Essay On Totalitarian Society

The Consequences of a Totalitarian Society

Americans today tend to believe that one of the world’s biggest fears is totalitarianism. The thought of a government that has complete and utter control continues to bring fear in people today. According to an article titled “Totalitarianism,” the author states, “Totalitarian governments use propaganda to spread ideas in order to control every aspect of life, including economic, social, political, and intellectual. This control was meant to serve a purpose; to unite the people in the achievement of common goals.” In other words, the author believes that individuals are not allowed any freedoms unless the leader of the state allowed it. For example, Adolf Hitler is responsible for the creation of the Nazi Party. During Hitler’s rule of Germany there were many characteristics of a totalitarian state. The government ran and censored the media, meaning all forms of communication were heavily censored, and therefore removing freedom of speech. In George
For example, an article states that, “When people know they’re being watched, they tend to be more circumspect with their communications” (Villines). Basically, the author is saying that when people know that they are being watched, they alter their behavior and communication to meet expectations of the watcher. In 1984, Julia is careful with how she communicates with Winston when the author states, “For in the two or three seconds while he was helping her up the girl had slipped something into his hand. There was no question that she had done it intentionally” (106). In Oceania, Big Brother recruits a large army of informers, called the Thought Police. The Thought Police monitors the people of Oceania and use devices such as telescreens to detect any possible signs of unorthodoxy towards Big Brother and The Party. For example, the author states