An interesting take on totalitarian governments that used religion to keep the masses passive and placated but in a much gentler manner. George Orwell created 1984 with the purpose of trying to show the terrible side of totalitarian governments and as such drastically emphasized the negative characteristics of the governments that existed during his time (Spain/Russia/Germany). ... In Oceania, the country where most of 1984's events take place, the citizens have a very interesting combination of homelessness and habitation and as such do not have all the aspects of a society currently su...

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Individualism is not accepted under the control of totalitarian government. This issue is clearly represented through symbols in the novel 1984 by George Orwell, such as, Winston's varicose ulcer, Big Brother's existence, and the equation "2 + 2 = 5." Therefore, the total control of the Oceania government covers all aspects of life. ... Furthermore, the Party's desire to achieve total authority in Oceania is also seen from the government's way of limiting knowledge. ... This is a method that totalitarian government uses to control citizens easily. ...

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The plot traces the struggles of the main character, Winston Smith, as he attempts to rebel against the tyrannically insatiable Party, rulers of the superstate Oceania. ... The novel 1984 epitomizes, if not exaggerates, the horrors of a totalitarian collectivism, where a government can claim that a contradiction, such as two and two makes five, is true, and the hive mind will believe it. The concept of language as a confining tool is an exceptionally important message of the book, and this is used to its full potential in the official language of Oceania, Newspeak. ... In 1984, Ingsoc has mast...

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In George Orwell's novel, "1984," it shows a world of deep government control. ... Newspeak is the official language of Oceania that limits words used in any conversations, that has to do with expressing thoughts and emotions. ... The ongoing war that is happening at the present , between Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia stems from this major atomic global war, which happen possibly after World War II, when Russia took over all of Europe, and America took over Great Britain empire and became Oceania, and Eastasia was establish by taking over the east Asia. ... The government uses some metho...

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In 1949, he published 1984. ... To begin with, 1984 has an abundant amount of violence. ... The Newspeak dictionary is a fictional language used in 1984. ... The Thought Police are the secret police of Oceania. ... Posters of Big Brother are everywhere in Oceania. ...

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According to the book "1984" written by George Orwell and the short article "Control the Language, Control the Masses", the effect of the use of language has rationalized the people's thoughts of rebellion against each other and limits their choices of being self-independent. ... Winston in "1984" had observed the ironic language that been used by Newspeaker, which is called doublethink, to gain power from the people: WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH (17) One of the famous dictatorships in the history of World War II that has threatened...

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