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George Orwell Talks About The Dangers Of Totalitarian Regime

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Orwell warns about the dangers of totalitarian regime and total power driven social constructs, which manipulate their citizens through complete control, to emphasise the dangers of this society on an individual. Orwell gives a visualisation of what a free country such as England would look like if it was under totalitarian control. At this time, the Soviet Union occupied Poland, further giving the impression that Russia was a totalitarian regime. Protagonist Winston Smith lives in a bleak society constructed on the idea of complete power and authority. Independent thought, along with any human emotions or ideas is eradicated and replaced with fanatical loyalty and obedience to the party. The paradoxical slogan “War is peace. Freedom is slavery.
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