... 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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... 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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... 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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• Grade Level: High School