George Orwell and 1984 The well-known author, George Orwell, is known for his political views of anti-totalitarianism in which he writes about in very creative ways. He was very open when it came to stating his position on political views. By looking at 1984, one can see that George Orwell included the themes of totalitarianism and psychological manipulation to alarm the Western nations about the dangers of communism. Even though George Orwell lived a short life, he changed the lives of many others.
Eric Arthur Blair, better known as his pseudonym, George Orwell, was born on June 25th, 1983. He was the son of a British civil servant, who was stationed in India where Orwell spent his first days. About a year after he was born, his mother brought him and his sister, Marjorie, to England and settled in Henley-on-Thames. During this time, his father would remain in India where he would continue his career and rarely visit his family. Orwell was a very sick child as he would often battle bronchitis and flu. From a young age, Orwell showed signs of becoming a writer having written his first poem at the age of four. Orwell
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The Party did this as well. The Party would also alter records of history in order for them to get citizens to believe in whatever they wanted them to believe in. Stalin opposed individual creativity just like the Party did. The Party wouldn’t even allow Winston to have a diary. In order for Winston to have one, he had to break laws and go against the Party’s wishes.
Communist nation’s aimed to replace religious teachings with the teachings of communism. To do this, they targeted churches and schools to achieve their goal of total control. The party also had control on what they wanted people to learn within their country. If they wanted their citizens to believe something they would tell them what to believe and the citizens would have no