Propaganda is an element used to mislead people and promote a certain point of view. This is a popular idea that is mostly seen as negative in our day and age. This idea is mostly utilized by government to lead people to believe what is not. George Orwell does a good job of using propaganda in his book 1984. Through various examples, Orwell gives readers a good idea of what propaganda looks like. It can be seen through party slogans that are seen everywhere, videos and images that are shown on the telescreen twenty-four hours a day, and even music projected from the telescreens. These different things all play a part in brainwashing the citizens and misleading them, and this is why the use of propaganda will lead to ignorance of the people and the successful execution of the government's ulterior motives.
One of the main goals of the party is to …show more content…
It is displayed underneath the photo of Big Brother, who is the leader of the party. Whether or not Big Brother is a real person is unknown to everyone, all they know is that they could be being watched at any moment of the day due to constant surveillance from the telescreens. This is a form of propaganda because people are led to believe that the constant surveillance of everyone will benefit Oceania. They are made to think that the twenty-four-hour surveillance will help pick out the troublemakers and traitors and have them removed from the system. With that being done, the party wants everyone to feel like they are safe due to the constant supervision by Big Brother, but in reality, they are being watched so that the party can carry out their plans effectively. Seeing this phrase everywhere will keep people in check because they do not want to be labeled a nuisance which will result in their removal from the system. It makes people act how the party wants them to act and live their lives under the control of the
One of the main goals of the party is to …show more content…
It is displayed underneath the photo of Big Brother, who is the leader of the party. Whether or not Big Brother is a real person is unknown to everyone, all they know is that they could be being watched at any moment of the day due to constant surveillance from the telescreens. This is a form of propaganda because people are led to believe that the constant surveillance of everyone will benefit Oceania. They are made to think that the twenty-four-hour surveillance will help pick out the troublemakers and traitors and have them removed from the system. With that being done, the party wants everyone to feel like they are safe due to the constant supervision by Big Brother, but in reality, they are being watched so that the party can carry out their plans effectively. Seeing this phrase everywhere will keep people in check because they do not want to be labeled a nuisance which will result in their removal from the system. It makes people act how the party wants them to act and live their lives under the control of the