Propaganda In 1984

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George Orwell’s visionary and disturbing novel, 1984, establishes a haunting setting: the near future. In 1984, where the government dictates one’s life, George Orwell uses various real-life instances to inspire his work. Orwell’s book focuses on the story of a middle-aged man, Winston, and his issues with Big Brother’s dictatorial government. It shows how the party controls the public eye, as well as its citizens. Although a work of fiction, 1984 reflects the oppressive actions of real-world dictators such as Joseph Stalin as the model for Big Brother, Adolf Hitler’s Youth as the model for the spies, and how various other real-world countries also use propaganda to manipulate their citizens. Throughout the book, one could assume that Big Brother …show more content…

These victims were typically “political dissidents or Jews" (Historical Context). This is almost identical to how Big Brother had his people kill members of the Brotherhood. Stalin and Big Brother have many similarities, but Hitler is also similar to Big Brother. As does Adolf Hitler, Big Brother invades his citizen’s privacy as well as manipulates young children into following his rule. The Nazi government used children and other groups to spy on German citizens, and Big Brother takes similar action on the citizens of Oceania. One might infer that the reason Big Brother wanted children as spies is because they are easily manipulated. While this is true, it could also be because filling the children's brains with Big Brother’s propaganda will make it certain that Big Brother’s way of government will continue. A quote from a book titled Hitler Youth states that Hitler had the same ideology. "By placing his nation’s youths at the forefront of his political platform, Hitler hoped to instill in his countrymen the belief that Germany could reinvent itself as a strong, vibrant state and a potential

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