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Examples Of Totalitarianism In 1984

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Manipulation and Totalitarianism in Oceania The life of citizens in Oceania is perfectly fine; at least to the best of their knowledge. If they didn't believe the prior statement then they would be forced to. Oceania is an oppressive country. It's run by one figurehead who goes by the name “Big Brother”. Oceania’s citizens are manipulated into believing this is how the world should be run from a ripe age. They are placed as junior spies to prepare themselves for a future of working for the party. The control is displayed through manipulation, the daily life of a citizen, and how they treat the prisoners in the ministry of love. In George Orwell’s satirical novel 1984, his goal was to warn his readers of the dangers of a totalitarian government; …show more content…

You are taught to put the party before yourself and your family. You are also forced into living in lesser-than-nice housing. One main piece of propaganda is, “War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength”(c1). This piece of propaganda is misleading the people of Oceania to think that to have unity, they must have a common enemy. To be free, they have to serve the state, and to be strong they have to forgive and forget all the wrongdoings of the party. What's life if you are forced to trust the government on everything? All middle to upper-class civilians were required to live in a victory mansion. The name is deceiving. George Orwell uses irony to describe the Victory Mansions. When I think of the words Victory Mansions, I think wonderful, very nice, and a beautiful home. The victory mansions are the opposite. The “Victory Mansions were old flats, built in 1930 or thereabouts, and were falling to pieces”(c2). These mansions are crumbling in from the sides, “The plaster flaked constantly from ceilings and walls, the pipes burst in every hard frost, the roof leaked whenever there was snow, the heating system was usually running at half steam when it …show more content…

While reading Orwell’s, 1984, I got to learn about the struggles that people live with that exist under a totalitarian leader. George Orwell expressed the consequences that would come with a harsh ruler. Orwell portrayed this by explaining the day-to-day life, manipulation, and life in prison. It's not difficult to compare it to the lives of people in North Korea. Orwell’s 1984 did an incredible job of expressing the massive impact that totalitarianism would have on the

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