... as he did not want anyone to die as a martyr. George Orwell understood the true meaning of torture and the way Stalin used it. The way O'Brian tortured Winston and the way Stalin tortured his prisoners were extremely similar. Stalin believed that it "was not enough that a confession be extracted under duress – for any thug with a truncheon could extract this. Much ... individual would welcome the executioner's bullet as a just retribution for the crimes that they had committed against the State, the Motherland and Koba (as Stalin was sometimes affectionately known)" (O'Mara 58). This ...

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... cruelties of the imperial system, and had distrust for a tyrannical government. He blends various components that are representative of the regimes and philosophies of Stalin, Mussolini, and Hitler in his novel, 1984. This novel provides a look inside the life of a man living in a totalitarian future society ... Party (Ingsoc). Since this book was written after WWII, I feel Orwell portrays Big Brother in comparison to such historical figures as Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini, who were dictators, and leaders of totalitarian societies, that had absolute, and unquestionable authority over thei...

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... of subjugation. Equally important, one needs to highlight the parallelism between events in this fable and the political and social situation in the Soviet Union under the reign of Joseph Stalin. The latter, in effect, sought to maintain the masses' fervent adherence to his regime. Through his narrative, Orwell emphasizes the similarities between the animal farm and Russia in ... the 20 century to unveil the duplicity of both the fictional leader Napoleon and the historical leader Stalin. They both opted for propagating a certain ideology to protect their authority from any public devia...

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... within Oceania. Big Brother and Nineteen Eighty-Four are a representation of the governments ruling Russia, Italy, and Germany. During the time Nineteen Eighty-Four was being written, Joseph Stalin was ruling Russia. Stalin ruled Russia as a dictator from nineteen twenty-two until nineteen fifty-three. Italy was currently being ruled by Benito Mussolini (nineteen twenty- two until nineteen forty-three). Mussolini was ... the principles of National Socialism, had already used the fact of faking the history. Russia and Italy also had the same kind of social control presented in Nineteen E...

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Tyrants, Communism, Big Brother, Stalin, and 1984 In George Orwell's, "1984", no individual freedoms are present. It mirrors mid twentieth century Europe during World War II and its affects. Winston ... worry about their own problems while they had to watch the Soviet Union take control over half of Germany. The leader of the Soviet Union, Stalin closely resembles Big Brother. They were both larger than life figures in their respective countries. In the Soviet Union you could easily have found large posters with ... Stalin's face on them. The same is true in 1984 where Big Brother's face is ...

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... characters of the farm have a special role in Russian Revolution. The farm itself represents Russia, with its poor conditions and unjust leaders. Napoleon resembles the mad dictator known as Joseph Stalin, and Snowball, who was betrayed by Napoleon and banished from the farm (Russia), is an allegory of Trotsky. Old Major could be easily matched with Karl Marx, who is responsible ... play certain parts in the parallel; Boxer as the working class, Molly as White Russia (those who fled Russia), and Napoleons three vicious dogs as the secret police of Joseph Stalin (Napoleon). The statement...

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... characters of the farm have a special role in Russian Revolution. The farm itself represents Russia, with its poor conditions and unjust leaders. Napoleon resembles the mad dictator known as Joseph Stalin, and Snowball, who was betrayed by Napoleon and banished from the farm (Russia), is an allegory of Trotsky. Old Major could be easily matched with Karl Marx, who is responsible ... parts in the parallel; Boxer as the working class, Molly as White Russia (those who fled Russia), and Napoleon's three vicious dogs are characters of the secret police of Joseph Stalin (Napoleon). The statem...

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... aside their own personal goals for the benefit of society. Throughout history their have been numerous examples of the violence, exploitation and propaganda associated with totalitarian systems. For instance, Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union, Mao Zedong in China, Adolph Hitler in Germany and the list goes on. These dictators prospered in increasing their countries overall wealth with regards to international ... standards, but the individual citizens suffered immensely in the process. People went hungry the Soviet Union although Stalin's five year plan resulted in the largest harvest e...

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... wrote it after witnessing how Totalitarian governments (i.e. Russia) would go as far to go to attain and gain more power. Re writing history was what was done in Russia when Stalin was in Power as many other government controlled methods mention in 1984. Now the world has not yet, reached this states of total government control but it seems like it ... ...

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... Party, and his presence is constant in one form or another: his face (which is described in the novel as being remarkably similar to that of former Russian dictator Josef Stalin, no coincidence on author George Orwell's part given his heavy anti-Stalinist sentiments) is plastered on posters all over the country, along with the now-infamous tagline 'Big Brother ... ...

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... are in favor of democracy. "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" are undeniable rights of people in a free society. Meanwhile, totalitarian regimes, such as Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany and Stalin Soviet Union in the first half of twentieth-century, try to control every aspect of lives of their citizens by establishing absolute power (The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern History ... ...

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... report on the Spanish Civil War, where he witnessed firsthand the atrocities committed by fascist politics. The rise to power of dictators such as Adolf Hitler in Germany and Joseph Stalin in the Soviet inspired Orwell's mounting hatred towards totalitarian and political authority. He in turn devoted his energy to writing such novels as Animal Farm as well as 1984. The ... ...

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... 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 change society and "control the world." Although the novel was published in 1949, Orwell was not trying to predict the future; rather his purpose ... ...

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... the idea of "animalism," is seen as representing Karl Marx, the creator of communism. Snowball represents Trotsky, a Russian leader after the revolution. He was driven out by Napoleon, who represents Stalin, the most powerful figure in the country. Napoleon then proceeded to remove the freedoms of the animals, and established a dictatorship, under the public veil of "animalism." Pigs represent the ruling ... ...

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... 1984 and A Clockwork Orange, the societies are of a Communist future that will exist if the government continues to put harm upon human nature, using socialism. Orwell's Oceania is equivalent to Stalin's Soviet Union because a socialist government is running both worlds. People are forced to live life under the government's role in society and the government controls every aspect of an individual ... ...

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... the idea of "animalism," is seen as representing Karl Marx, the creator of communism. Snowball represents Trotsky, a Russian leader after the revolution. He was driven out by Napoleon, who represents Stalin, the most powerful figure in the country. Napoleon then proceeded to remove the freedoms of the animals, and established a dictatorship, under the public veil of "animalism." Pigs represent the ruling ... ...

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... Throughout history, there have been numerous leaders who have exercised oppressive control over their country. It cannot be denied that the rule of those such as Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin have been both oppressive and evil. However, if questioned about the tyrannical nature of their government, both would probably argue that they have only the interests of the people in ... ...

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