Totalitarianism in George Orwell’s ‘’1984”
What is totalitarianism? There are many theories about the totalitarian concept but we will mention only few concepts. The totalitarian concept has been useful term to typify a particular genre of contemporary regime in an age of mass democracy in which the population can be controlled by a variety of means, especially by terror. by Michael Curtis{Totalitarianism, Michael Curtis;2} Linda Cemak on her book {Totalitarianism} defines this system as "one where government controls every aspect of citizen’s life." Mark Willner, Mary Martin and Jerry Wiener {Lets review: History and Geography} describe the concept of totalitarianism as one where government has the …show more content…
It is regarded as one of the most sophisticated books of literature. The novel is about dictatorship and shows a perfect illustration of it, it portraits the terror that party has created among the society in order to keep itself in the power .The Author manages to take its readers into a closer look of this regime. By using various methods of control Orwell manages to warn its readers to be more conscious about this potential danger of totalitarianism, which according to him it can happen in the future. Oceania, the place where the events take place, is described as a state with no image where everything is controlled by the party in power which remains unknown to the wide public .People live in constant terror and are always observed by government. Citizens can not even know in which year they were living; they do not know the real face of big brother, who is said to be the leader of the party because they had never seen him in person. There is particularly no freedom of expression and movement. The party if moving forward with its plans to control the mind and thoughts of the people to ensure further control and eliminate any idea of rebellion. Everything that can be cotrolled will be under the party's
What is totalitarianism? There are many theories about the totalitarian concept but we will mention only few concepts. The totalitarian concept has been useful term to typify a particular genre of contemporary regime in an age of mass democracy in which the population can be controlled by a variety of means, especially by terror. by Michael Curtis{Totalitarianism, Michael Curtis;2} Linda Cemak on her book {Totalitarianism} defines this system as "one where government controls every aspect of citizen’s life." Mark Willner, Mary Martin and Jerry Wiener {Lets review: History and Geography} describe the concept of totalitarianism as one where government has the …show more content…
It is regarded as one of the most sophisticated books of literature. The novel is about dictatorship and shows a perfect illustration of it, it portraits the terror that party has created among the society in order to keep itself in the power .The Author manages to take its readers into a closer look of this regime. By using various methods of control Orwell manages to warn its readers to be more conscious about this potential danger of totalitarianism, which according to him it can happen in the future. Oceania, the place where the events take place, is described as a state with no image where everything is controlled by the party in power which remains unknown to the wide public .People live in constant terror and are always observed by government. Citizens can not even know in which year they were living; they do not know the real face of big brother, who is said to be the leader of the party because they had never seen him in person. There is particularly no freedom of expression and movement. The party if moving forward with its plans to control the mind and thoughts of the people to ensure further control and eliminate any idea of rebellion. Everything that can be cotrolled will be under the party's