s Noam Chomsky once said, ‘The propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state’.This demonstrates that propaganda is a perilous tool that can be used to manipulate people in any political system and that it can be as potent in a democracy as a bludgeon is in a totalitarian regime. 1984 is a dystopian novel by George Orwell that takes place in Oceania, a dystopian society. The Protagonist, Winston Smith, is a member of the outer party who begins to question the government's authority, highlighting the dangers of totalitarianism and manipulation of the truth. George Orwell’s novel, 1984 employs strategic methods such as propaganda and constant surveillance to warn the readers about the perils of a government that endeavors to control the populace.
To begin with, the Propaganda slogan is used to manipulate the citizens into accepting the party’s oppressive regime, “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength” (Orwell,, insert page number). It also promotes confusion and fears to encourage conformity to the Party’s ideologies. This exemplifies the
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Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it, moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard” (Orwell,, insert page number). The ability of the telescreen to receive and broadcast information at the same time allows the party to constantly monitor and regulate its citizens’ every action. Since any sound even a whisper may be picked up by the telescreen, privacy is non-existent, which results in constant fear and paranoia. Furthermore, the capacity of the telescreen to capture both sensory and auditory information makes it particularly crucial for controlling the public via