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5 page history paper. MLA format. Based off George Orwells novel "1984", exploring the depiction of totalitarian arts of power. Should focus on two themes, analyzing the themes. Compare also to Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, material on executions under queen Elizabeth, modernity, and the "power of the powerless". Can also use the pictures included to help with analysis. Also need a works cited page
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Themes of 1984
George Orwell in 1949 wrote the dystopian novel 1984 which identifies a society that is
ruled by an iron hand and with the masses being brainwashed into supporting every notion
portrayed to them. The plot of the story takes place in a state known as Oceana that is ruled by
one party that persecutes individualism and crushes those who hold any opinion different from
that of the party (Orwell, 18). The tyranny of the state is manifested by the party leader known as
the Big Brother, an omnipresent figure in the lives of the people and who has never been seen
about his presence is felt in all corners of the society. The party enforces its rules on all sectors of
the society defines what the people can and cannot do (Orwell, 44). They decide the associations
that the people can make. The Party is an example of what government can do to strife the rights
of the people to rule without limitations. 1984 identifies the role that the privileged elite play in
maintaining control and in ruling the people (Orwell, 28). Propaganda influences the people and
rules them by fear to supports the Party and its actions. The Party controls the flow of
information in the state and determines which information is accessed by the people. Lies are
twisted, and articles are rewritten to suits the needs of the Party and to make all their failures and
inadequacies appear as successes. The manipulation of the people and the media to support the
Party identifies the extent utilitarian governments are willing to go to maintain control of the
state and its resources with the use of every physical and psychological weapon at their disposal
(Orwell, 88). 1984 identifies two main themes that flow throughout the story and that is the
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theme of totalitarianism and psychological manipulation. these two themes echo out through the
story, and parallel can be drawn between the plot and real life incidents of Nazi Germany, Soviet
Russia, executions under Queen Elizabeth I, power and the powerless an...