Both George Orwell in 1984 and Aldous Huxley in Brave New World highlight the thought control of a totalitarian government to demonstrate how total information control can result in an absence of individuality. ... In both novels, the totalitarian governments condition their citizens to make sure they act to their high standards. ... The government in Brave New World believes that "you can't make tragedies without social instability" (Huxley 220), meaning that emotional literature will do nothing to benefit the government, and will only help people realize their own thoughts and emotio...

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A totalitarian government is a "modern autocratic government in which the state involves itself in all facets of society, including the daily life of its citizens" (Bartleby). ... Most importantly, the emergence of totalitarian governments usually occurs as a result of historical forces, such as chaos during the aftermath of an event such as a World War. ... The chaos which followed WWI allowed totalitarian governments to be founded in Russia, Italy, and Germany. ... All totalitarian governments employ a secret police to keep the people of the state under control. ... It is obvious while ...

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So, can someone still have freedoms under such a government? ... In a totalitarian society people do not have the freedom to choose or think on their own. Totalitarian societies create robots. ... People's thoughts become controlled by the propaganda and fear created by the government. ... In American society today it is almost impossible to comprehend life under a totalitarian government. ...

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Winston Smith lives his life by this ideal and strives to rebel against his neglectful government. 1984 is a dystopian novel written by George Orwell which tells the story of Winston Smith, an outer party member of the totalitarian Ingsoc (English Socialism Party), for whom he censors news and histories: "Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past" (Orwell, 227). ... Through the examination of the sexual content, graphic violence and the role of the totalitarian government the controversial elements of the novel will be made clear. ... Lastl...

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Over the last couple weeks I have been reading Animal Farm (by George Orwell), a satire of totalitarian countries and leaders spanning from the 1920s to the 1950s. ... The second leader, Napoleon is a hard-line totalitarian who wants to meticulously lead animals as he sees fit. ... This lesson can be applied to life by taking a fiasco, stepping back and looking at the way it should be (a.k.a. the opposite of what's going on) and then find a way to reverse the problem Equality and justice must be protected as this book teaches by showing types of governments where that is not the case. ...

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Individualism is not accepted under the control of totalitarian government. ... " Therefore, the total control of the Oceania government covers all aspects of life. ... Moreover, through all the useful tools, Orwell has successfully impressed the readers, proving the central theme about individualism being denied by the totalitarian government. ... This is a method that totalitarian government uses to control citizens easily. ... Otherwise, what is not said by the government all goes wrong and needs to be re-taught. ...

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Orwell wrote 1984 to warn us of the possibility of a totalitarian state like The Party coming to rule and there is a chance that we could end up under a government or figure such as Big Brother. ... 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. ... Another way the government could use technology to head towards a more totalitarian state is with the ability to mass announce the same message instantly, and even watch us through our own TVs and comput...

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Animal Farm was an instant success when it was published in 1945, and has become an enduring classic in the years since then for its clearly understood message on absolute power and totalitarian government. ... The most costly war of all time had just come to an end, and totalitarian governments had shown what horrible things they could make people do and believe. ... This happens often in totalitarian governments as well where people seen as threats to the dictatorship are often assassinated. ... One look at Iraq shows that Americans are strongly against dictatorships and omnipotent gover...

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It also explores how government corruptions and power comes to play a huge role in George Orwell's dystopia society. As of government corruptions in the novel 1984, the government altered anything they could to prevent the timeline from opposing their totalitarian ideology. ... " In the United States, we aren't like some 3rd world countries that follow a totalitarian lifestyle. ... Also in 1984, there is a setting of government freedom issues that relate to my world because of the internet. ... The biggest problem yet to come is to know that the government is always watching y...

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Could humans survive living with government officials watching them through their television sets? ... Orwell intends to portray Oceania just realistically enough to convince contemporary readers that such a society has, in fact, existed and could exist again if people forget the lessons taught by history, or fail to guard against tyrannical, totalitarian governments. ... He wants to warn people what can happen when governments are given too much power. He wants to show us how such governments can develop, and what methods they use to keep the people they are governing in their power. ... T...

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The novel "1984" depicts a dystopian society, mainly that of Oceania, where the government has complete control and the individual holds virtually no power. 1984 is written by George Orwell and examines just how little power the individual has as well as what the totalitarian overhaul of a society can do. ... Orwell writes about government control over the individual in a theoretically extreme way to show the potential consequences if the government possesses too much power, however it is not that dissimilar to current society. ... The reader can make a current connection to the text because a...

