... government destroys its citizens in order to maintain its absolute power. Interestingly, these events and philosophies also influenced George Orwell, a onetime English Socialist, who wrote the novel 1984. Orwell, commenting on his work after its 1949 publication, wrote that he sought to emphasize that "totalitarianism, if not fought against, could triumph anywhere" (Orwell, TCLC, 301). George Orwell ... other animal species whose only 'freedom' would consist in 'preserving the species'" (Arendt 438). Orwell's work exemplifies Arendt's thesis, as according to critic Martin Kessler, "It [1...

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... draft, entitled, A Scullions Diary about 10 months later. This short novel was rejected twice, mainly on the grounds that it was only 35,000 words and used only a moderate part of all of the notes, journals and other things that he had collected and intended to use. In despair he asked a ... Party (app. 1% of the population) 2.The Outer Party (app. 18% of the population) 3.The Proles (app. 81% of the population) ("1984- 5) The main character of 1984 is Winston Smith, a member of the OuterParty. Working in the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth, his job is rewriting and altering...

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... government destroys its citizens in order to maintain its absolute power. Interestingly, these events and philosophies also influenced George Orwell, a onetime English Socialist, who wrote the novel 1984. Orwell, commenting on his work after its 1949 publication, wrote that he sought to emphasize that "totalitarianism, if not fought against, could triumph anywhere" (Orwell, TCLC, 301). George Orwell ... other animal species whose only 'freedom' would consist in 'preserving the species'" (Arendt 438). Orwell's work exemplifies Arendt's thesis, as according to critic Martin Kessler, "It [1...

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