The Mask of Deceit A Literary Analysis on 1984 Throughout history, there have been numerous leaders who have exercised oppressive control over their country. ... Author George Orwell comments on this type of totalitarian control in his politically controversial novel, 1984. In the novel, it is evident that Big Brother's oppressive control of Oceania is evil and that his government is essentially self-serving, despite its guise of acting in the best interests of the people. ... The government's oppression of the people of Oceania does not end merely with the depravation of basic...

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In Huxley's Brave New World and Orwell's 1984, the authors portray a controlling government in order to exemplify the theme of the sacrifice of freedom in order to achieve a stable society. ... In 1984, Big Brother is this substitute for God. ... To the people of Oceania, Big Brother is the protector of society. ... In 1984, these tools of governmental power are utilized in Oceania as well. ... Though the price is high for the citizens, censorship is a tool the governments of both Brave New World and 1984 utilize in order to ensure stability. ...

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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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Winston Smith from 1984 and John from Brave New World find themselves similarly unable to fit into their societies because they disagree the way their government rules George Orwell's 1984 was a magnified projection into the future of a present that contained Stalinism and an immediate past that had witnessed the flowering of Nazism, where the society was controlled almost exclusively by punishment and the fear of punishment. ... Winston Smith (1984) and John (Brave New World), the protagonists of both novels, oppose to the way their societies are ruled and dehumanized because they use...

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