Why Totalitarianism is Totally a Bad Idea Totalitarianism can be explained as a world that is far from the average and turned completely upside down. In a world ran by totalitarian governments, scary and abnormal is what is considered normal. Humans under these circumstances are separated from their common sense that helps them differentiate between truth and fiction as well as strips them from their own curiosity (Roviello 923).
Totalitarian propaganda consist of lies. But instead of true lies, these lies are more factual. Their propaganda is too obvious, and because of this, it is ineffective. They do this to cloud the judgment of the citizens under their rule (Roviello 924). Solidarity and communication bonds are splintered and then replaced …show more content…
Although not exactly taken from the Russian ways of governing, their are similarities that manifest sexual relations. In Oceania, the only thing that marriage was viewed to be good for was baring children so that there were more people to be subject to the party in the future. Russia has further added laws that resemble this idea towards sexual instincts in the minds of its citizens (312). The instance in 1984 that Winston is caught by the Thought Police, we get to watch him go through many changes that eventually destroy his soul. This is a reflection on the ways of torture that totalitarians of this time used evil methods of terror to destroy those who went against the governed beliefs from the inside out. In fact, the rebellious Winston that we have come to see as our hero, conforms to the ways of the other citizens, who are more or less brainwashed. He admits in the last line of the book that he loves Big Brother (Rahv 313). Orwell’s main intention when he was writing 1984 was to warn the people of this time that totalitarianism is indeed dangerous and they should be more conscious (Rahv 313). He used the novel to illustrate a world in which individuality was out of date and personality was frowned upon (Howe “1984:” 322). The book is an example at what totalitarianism can do to the human being mentally, emotionally, and physically (Howe “1984:”
Totalitarian propaganda consist of lies. But instead of true lies, these lies are more factual. Their propaganda is too obvious, and because of this, it is ineffective. They do this to cloud the judgment of the citizens under their rule (Roviello 924). Solidarity and communication bonds are splintered and then replaced …show more content…
Although not exactly taken from the Russian ways of governing, their are similarities that manifest sexual relations. In Oceania, the only thing that marriage was viewed to be good for was baring children so that there were more people to be subject to the party in the future. Russia has further added laws that resemble this idea towards sexual instincts in the minds of its citizens (312). The instance in 1984 that Winston is caught by the Thought Police, we get to watch him go through many changes that eventually destroy his soul. This is a reflection on the ways of torture that totalitarians of this time used evil methods of terror to destroy those who went against the governed beliefs from the inside out. In fact, the rebellious Winston that we have come to see as our hero, conforms to the ways of the other citizens, who are more or less brainwashed. He admits in the last line of the book that he loves Big Brother (Rahv 313). Orwell’s main intention when he was writing 1984 was to warn the people of this time that totalitarianism is indeed dangerous and they should be more conscious (Rahv 313). He used the novel to illustrate a world in which individuality was out of date and personality was frowned upon (Howe “1984:” 322). The book is an example at what totalitarianism can do to the human being mentally, emotionally, and physically (Howe “1984:”