How Does Orwell Use Propaganda In 1984

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In Nineteen Eighty-Four, the Party has the “Two-Minute Hate”, which is a timeframe carved out for the sole purpose of fueling negative disgust towards Emmanuel Goldstein, the so-called traitor of Oceania and leader of the Brotherhood. The Party uses psychological manipulation villainized Goldstein, the once hero of Oceania, by claiming he was the Enemy. By “exposing” Goldstein, all the fueled hate that might have possibly been on Big Brother or the Party, are now shifted towards Goldstein. Big Brother and the Party are seen as the “heroes” of Oceania. The use of propaganda causes a false sense of relief in the midst of confusion for the people of Oceania. Orwell uses the propaganda to portray the method of how the Nazis used the Jews to gain

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