. Winston Smith who is the main character in the book, was arrested and tortured by the members of the party. In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare showed the danger of having a totalitarian leader.