1984 totalitarianism summary

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  • Created on: 09-04-21 10:24
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  • Orwell intention
    • Totalitarianism and communism
      • Novel example
        • INGSOC represents the worst features of Nazi and Communism
          • The  Party's ambition is to control minds as well as the bodies
            • Totalitarianismis a by-product of socialism
              • It is sought to create a more equitable society by changing private ownership into collective ownership
        • Orwell creates a state to which the authorities monitor every aspect of human life - seems to be against the law
    • Published in 1949
      • Acted as a warning to the world of what he feared was the fate of humanity
        • Worried - done recently during Nazi Germany and in Soviet Germany in Stalin
      • Another war was inevitable
    • Orwell witnessed first hand during Spanish civil war - came home and criticised communism
      • He wanted to expose the evils of totalitarianism
        • Set in Britain - shows Totalitarianism could succeed anywhere if not fought against

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