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Kim Jong-Il's Dictatorship Over North Korea

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George Orwell’s fictional society in 1984 resembles Kim Jong-Il’s dictatorship over North Korea because of the over controlling government, god like ruler, horrible living conditions, as well as promoting hatred propaganda towards the country’s enemy. In 1984, Orwell created “Big Brother” (1984) to serve as the totalitarian government. The purpose of “Big Brother” (1984) is to have control over any pieces of information, even altering the written history. The Ministry of Truth is the government building where necessary alterations of facts and historical events are fabricated. Kim used the same means to improve his country’s image. North Korea has a large army and border control to ensure no one can leave or enter the isolated country. According to the government of said country, the moment Kim Jong-Il was born “a bright star …show more content…

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