Communism
Communism is the “economic and social system in which all (or nearly all) property and resources are collectively owned by a classless society and not by individual citizens (www.businessdictionary.com)”. Communism is based on the 1848 publication ‘Communist Manifesto’ by two German political philosophers, Karl Marx and his associate Frederick Engels. It envisioned common ownership of land and capital and shrunk away the forcible power of the state (www.businessdictionary.com). In a Communist society, social regulations were to be regulated on the fairest principles: from each according to his ability, to his needs. The unlimited development of human potential was to open up, because the differences between manual and intellectual …show more content…
Big Brother is the supreme leader in Oceania, and he is treated like the almighty God. No one is above Big Brother, and no one will ever be. Big Brother will never die and the Party will never end, because Big Brother is just and idea.
Oligarchy
An oligarchy means the rule of the few, and those few are generally the people who are richer and more powerful than the others. Usually the way an oligarchy works is that there is a group of people who are in charge (quatr.us). Sometimes they are born into their position and sometimes they are elected, and other times you might have a certain amount of land or money in order to be in the council. Then every week or every month this group will meet to decide important questions, and to appoint someone to deal with things (quatr.us)
In 1984, the Inner Party was more like an oligarchy. Of course they didn't have absolute power, but they had more power than the rest of the citizens of Oceania. Like O'Brien and Mr.Charrington, they had more power and authority than Winston. A lot of members of the Thought Police were Inner Party members, and they only give positions like that to people they trust. They have more power than the regular citizens of Oceania.
Democratic
Communism is the “economic and social system in which all (or nearly all) property and resources are collectively owned by a classless society and not by individual citizens (www.businessdictionary.com)”. Communism is based on the 1848 publication ‘Communist Manifesto’ by two German political philosophers, Karl Marx and his associate Frederick Engels. It envisioned common ownership of land and capital and shrunk away the forcible power of the state (www.businessdictionary.com). In a Communist society, social regulations were to be regulated on the fairest principles: from each according to his ability, to his needs. The unlimited development of human potential was to open up, because the differences between manual and intellectual …show more content…
Big Brother is the supreme leader in Oceania, and he is treated like the almighty God. No one is above Big Brother, and no one will ever be. Big Brother will never die and the Party will never end, because Big Brother is just and idea.
Oligarchy
An oligarchy means the rule of the few, and those few are generally the people who are richer and more powerful than the others. Usually the way an oligarchy works is that there is a group of people who are in charge (quatr.us). Sometimes they are born into their position and sometimes they are elected, and other times you might have a certain amount of land or money in order to be in the council. Then every week or every month this group will meet to decide important questions, and to appoint someone to deal with things (quatr.us)
In 1984, the Inner Party was more like an oligarchy. Of course they didn't have absolute power, but they had more power than the rest of the citizens of Oceania. Like O'Brien and Mr.Charrington, they had more power and authority than Winston. A lot of members of the Thought Police were Inner Party members, and they only give positions like that to people they trust. They have more power than the regular citizens of Oceania.
Democratic