... has no hope. A fascist government controls the people. The people of Oceania are constantly being watched and must conform to the government's doctrine. The people of Oceania are not allowed to speak to each other on the street and are not allowed to own anything but the necessities. The government of Oceania controls every aspect of life. This novel is also a critique of various political systems, such as ... Italian Fascist, Hitler's Nazi, and particularly Russian Stalinist. Nineteen Eighty-Four has a lot of symbols that represent the current situation of certain governments around th...

• Word Count: 1619
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... led the communists in China and Russia. In 1984, the party of the totalitarian state Oceania is the Inner and Outer Party and is led by Big Brother. The party maintains complete control over the citizens of Oceania. The government is broken up into separate ministries: " the Ministry of Truth, the Ministry of Peace, the Ministry of Love, and the Ministry of Plenty" (Orwell 8). Big Brother is the ... dictator of the Party and the government and is considered omnipresent although he is never seen in person. The governing party ... unprocurable" (Orwell 86). Therefore, the fact that the com...

• Word Count: 1134
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... led the communists in China and Russia. In 1984, the party of the totalitarian state Oceania is the Inner and Outer Party and is led by Big Brother. The party maintains complete control over the citizens of Oceania. The government is broken up into separate ministries: " the Ministry of Truth, the Ministry of Peace, the Ministry of Love, and the Ministry of Plenty" (Orwell 8). Big Brother is the ... dictator of the Party and the government and is considered omnipresent although he is never seen in person. The governing party ... unprocurable" (Orwell 86). Therefore, the fact that the com...

• Word Count: 1130
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... led the communists in China and Russia. In 1984, the party of the totalitarian state Oceania is the Inner and Outer Party and is led by Big Brother. The party maintains complete control over the citizens of Oceania. The government is broken up into separate ministries: " the Ministry of Truth, the Ministry of Peace, the Ministry of Love, and the Ministry of Plenty" (Orwell 8). Big Brother is the ... dictator of the Party and the government and is considered omnipresent although he is never seen in person. The governing party ... unprocurable" (Orwell 86). Therefore, the fact that the com...

• Word Count: 1139
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... it looks on the outside? Is everything exactly as we think it is all the time, or are we just as foolish as the people of the age of 1984? Take a minute to think about the following comparisons. 1984 had telescreens and microphones that could see and hear everything everyone did at all times even if the telescreens couldn't see them. They were lurking ... attract more viewers or to cause us to believe something different for one reason or another. The same occurred in 1984, showing how history repeats itself. When Oceania became caught up in the war; the people forgot they were being de...

• Word Count: 1686
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... individuality is destroyed and replaced by drone-like loyalty and obedience to the will of the Party. In Orwell's writing of a totalitarian society and future, he uses elements and symbols from past and present governments. He writes of three superstates in 1984, Oceania (Germany), Eurasia (Russia), and Eastasia (Italy), where Oceania was at war with Eurasia and in alliance with Eastasia. All three ... of these countries and their governments portray a totalitarian lifestyle where they have control over everything, even to the point of thought and emotions. Winston, the main character i...

• Word Count: 1683
• Approx Pages: 7