Throughout history, propaganda has been used as a tool to change people’s views, attitudes, and behaviours and the aftermath of these actions is still seen today. In the book “1984”, the people do not have a choice in the matter and are constantly subjected to harsh brainwashing. Consequently, the welfare of everyday citizens is vastly below average. This essay will analyse how the propaganda used in the book compares to real-life counterparts and how that affected its citizens in three topics.
To analyse how propaganda in the book affects the people portrayed in it, firstly, the analysis of the propaganda used needs to be evaluated. In the book, many types of propaganda are seen being used, such as telescreens, which monitor actions surrounding
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In the Soviet Union, propaganda was primarily utilised to further communist ideology and to publicise the successes of the Soviet state. Propaganda also demonised political opponents, particularly those considered as state foes or "enemies of the people," and depicted the Soviet Union as a great and unstoppable force. Similarly, Nazi propaganda was an extremely sophisticated and effective tool used to spread Nazi ideology to the German people and create a sense of national pride, ethnicity and loyalty to the party. Propaganda used a variety of media, including newspapers, posters, films, and rallies. Propaganda was used to create a cult of personality around Hitler and portrayed him as a heroic and infallible leader. In the end, both Nazi Germany´s and Soviet Union´s propaganda was ruthlessly used to diminish repulsion to their ideology and to further propagate nationalistic …show more content…
Both have systems with a goal to diminish resistance to their authority, which means consolidating resources spent on keeping the peace to instead use it for other goals such as war. Another similarity is how both nations' leaders are seen as untouchable and, therefore, unstoppable, this way any attempt at rebellion is put to an end before it could even begin. The next few paragraphs will be about specific propaganda and its effect on the book´s civilians.
First, authority in the book has a system where it motivates them to conform through TV broadcasts, where you are obliged to react a certain way for specific reasons. A great example was how Winston is physically repulsed at a national enemy, even without the knowledge of who that person was, out of habit that he needed to detest anyone that the Party antagonised. Through the actions of such acts, people's own free will is polluted and their thoughts closely align with the Party´s. Furthermore, by closely aligning themselves with the nation's thought process, they lose their personal