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It started off introducing the character Winston who is a middle class historian for the government of Oceania. ... It is shown through the constant watch of the telescreens and the eyes and reach of the thought police that totalitarianism was bad in the author's perspective and thus is the book's theme So if George Orwell meant to do a work slandering all things totalitarian by all means he achieved his means well and they are justified because of the constant watch on these people. ... I honestly can not believe all totalitarian societies are as bad as Stalin's rule or Hi...

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The party controls the present in a government sense so it should therefore be able to control the past, which it does. ... In essence, 1984 is similar to today's government. ... Of course, the government also says that we are not at war with Iraq, we are "liberating them", helping them out. ... In conclusion, 1984 is similar to our government today. Because we have our freedoms, or what we believe to be freedoms, we are able to be set apart from the Totalitarian society of 1984. ...

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The lives of the animals on the farm take a wild turn after the successful rebellion against the humans Throughout the novel Orwell uses ideas and characters to demonstrate that propaganda, hypocrisy, and pride can trigger totalitarian control in a community. ... Everything is back to normal on the 'Manor Farm' the animals are beaten and malnourished all except for the leaders who used propaganda, hypocrisy, and pride to trigger totalitarian control in a community....

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In "1984," a government is created to be infallible and powerful. ... The party members are willing to control a stable society, in order to achieve their desires they build a totalitarian regime. ... In minority report the overall the government's desire is to protect its citizens. ... Similarly, in the "Minority Report" people who questioned governments in order to understand the contradictions causes the program of pre-crime to shut down. ... Also in "1984," by destroying social and family systems, the pure love that human have will be destroyed; instead of love of family it will be ...

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The main characters of each book try to rebel against their totalitarian governments and brainwashed communities. ... The government had been able to make them betray one another. ... They know it's wrong but they all still fight and rebel against the rules and they governments to have the love that they feel they need. ...

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They've been told that by supporting a government, or by conforming to anything, they will be paving the way for a totalitarian state run by sadistic fascists. ... They crave the underground fame that comes from starting anarchistic groups bent on the destruction of government and an end to the practice of conformity. ...

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Trotsky is truly a good speaker and a smarter individual, but Stalin showed no mercy to his counterpart and outsmarted him solely on the basis of his understanding of government. ... This book is Orwell's most popular book, and rightfully so, as it shows how communism will never work because there is no such thing as equality, and there can never be a successful totalitarian style government. ...

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His government possesses flamethrowers to burn books that they have deemed contraband because of the information they contain. ... Orwell creates a state of perfect society, which is actually a government having complete and total power. ... Doing this is strictly against the rules of his government. ... Both authors Bradbury and Orwell intend to show us the effects of a totalitarian government as well as how lives can change in an instant, without a prior warning. ... The authors do a great job on specifying how life will be if governments were like the ones portrayed. ...

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In the dominion of a tyrannical government jurisdiction over simple dichotomy lends to restriction of thoughts. ... This theorizes that language can corrupt thought and a totalitarian system systematically restricts ideas, and with Newspeak. ... Through the use of language the author conveys the message that a government which utilizes the means to narrow the ability of thought, and conjecture will have control of its citizens. ... All vernacular is under the dominion of a totalitarian power. ...

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This novel is of a man's struggle against a totalitarian government that controls the ideas and thoughts of its citizens. ... The government can spy on us, but they do it for protection. ... The government used technology to control the people.  ... Like the brutal governments of Germany and Russia, anyone who rebelled or spoke out against them was "disciplined."  ... Orwell wanted to warn the world about fascism in hope of preserving humanity and its progress, which we are slowly getting closer and closer to with the ways that our government is acting....

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The issue in Amistad is clearly stated that we stay in a totalitarian government that alters facts and history to help support its power and enslave the population. ... That everything is apart of a big illusion designed by the government to keep us all in line for the sake of peace and security . ... Because the government/islam doesn't want them to. ... Whats in both history books is what the government wants in those books. ... Which made the government create the propoganda surrounding the drug. ...

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The citizens of this land are run by a totalitarian party with complete control over their lifestyles. ... They have been taught to believe that if they think separately or negatively of the government, then they will be killed. ...

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The quote "All conflict in literature, is in its simplest form, a struggle between good and evil" is portrayed within every piece of literature. Both influences, good and evil, are always trying to triumph over a character, or a group of characters. All people, whether they are characters in a story...

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Marxism eventually prevailed into the most accepted form of government. ... Napolean it seemed began to take on more human vices just as the new communist government in Russia took on the vices of the old bureaucracy. It is fair to say that the downfall of all governments in the world, is a result of abuse of power and authority, and will allow for events that are exactly what the government is trying to prevent. In this case it was the totalitarian rule of farmers overworking and underfeeding the work animals. ...

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