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What Is The Purpose Of Animal Farm By George Orwell

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George Orwell, an English author and critic is widely known for this books that make a political statement. Best selling, and frequently debated novels like Animal Farm, and 1984 are his most popular pieces. 1984 is a direct political statement to the Soviet Union, and a warning to the western world on the dangers of communism, and autocracy. Written in 1949, it gives the reader Orwell's take on the future, and what would happen if the whole world became a communist state. In 2017, the book has jumped back up into the bestseller list. Maybe it is because of its superior writing style, but many believe that it is because Trumps America is similar to the world of 1984. When comparing the unique characteristics of 1984’s Oceania to the rhetoric …show more content…

It is the ability to have the mental capacity to accept contrary beliefs and opinions mainly in instances of political contradiction. This means that the people can have two completely different opinions on things, and wholeheartedly believe in them both, even if they know that one is absolutely untrue. Examples of this can be found all throughout the novel, especially with the parties motto, “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength.” While these posters are (hopefully) not posted all around the White House, The Screaming Carrot Demons army of arrogance is familiar with this concept. The most well know of the instances was went Kellyanne Connaway coined the phrase “Alternative Facts”, to justify White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicers, lies in a daily press briefing. Spicer had told the reporters that the crowd at Donald Trump's inauguration was record breaking, that one President has ever had that many people. When in reality, that is just not the case. The Trump inauguration had a fairly small crowd compared to the inauguration of Barack Obama. But, it is okay that Sean Spicer, the second most visible person in the White House, lied because it was just alternative facts. The origin of alternative facts stems from Orwell's 1984, with Newspeak, or the use of ambiguous language in hopes of political …show more content…

It forced the people to not only believe say what the party wanted to hear, but also believed it. This is evident towards the end of the novel, when the party is trying to reprogram Winston, O’Brien tries to convince him that 2+2=5, and that whatever the party says is the truth, is the truth. “O’Brien held up his left hand, towards Winston, with the thumb hidden and four fingers extended. “How many fingers and I holding up, Winston?” “Four.” “And what if the party says it is five- not five?” “Four.” (Page 145). The party controls their every thoughts, and forces them to actually believe it, even if it is not true. If they do not believe it, then they are seen as enemies of the party, and will be terminated. Winston is not allowed to even understand the basic principles of math. In a recent press conference, Trump also was confused by the basic principles of math. He claimed he had won the largest electoral votes since the election of Ronald Reagan, and that is not true. Three other presidents have won with more electoral votes than the Demagogue, he won with 306 votes. Alternative Facts and Doublethink are so similar that many political scientist and commentartiar are comparing Donald Trump's administration to 1984. In an article from The New York Times, Michiko Kakutani expressed his thoughts on the comparison, using Doublethink and Alternative Facts to show the similarities between the

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