... 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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... 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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... 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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