1. Totalitarianism in Orwell's 1984
Following the political upheaval and struggle for power after the second world war, George Orwell's novel 1984 cautions against the dangers of oppression and exemplifies the consequential nightmarish world of the near future. ... In 1984, Ingsoc has mastered the theory behind communication with Newspeak, "the only language in the world whose vocabulary gets smaller every year." ... The themes of the novel 1984 are many, as the satirical parable serves a moralistic role in warning all readers of what the future might and could look like. ... The danger of permanent totalitarianism, perhaps...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate