... do so. I first created a picture of the communication system with our government by looking at a well-known example. This fictional example, George Orwells 1984, describes the relationship between citizens and their totalitarian government in a dystopian setting. My research shows how close this actually comes to our ... of Oceania after the Atomic Global War. The surviving nations have combined to form Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. Each of these totalitarian Superstates is deemed to be so strong that even an alliance of two could not bring down the third. Four Ministries ... around th...

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... by Hannah Arendt, entitled The Origins of Totalitarianism, in which Arendt analyzes the workings and philosophy behind such systems of government. One central aspect of Arendt's work concerns her analysis of a three stage process by which a totalitarian government destroys its citizens in order to maintain its absolute power. Interestingly, these events and philosophies also influenced George Orwell, a ... conducted] bribery, favoritism, racketeering. . .homosexuality and prostitution (187). Therefore, the world in which Winston Smith lives more than satisfies Arendt's first step in the...

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... by Hannah Arendt, entitled The Origins of Totalitarianism, in which Arendt analyzes the workings and philosophy behind such systems of government. One central aspect of Arendt's work concerns her analysis of a three stage process by which a totalitarian government destroys its citizens in order to maintain its absolute power. Interestingly, these events and philosophies also influenced George Orwell, a ... conducted] bribery, favoritism, racketeering. . .homosexuality and prostitution (187). Therefore, the world in which Winston Smith lives more than satisfies Arendt's first step in the...

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... the protagonist fighting to regain their lost humanity, whether it's in the leisure dystopia/utopia gone wrong setting of Brave New World, or the totalitarian nightmares of Nineteen Eighty Four and Fahrenheit 451. And, despite how hopeless the situation may seem in these novels, there is always a ... democracy, yet has already adapted radical methods facing youth criminality. There are several indications leading to the supposition that the general form of the government is a socialist one, e.g. the teenage slang called Nadsat which handles chiefly Russian vocabulary, streets named after...

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... the Brotherhood, and so there exists a circle of homelessness where certain citizens constantly question the Party's "truths" and are feared by the leaders of the Party. An interesting take on totalitarian governments that used religion to keep the masses passive and placated but in a much gentler manner. George Orwell created 1984 with the purpose of trying to show the terrible side ... of totalitarian governments and as such drastically emphasized the negative characteristics of the governments that existed during his time (Spain/Russia/Germany). Throughout 1984 Orwell there are themes...

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... more languished in jail without trials. 1984 is about Winston Smith who lived in London which was a part of the country Oceania. Oceania was a totalitarian society led by Big Brother, which censored everyone's behaviour, even their thoughts. Winston was angry with his oppressed life and secretly wanted to join the fabled ... Brotherhood, a group of underground rebels with the intent of overthrowing the government. The book was written partly in third person, and partly in first person seen through the main character's eyes The extract from the Novel 1984 ... eventhough being defeated i...

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... more languished in jail without trials. 1984 is about Winston Smith who lived in London which was a part of the country Oceania. Oceania was a totalitarian society led by Big Brother, which censored everyone's behaviour, even their thoughts. Winston was angry with his oppressed life and secretly wanted to join the fabled ... Brotherhood, a group of underground rebels with the intent of overthrowing the government. The book was written partly in third person, and partly in first person seen through the main character's eyes The extract from the Novel 1984 ... eventhough being defeated i...

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... the leadership of Big Brother, is almost a mirror image of the Soviet Union under the rule of the tyrant, Joseph Stalin. This type of government is a totalitarian anarchy: one in which only a few people control the entire power of the country, which has no laws. There is a distinct social hierarchy in Oceania consisting of the Proles, the ... , p. 73). The fact that there is infrastructure in place that operates as a governing party does not make them alike in any sense. The Utopian government, though it is run by a very small contingent of people, is not totalitarian in nature. Raphael...

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... the leadership of Big Brother, is almost a mirror image of the Soviet Union under the rule of the tyrant, Joseph Stalin. This type of government is a totalitarian anarchy: one in which only a few people control the entire power of the country, which has no laws. There is a distinct social hierarchy in Oceania consisting of the Proles, the ... , p. 73). The fact that there is infrastructure in place that operates as a governing party does not make them alike in any sense. The Utopian government, though it is run by a very small contingent of people, is not totalitarian in nature. Raphael...

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... Major. This shows how distant and out-of-touch they really were; the ideals Old Major proclaimed seemed to not even have been considered when they were establishing their new government after the successful revolt. It almost seems as though the pigs fed off old Major's inspiration and then used it to benefit themselves (an interesting twist of capitalism) instead of ... other animals, as he is a convincing speaker who dominates the lesser classes of animals with quick speeches and powerful words. He in many ways represents the propaganda disseminated by all totalitarian states. Squealer...

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... imposed on individual freedom, questions the deliberate falsification of facts, especially historical facts, and believes that human nature will triumph over all the lies, deception, and control of this authoritarian government. Antagonist The antagonist, Big Brother, is symbolized in O'Brien. O'Brien imposes the views of the Party on Winston through force and torture. He makes the hero confess his mistakes and ... a thought-bullet at the back of his head. The plot of 1984 is really rather simple. The protagonist fights against his enemy, Big Brother and all he represents in the totalit...

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