In the early twentieth century, political corruption and frustration affected many people including George Orwell. In his novel, 1984, he describes a world in which totalitarianism has taken over completely and humans have no control over their own lives. This dystopian society is ruled by a small group of people called the Inner Party. In their slogan the party members states that, “who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past” which indicates means that by rewriting history helps the party to control the future so that the party can still remain in power. Therefore, in fulfilling this slogan, the party established a profession that creates propaganda and they ingrained a new concept into people’s
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Winston, the main character’s, job is to rewrite historical news so that it supports Big Brother and the Inner Party. In fact, Winston witnessed this act of censorship when he saw three men who were later arrested and vaporized as enemies of the party. One day in Winston’s job, there was a photograph of the three men attending a Party function on the same day that they were said to have been conducting treason. From this event Winston states that, “the confessions had been rewritten and rewritten until the original facts and dates no longer had the smallest significance” (Orwell 88) which explains how much the party can control everything in their society. Significantly, George Orwell’s Portrayal of a totalitarian society is much like what we see in the news today. For example, North Korea has created its own substitute for the internet called “intranet” where they filter the Korea Computer Center, which certifies that only information can be accessed through the network and that restrictions are placed on the academics and arts so that it could improve the reputation of the Kim family. From this, North Korea is considered the world’s most oppressed nation because they are limiting their people’s freedom by preventing them from watching things that may hurt the government. In the same manner, both resources explain how much a government can have power by simply rewriting history so that it could make them look good on the
Winston, the main character’s, job is to rewrite historical news so that it supports Big Brother and the Inner Party. In fact, Winston witnessed this act of censorship when he saw three men who were later arrested and vaporized as enemies of the party. One day in Winston’s job, there was a photograph of the three men attending a Party function on the same day that they were said to have been conducting treason. From this event Winston states that, “the confessions had been rewritten and rewritten until the original facts and dates no longer had the smallest significance” (Orwell 88) which explains how much the party can control everything in their society. Significantly, George Orwell’s Portrayal of a totalitarian society is much like what we see in the news today. For example, North Korea has created its own substitute for the internet called “intranet” where they filter the Korea Computer Center, which certifies that only information can be accessed through the network and that restrictions are placed on the academics and arts so that it could improve the reputation of the Kim family. From this, North Korea is considered the world’s most oppressed nation because they are limiting their people’s freedom by preventing them from watching things that may hurt the government. In the same manner, both resources explain how much a government can have power by simply rewriting history so that it could make them look good on the