How Does George Orwell Use Propaganda In 1984

Have you ever felt like the internet changes your opinions on a subject? In “1984” by George Orwell The government controlled people's thoughts and decisions through the use of propaganda. According to American Security Project “Propaganda is intended specifically to influence an audience's opinion or action rather than simply inform as do public affairs''(Mull) The World powers like China and the United States use propaganda on a day to day basis and in simple terms propaganda is used to influence a group or individual on a topic. American Security Project also speaks about how The US Government Propagandized its own citizens just like how in 1984 the Party used propaganda to control the citizens of Oceania. Throughout History, Propaganda

This technique is used all throughout the novel for example Orwell used the line “And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed—if all records told the same tale—then the lie passed into history and became the truth."(page 44) The Government in “1984” rewrites history, the party revises the records to align with the current agency it eliminates any evidence that challenges its authority or interpretations of events. By controlling the past the party can control the present and future. The Party also uses Newspeak where they restrict words from the English language. They limit vocabulary and alter meanings of words. The Government overall in “1984” creates a totalitarian state where the truth is hidden and altered. The part of the quote where it talks about the records telling the same tale and how the lie passed in history will become truth shows that the government has control over everything. The party has the power to lie and manipulate historical events. The quote supports that propaganda is the central element of the party’s control. Newspeak is part of the ministry of truth which is where the protagonist Winston works. Newspeak is the official language of Oceania and is a form of propaganda. The ministry of Trust is involved in rewriting history. The text says "Don't you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range

A great example is the Chinese government. The way that China handled COVID-19 can relate to how the Party in 1984 controls the minds of the people. China's leader Xi Jinping had a signature policy called zero Covid there goal was “propaganda campaign to rewrite the public’s memory”(Nicole) The quote suggest that china is trying to manipulate and alter history, Propaganda just like in 1984 is hiding the past and can go back to the quote used before from George Orwell's novel “"The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth." (Page 95) These two quotes go hand and hand because both 1984 and the Chinese government used Propaganda to alter the public’s memory. In 1984 the Totalitarian government used methods like the Chinese to control the minds of citizens, including the manipulation of historical records. In 1984 the Ministry of trust was responsible for altering Historical documents to assure that the past aligns with the party’s current agenda. The Party aims to create a new reality to have power over the people of Oceania. A clear example from the text is during hate week the party there was a shift in the target during the war. The citizens were told that their enemy had changed practically overnight. One minute the Party and the people of Oceania were in conflict with Eurasia and within a matter of minutes their new enemy