Examples Of Propaganda In 1984 By George Orwell

As time progresses, people notice the issues and the limitations of the government and with their power as citizens, they make an attempt to create a better government meeting their political ideals. But what happens when that right that is established in the constitution is suddenly revoked and people no longer have a say? 1984, written by George Orwell and released in 1949, tells the story of a man, Winston Smith, who starts questioning the totalitarian system enforced in his country, Oceania. Throughout the story Winston becomes more rebellious and curious of society before the rise of the current system. He continues this dangerous pursuit until he gets caught and eventually is convinced to love the system in his final moments. George Orwell

In 1984, propaganda was the main form of manipulation with repetition of the phrase “Big Brother is Watching You” or “War is peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength,” and the Two Minutes Hate where citizens would express their hatred for an enemy of the party as they watched videos of the enemies with an intense and unpleasant audio. In 1984, they also diverted the citizens attention of corruption within the country by making them fear enemies such as the Brotherhood, East Asia, and Eurasia. Similarity, the US used propaganda, not particularly for the same reasons, to create a strong sense of anxiety against communism. Both groups dehumanized their enemies simplifying their identities as something evil. The main goal was to instill fear in order to prevent objections to the decisions made by the country. The form of propaganda during the Cold War and specifically the second Red Scare was made to cause havoc where people began to doubt other civilians for being involved with communism. At this time, they also began to target kids by putting anti-communist ads into candy and gum or creating comics with iconic characters fought against communists. Censorship and control of media played a big part during the Red Scare making sure that communism wasn’t portrayed in media and if it was, it’d be shown as evil. This

1984 talks about society under a totalitarian government, it paints a mirror image to that of society in the USSR. From the manipulation of the general population to mass surveillance, the two are indistinguishable. Just as how “The Party” hates capitalism and manipulates media to show that life was worse under a capitalistic country, the USSR also holds a strong dislike for capitalism. The Cold War initially started because of this “ideological and political rivalry between the United States and the USSR” (“Cold Conflict”). Further, in 1984, the whole world is supposedly under totalitarian rule with the world only being divided into three states; Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. The book is seemingly a warning about what would happen if the influence of governments like the USSR’s spread without stop. 1984 correctly describes some of the US’s rationale behind getting involved in the Cold War. The ideologies behind countries like the USSR and Oceania differed greatly from those established in the United States, one of the main reasons for the fear behind the spread of communism. The United States believes in a free market economy and an individual accumulation of wealth whereas in a communistic society like Oceania and the USSR everything is controlled by the government and the wealth is distributed equally. The living conditions in such