Totalitarianism In 1984 By George Orwell

Technology is overtaking society. The American poet, Allen Ginsberg, once said “Whoever controls the media, the images, controls the culture". Many people all over the world have a piece of technology to fuse their ideas together. This is found in the author George Orwell’s 1984, Suzanne Collin’s The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. George Orwell’s book, 1984 warns that society should be aware of totalitarianism. People should worry about how the government abuses its power and takes away citizens' rights. In 1984, the people lost their will to fight and acted as if the society they are living in is normal, but there were only two people in 1984 who rebel against the government. However, in the modern day era, there would most

With so many people being impacted by technology, the more it affects the surrounding. If humans are so impacted by technology, then society can’t manage to stay stable. George Orwell’s book 1984 warns society about totalitarianism. Totalitarianism is when the government takes over private and public matters as much as they can. In the book, people in Oceania are being watched by the telescreens nonstop. In many ways The Hunger Games are also similar in government. For instance, in The Hunger Games it states “Even here, even in the middle of nowhere, you worry someone might hear you… I scared my mother to death, the things I would blurt out about District 12… So I learned to hold my tongue and to turn my features into an indifferent mask so that no one could ever read my thoughts" (Collins 6). This displays how people may fear the government spying on their citizens and how it corrupts how the citizens feel. Both of these dystopian societies have their governments controlled by an “inner party” along with both governments have a dictator that symbolizes one's power such as President Snow or Big Brother. In 1984 it states “... the poster with the enormous face gazed from the wall. It was one of those pictures which

In 1984 by George Orwell it states “You had to live- did live, from habit that became instinct- in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every moment scrutinized” (Orwell 3). This is an example of how citizens of Oceania such as the main character Winston, were careful with their every move that he made. Allen Ginsberg, an American poet once said, “Whoever controls the media, the images, controls the culture". Both the Hunger and 1984 use video to connect with their citizens, showing them videos from the past to get in the mindset of their people. In The Hunger Games, the Capitol controls who, what, and where their citizens see. Another example is when the Hunger Games begins, the citizens are able to watch what happens in the arena in their districts because it broadcasted throughout the whole city of Panem. While in 1984, the history is always being changed for the future of oceania. An example in 1984 is when it states “And the Records Department, after all, was … not to reconstruct that past, but to supply the citizens of Oceania with … with every conceivable kind of information…” (Orwell 43) Winston, the main character’s job is to rewrite documents so they match Oceania history in the present. In the book it states “There were huge printing shops with their sub editors, their typography experts, and their elaborately equipped studios for the faking of