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How Does George Orwell Use Propaganda In 1984

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The story is set in a dystopian world in 1984 and talks about many happening that parallel our modern times, like Totalitarianism in Afghanistan, Eritrea, North Korea, Russia, and Turkmenistan. Propaganda is used to treat and brainwash people for their gain, submission and loyalty. There are some things that George Orwell predicted from his books, like police-state torture, mind control, and conformity. He didn’t make a literal prediction about 1984, but he did expect some things that parallel our time. George Orwell used dystopian conventions such as totalitarianism and mind control with the use of propaganda, the repression of love or any feelings that are considered human or feelings that could take your mind off the government’s innuendos, the use of language to corrupt minds, technologies such as telescreens to exercise control and watch over citizens. George Orwell’s own experiences in the dystopia he used to live in were his inspiration and the …show more content…

A figurehead or concept that the citizens of society worship. Big Brother, does he exist or not? Even the protagonist, Winston himself, doesn’t know if Big Brother is a natural person they look up to or just an image to feel like someone they could depend on. Big Brother is a reassurance that people are protected by him hence the warmth and sentimentality of his name. But Big Brother is also known to be a danger or a threat if his sense of dominance is being questioned or threatened, and he is also a significant threat since no one can truly escape his gaze. Throughout London, you can see the poster of a man looking down over the words “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU”. (George Orwell, 1984, p. 3). Big Brother could be symbolising the vagueness of who are the true rulers of Oceania, what they were doing as leaders of the nation, and what life was like for them. Big Brother’s Identity is vague, and no one has a definite

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