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1984 (DystopianTropes (Conformity and individuality, Distortion of human…
1984
DystopianTropes
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Governance, political power and its exploitation.
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ORWELL 1949
Oceania, is a fascist totalitarian state where Winston Smith lives.
Telescreens in every room and microphones and cameras so the thought police can constantly watch. Surveillance
Works in Ministry of Truth as a historical revisionism (removes historical evidence which goes against the party through a memory hole. can remove "unpersons" and change history.
Children are in the youth league who are taught to spy on parents to make sure they are obedient to Big Brother.
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Rebels through his affair with Julia "rebel from the waist down" - distortion of human relationships.
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O'Brian gives Winston copy of "The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism" by Emmanuel Goldstein. Explains concepts of the "perpetual war" and true meanings behind "War is peace, Freedom is slavery and Ignorance is strength." How the only way to over throw the Party is through Awareness of the Proles (need to see - Marxism)
Room 101 in ministry of Love reforms Winston and Julia into slaves of Big Brother threw psychological and physical torture. classical conditioning turns them to love big brother - destroys their rebellion.
Spain, Germany, and the Soviet Union, Orwell had witnessed the danger of absolute political authority in an age of advanced technology
Was written to present the ways that totalitarian governments and the way they use propaganda and language to control citizens
After WW2 many totalitarian governments started to arise (Fascist, Nazi, Socialist) Regime= an ideology to reach a "perfect state of man" , A single mass party, monopolistic control over armed forces, central control of economy.
Hero is named after Winston Churchill who was a maverick politician who was one of the main forces who defeated Nazism and Hitler showing destruction of totalitarianism is possible. And Smith shows that he can be anyone as of the common second name
Soviet Union firstly wanted to destroy the family unit by making abortion and divorce easily obtainable. So that the main focus of life would be on the state and duties to state.
When Stalin became dictator however, large families were awarded payments and made divorce and abortion hard to obtain. Family was important to government as parents duty was to the state to teach the children about Stalin and his love and great plans. Then children spied on parents, therefore strengthening it allow for survalance
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Stalin said for children to call him Father, distorting the family unit.