Orwell intended to criticize the communist regime he saw sweeping through Russia and spreading to Europe and even the United States. Though he agreed with many Marxist values, Orwell couldn't really accept the communist understanding of socialism because he saw many similarities between the communist governments and the previous tzarist regimes in old Russia. ... The pigs and dogs take most of the power for themselves, thinking that they are the best proprietors of government. ... From a symbolic point of view, the windmill represents the enormous transformation projects undertook in So...

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Contrary to modern day America, in the novel "1984," by George Orwell, the government seems to have mastered keeping all of the citizens of Oceania fooled almost constantly. ... By keeping them distracted The Party ensures that they stay dependent only on the government and not on each other. The government keeps the people updated with daily televised announcements. ... People like Julia and Winston find ways to rebel despite the governments perpetual efforts to deter people from going against The Party. ... Although some of the techniques may seem a bit unrealistic things like the torture of...

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