Totalitarianism is the absolute control of people by a government or person. Totalitarianism restricts freedom and liberty. Totalitarianism controls the people. It controls their actions, opinions, life, speech, and happiness. Totalitarianism is a form of slavery, but there is not much rebellion. North Korea, Nazi Germany, USSR is all totalitarian countries. They all repress and oppress rights, but rebellion is not prominent. Oceana and the Republic of Gilead are both fictional dystopian totalitarian regimes. Fear, hopelessness, indoctrination are the leading factors in preventing rebellion.
Fear is a powerful emotion. Fear is so powerful that the thought of it can consume a person. People oppressed by totalitarian governments are afraid …show more content…
When Offred (The Handmaid’s Tale) connotes, “have been obliterated for her. I am only a shadow now, far back behind the glib shiny surface of this photograph. A shadow of a shadow, as dead mothers become. You can see it in her eyes: I am not there (Atwood 228),” her hopelessness is expressed. Offred has no reason to escape. She does not know if her family is alive. She does not if she will be able to escape. She does not believe that there is a chance life will get better. Even if she were to escape, she believes that the odds would be against her. Destroying all hope prevents rebellion because now they have nothing to stand up for or to look forward to. But also having no hope can make people more rebellious. Offred was despondent, but not to the point where she didn’t have even a small amount of hope left. She was hopeful that her family was alive and they would find her, but the life that she lived sucked away all her hope. Winston denotes, “In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it (Orwell 80).” Winston was caught trying to work with the Brotherhood, an anti-Oceana group. He was punished by being tortured and brain-washed to believe that whatever the Party says is true. In the end, he has lost all his hope and accepts that the Party is never wrong and always right. Winston abhors the Party, but he does not rebel because he thinks it is …show more content…
Indoctrination is the acceptance of beliefs without acquiescence. It helped some of the most infamous leaders keep their positions as totalitarian leaders. The UN Report of North Korea talked about the harsh conditions under which the citizens of North Korea live under. “North Korea also declined to participate in the inquiry, but in September released its own human rights report that declared that North Koreans feel proud of the world’s most advantageous human rights system (4),” stated the UN Report. This is an example of indoctrination because even though Kim Jong-Un is oppressing the people, only a few are fighting back. North Koreans view their leaders as a great, benevolent leader. The cause of that is indoctrination; they have been ‘brainwashed’ to think that their leader can do no wrong and that the restrictions they have been there for their benefit. Indoctrination prevents rebellion because the citizens hold their leader on a high pedestal. North Korea is known as the most rights repressing country in the world yet it has little rebellion and indoctrination is the cause of that. The totalitarian article, “Nazi Fascism and the Modern Totalitarian State,” compared and contrasted the different types of totalitarian governments that have popped up throughout history. The article stated “Nazism also provided for extreme nationalism which called for the unification of all
Fear is a powerful emotion. Fear is so powerful that the thought of it can consume a person. People oppressed by totalitarian governments are afraid …show more content…
When Offred (The Handmaid’s Tale) connotes, “have been obliterated for her. I am only a shadow now, far back behind the glib shiny surface of this photograph. A shadow of a shadow, as dead mothers become. You can see it in her eyes: I am not there (Atwood 228),” her hopelessness is expressed. Offred has no reason to escape. She does not know if her family is alive. She does not if she will be able to escape. She does not believe that there is a chance life will get better. Even if she were to escape, she believes that the odds would be against her. Destroying all hope prevents rebellion because now they have nothing to stand up for or to look forward to. But also having no hope can make people more rebellious. Offred was despondent, but not to the point where she didn’t have even a small amount of hope left. She was hopeful that her family was alive and they would find her, but the life that she lived sucked away all her hope. Winston denotes, “In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it (Orwell 80).” Winston was caught trying to work with the Brotherhood, an anti-Oceana group. He was punished by being tortured and brain-washed to believe that whatever the Party says is true. In the end, he has lost all his hope and accepts that the Party is never wrong and always right. Winston abhors the Party, but he does not rebel because he thinks it is …show more content…
Indoctrination is the acceptance of beliefs without acquiescence. It helped some of the most infamous leaders keep their positions as totalitarian leaders. The UN Report of North Korea talked about the harsh conditions under which the citizens of North Korea live under. “North Korea also declined to participate in the inquiry, but in September released its own human rights report that declared that North Koreans feel proud of the world’s most advantageous human rights system (4),” stated the UN Report. This is an example of indoctrination because even though Kim Jong-Un is oppressing the people, only a few are fighting back. North Koreans view their leaders as a great, benevolent leader. The cause of that is indoctrination; they have been ‘brainwashed’ to think that their leader can do no wrong and that the restrictions they have been there for their benefit. Indoctrination prevents rebellion because the citizens hold their leader on a high pedestal. North Korea is known as the most rights repressing country in the world yet it has little rebellion and indoctrination is the cause of that. The totalitarian article, “Nazi Fascism and the Modern Totalitarian State,” compared and contrasted the different types of totalitarian governments that have popped up throughout history. The article stated “Nazism also provided for extreme nationalism which called for the unification of all