Role Of Totalitarianism In George Orwell's 1984

George Orwell’s 1984 reflects a vision of how the world was going to be with a totalitarian government ruling England.The Inner Party in York has many mechanisms to get rid of rebellious ideas in order to keep its power. By creating the Newspeak and creating the four ministries, this totalitarian party ensures that nothing will threaten its ruling and that nothing will stand in its way to achieve total control over the people of York, especially the members of the Outer Party. Out of the four ministries, the Ministry of Truth is most responsible for helping the Party's quest for more power. The Ministry of Truth has helped maintain the Party's authority by rewriting history through the manipulation of facts, presenting only the information that is convenient to its …show more content…
Airstrip One in England was a country that was at war with other continents like Eurasia. The setting is in the city of York, where Winston lived. Big Brother was in control of all the people in the city and he used totalitarianism in order to keep the “peace.” Big Brother was an image that created the illusion of totalitarianism. Its ruling was achieved by controlling the ideas of the people by creating the Newspeak, the Two Minute Hate videos, and the memory holes. Whoever decided to think of any ideas that were against the decree was committing a thought crime and those who committed those crimes were caught by the Thought Police. The Party created four ministries that helped keep their organized ruling: the Ministry of Truth, the Ministry of Love, the Ministry of Peace, and the Ministry of Plenty. All of these things prohibited people from thinking freely and having any ideas that could provoke a rebellion. Newspeak controlled people's language, the hate videos ensured that the people have the same enemy, the memory holes destroyed any trace of historical facts, and the ministries made sure that everything ran