Totalitarianism

An exploration of intertextual perspectives reveals the relationship between context and key values. Composers ultimately capture the imperative need for the abolishment of totalitarianism to prevent a cataclysmic milieu based on observations of their epoch. Fritz Lang’s 1927 German expressionist film Metropolis and George Orwell’s 1949 dystopian novel 1984 explores fascist dogma: hunger for power and monopolistic control, and its consequences for humanity. Lang excoriates the dictatorial…

Any government has the potential to act as a corrupt force, to take away the rights of the people to remain in total control; no one understands that more than Winston, the protagonist in 1984. George Orwell is a respected dystopian author, and considering what Winston has to face it’s understandable. Everything is under regulation in Oceania, even citizens’ thoughts. The person willing to stand up against a totalitarian government has to be brave. They not only challenge the morality of the…

Through his writing of 1984, George Orwell crafted one of the most impactful commentaries on totalitarianism in literature. Containing ominous passages of a post-war dystopia, much of his work acts more effectively as a warning than a fictional story. Purposefully avoiding any particular political party to comment on, Orwell’s main focus is that The Party can maintain power through its methods of restricting free thought. Winston Smith, the protagonist, faces an internalized struggle with…

Thus, together, they find something that they party cannot take away from them, and that is their love for each other. This manifestation of love drives them to risk getting caught in order to seek out and join the Brotherhood, a mysterious organization whose existence is founded upon destroying The Party. The man they suspect as a leader is a higher official named O’Brien, who upon meeting the lovers, gives them a book written by Emmanuel Goldstein, the principle enemy of The Party. It is…

But what is “totalitarianism”, and how did it become so widely spread at this time? The Oxford Dictionary defines totalitarianism as “the system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state”. When an entire country is suffering economic depression, unemployment, poverty…

Cuba is one of very few countries that still maintains a high level of totalitarianism, in today's modern aspects. After the collapse of communism and the Soviet Union the Castro brothers continue to emphasizes anti-Americanism, intentionalism, and support for Marxist-Leninist ideology in Cuba and abroad. Cuba maintains a harsh control over its citizens by doing arbitrary imprisonments, educational manipulation, and religious restrictions. Cuba also, limits human rights: freedom of expression,…

Characteristics of totalitarianism such, as Ideology, methods of enforcement, and dynamic leaders contributed to the atrocities of World War II in countries like Germany by causing the holocaust. Such atrocities caused caused millions of innocent who didn’t deserve to die. One characteristic of totalitarianism was contributed to the holocaust was ideology to find a way to set goals of the state and justify government actions in taking small steps to reach a certain goal. However, this required…

conventionally attractive 16 year-old girl, living in a society under an oppressive government, is hunting in the woods with her friend, an equally conventionally attractive, outgoing 17 year-old boy that she has grown up with. In a world ruled by totalitarianism, the forest is the only place she feels free. When she goes home, it becomes clear that Shy Protagonist’s life is not easy. She lives in the poorest part of her world – a world torn apart by those in power. Though she has had no…

According to Crick’s understanding of totalitarianism, the process of ‘co-ordination’ after Hitler became chancellor in 1933, led to the destruction of politics. The process of “co-ordination” consisted of aligning the state according to Nazi principles. It brought the Weimar Republic to an end since it allowed the Nazis to take over several political parties including the Social Democrats, the Communists and the Centre Party. The Nazis also ‘co-ordinated’ other civil society organizations and…

Compliance to an Dangerous Path Throughout history the compliance to totalitarianism is blamed on certain groups of people that enacted social corruption, to make it appear as if they were saving humanity. Leaders and associations, mostly focusing on Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini, they manipulated their countries and made it resemble that they were improving the country and community, when in reality they ruined the community. This relates to The Crucible and during the Red Scare both time…