In 1984 by George Orwell and Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith, both governments obtain and sustain complete control over its citizens by breaking down the innate meaning of family and community. The Oceanian government and the Soviet Union instill fear into bonded relationships- through the threat of the obliteration of the individual physically and morally- with the totalitarian systems’ powers only threatened by the formation and renewal of these relationships. In both novels, the totalitarian government forces its citizens into a slavery of the mind, made possible through the government’s infiltration into the safe-haven with fear, removing the incentive for dissidence and thus prolonging dominant control. In Child 44 and 1984, relationships that
…show more content…
The destruction of the concept of family enables a totalitarian government of assume lasting control over a nation due to the fact that the eradication of family also takes away humanity, the ability to love unconditionally, thus forces individuals to become mindless servants to the government. Firstly, in 1984, Big Brother-the collective government of Oceania- infiltrates the security of the family through The Junior Spies- brainwashed children in Oceania in charge of finding people suspicious of anti-government thoughts and actions, including their own parents (Orwell 28). By portraying the indoctrination and molding the most innocent of society-children- in accordance with Communist principles into informers, Orwell emphasizes the importance of the youth to a totalitarian government, as the exploitation of the innocent signals complete domination due to the fact that it enables repression-fed by fear- from within, leaving no place of refuge for dissidence. In his article “Red Mortar,” concerning the Soviet Union’s exploitation of the youth, Filipp Velgach states that “…the Pioneers acted as an extension of the NKVD… and children viewed these Pioneers as the embodiment of good” (Velgach 27). A government conquers a nation not when they …show more content…
By distorting the value of marriage, the government removes any possibility of rebellious thoughts by making the individual animalistic, seeking only survival by surrendering individuality and morality to the government. Firstly, in Child 44, after Raisa reveals to Leo that she does not love him and lied about the pregnancy to save herself, Leo contemplates about whether he regrets defending his wife when he could have gotten another wife able to bear him children unlike Raisa, as the Stalinist government views childless marriages with suspicion, especially one that remains barren (Smith 125). Smith stresses the fact that because the government removes the innate meaning of marriage, the joining of love in unity, by emphasizing childbearing as the main purpose of a marriage, and by making the process more mechanic and less emotionally charged, the government not only ensures the continuation of Communist ideology, but it also suppresses the flourishing relationships between spouses that inspire demands for justice for the betterment of loved ones, instead directing the potential relationship towards the government, securing steadfast loyalty even more. In his article “Red Mortar,” Filipp Velgach
The destruction of the concept of family enables a totalitarian government of assume lasting control over a nation due to the fact that the eradication of family also takes away humanity, the ability to love unconditionally, thus forces individuals to become mindless servants to the government. Firstly, in 1984, Big Brother-the collective government of Oceania- infiltrates the security of the family through The Junior Spies- brainwashed children in Oceania in charge of finding people suspicious of anti-government thoughts and actions, including their own parents (Orwell 28). By portraying the indoctrination and molding the most innocent of society-children- in accordance with Communist principles into informers, Orwell emphasizes the importance of the youth to a totalitarian government, as the exploitation of the innocent signals complete domination due to the fact that it enables repression-fed by fear- from within, leaving no place of refuge for dissidence. In his article “Red Mortar,” concerning the Soviet Union’s exploitation of the youth, Filipp Velgach states that “…the Pioneers acted as an extension of the NKVD… and children viewed these Pioneers as the embodiment of good” (Velgach 27). A government conquers a nation not when they …show more content…
By distorting the value of marriage, the government removes any possibility of rebellious thoughts by making the individual animalistic, seeking only survival by surrendering individuality and morality to the government. Firstly, in Child 44, after Raisa reveals to Leo that she does not love him and lied about the pregnancy to save herself, Leo contemplates about whether he regrets defending his wife when he could have gotten another wife able to bear him children unlike Raisa, as the Stalinist government views childless marriages with suspicion, especially one that remains barren (Smith 125). Smith stresses the fact that because the government removes the innate meaning of marriage, the joining of love in unity, by emphasizing childbearing as the main purpose of a marriage, and by making the process more mechanic and less emotionally charged, the government not only ensures the continuation of Communist ideology, but it also suppresses the flourishing relationships between spouses that inspire demands for justice for the betterment of loved ones, instead directing the potential relationship towards the government, securing steadfast loyalty even more. In his article “Red Mortar,” Filipp Velgach