1. Josef Stalin and the Soviet Union are shown as leaders who destroy individuality to better control the citizens of Oceania in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. The character Big Brother and the Thought Police have a method to enforce the people of Oceania to possess the desired thoughts and emotions. The people of Oceania cannot think beyond the greatness of Big Brother and cannot feel any other emotions besides their love and loyalty to Big Brother, as well a hate for Goldstein and the region Oceania is currently at war with. If people such as the main character, Winston, violate these laws then they are punished and sent to the Ministry of Love for a brainwashing cycle of torture. Similar to Stalin who, after dominating the Soviet Union
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Hitler and the Nazi are displayed in the novel 1984 by George Orwell through the propaganda used. An example of propaganda in the novel is the Party slogan which was etched on the Ministry of Truth and read, “WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” (6). This is a method called doublethink, which convinces citizens that war is able to bring tranquility, freedom will leave them miserable and unable to live how they desire, and being unaware of what is happening around them is ideal. This method was utilized to suppress rebellion and was successful. The posters of Big Brother with the caption ‘BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU’, the telescreens which broadcasted tuneless music, news, etc., and the remaking of history represented Hitler’s use of propaganda which was often carried out through art, radio and the press. Hitler and the Nazi were reflected as propaganda, a means to control and trick …show more content…
Orwell was reflected through the character Winston in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. Winston has opposing thoughts about the society he lives in and throughout the novel tries desperately to protect his individuality. He is shown as a man attempting to fit in a society where every person’s thoughts and actions were identical. Similarly, Orwell was unable to blend in with the other rich kids in his school and was an outcast. Winston’s job is to alter history to the liking of Big Brother through magazines, newspapers and books, which was a job almost identical to Orwell’s when he was a BBC producer, but eventually “Orwell found himself acting as a propagandist to advance the country 's side. He loathed this part of his job and resigned in 1943” (biography.com). Thus, there are many aspects in Winston’s life that ties together with Orwell, showing his struggle in life to unnoticeably oppose Stalin, Hitler, and
Hitler and the Nazi are displayed in the novel 1984 by George Orwell through the propaganda used. An example of propaganda in the novel is the Party slogan which was etched on the Ministry of Truth and read, “WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” (6). This is a method called doublethink, which convinces citizens that war is able to bring tranquility, freedom will leave them miserable and unable to live how they desire, and being unaware of what is happening around them is ideal. This method was utilized to suppress rebellion and was successful. The posters of Big Brother with the caption ‘BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU’, the telescreens which broadcasted tuneless music, news, etc., and the remaking of history represented Hitler’s use of propaganda which was often carried out through art, radio and the press. Hitler and the Nazi were reflected as propaganda, a means to control and trick …show more content…
Orwell was reflected through the character Winston in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. Winston has opposing thoughts about the society he lives in and throughout the novel tries desperately to protect his individuality. He is shown as a man attempting to fit in a society where every person’s thoughts and actions were identical. Similarly, Orwell was unable to blend in with the other rich kids in his school and was an outcast. Winston’s job is to alter history to the liking of Big Brother through magazines, newspapers and books, which was a job almost identical to Orwell’s when he was a BBC producer, but eventually “Orwell found himself acting as a propagandist to advance the country 's side. He loathed this part of his job and resigned in 1943” (biography.com). Thus, there are many aspects in Winston’s life that ties together with Orwell, showing his struggle in life to unnoticeably oppose Stalin, Hitler, and