... control for the people, it can deny them a great deal of freedom to express there individuality. The fictional society in 1984 also is a metaphor for a Totalitarian society. Communication, personal beliefs, and individual loyalty to the government are all controlled by the inner party which governs the people of Oceania in order to keep them from rebelling. Current society in America ... is much more democratic. It contrasts with Orwell's society of 1984 because communication, personal beliefs and ... the people's loyalty to the government are all determined by the individual. 1984 is ...

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... the classic novel 1984, George Orwell explains how a government can abuse the power, which it has obtained. "Big Brother," the government of Oceania, that controls the society in which the protagonist Winston Smith dwells, has complete control over every aspect of his everyday life. Orwell could see the makings of a totalitarian government in the rise of authority in Hitler, Franco, and Stalin. Each of these dictators sought to ... were conditioned to hate, fear, and accept certain aspects of life. Yet, another area of life Orwell warned that a government might attempt to control its peo...

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... experiences and opinions of the dictatorship style of government. It goes into the future of what could happen if the world was based on this principal of governing. He used this form of writing to show the worst possible society to avoid using a harsh view of totalitarian life. The book's subject matter starts off with meeting Winston Smith as he traveled home in Airstrip One of Oceania. We are ... also introduced to Big Brother the main antagonist in this book. In the first chapter it is April 4th 1984, Mr. Smith is explaining the dreariness and seemingly destitute city in which he li...

• Word Count: 1295
• Approx Pages: 5
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