Throughout history there have been several governments that rule with an iron fist. They
do not allow, or heavily restrict their citizens access to information. Nazi Germany, communist
Russia, and China are just a few countries that limit what their citizens can see and they way they
live. The most well known country that dictates every aspect of the lives of its citizens is modern
day North Korea. Similar to the country of Oceania in the book 1984, North Korea limits what
information their citizens have access to, their freedom of speech, and suffer from a lack of food,
causing the country to ration its small food supply.
In George Orwell’s 1984, the country of Oceania is ruled by a group known as the Party
and Big Brother. In order
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They control the
content of what is shown to the people and they use it to instill hatred in their western enemies
and praise the national government. The Party does the same thing with their ministries such as
Minitrue and Miniplenty which manipulate the information its citizens receive, making their
government seem as if it is not oppressive.
Other examples of party manipulation of information is apparent when discussing the war
enemies of the country. Throughout the novel, the Party constantly switches sides about what
country they are at war with, yet the citizens do not bat an eye. The Party also gives different
reasons for them being the enemy and they display pictures of their enemies to incite hatred from
their citizens towards them. North Korea also spews out hateful information about other western
countries such as the United States that is most of the time, not true, yet they do this to develop a
national opposition to the country.
This misinformation that these governments provide hurt the citizens in a way that they
do not even realize. To the citizens, it seems as if everything is great even though it is not.
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Members of the Party have access to other food items that the normal
Proles do not such as real coffee, tea, sugar, and bread. These are luxuries that most of Oceania
do not even have access to. In North Korea, its citizens are especially malnourished and because
of its isolation and the sanctions placed on it, the country is forced to ration its food supply,
however high ranking government officials are an exception. They are allotted more food than
the common citizen yet their people are still content and do not realize that a lack of food is
abnormal.
The book 1984 depicts a country similar to that of modern day North Korea and in some
ways Russia. The goal was to enlighten the world about the dangers of communism and the
inability to think freely. Oceania and North Korea are very similar in the fact that both
governments ration the country's food supply, restrict the free flow of information by polluting it
with their false lies, and by restricting their freedom of speech. All of these are ways the
countries attempt to oppress their citizens and those who read 1984 will notice these
They are forcing them to double think; two opposing thoughts that contradicts one another. The party not only controls the people through psychological manipulation, but also with physical discipline.
1984 demonstrates a dystopian society in Oceania by presenting a relentless dictator, Big Brother, who uses his power to control the minds of his people and to ensure that his power never exhausts. Aspects of 1984 are evidently established in components of society in North Korea. With both of these society’s under a dictator’s rule, there are many similarities that are distinguished between the two. Orwell’s 1984 becomes parallel to the world of dystopia in North Korea by illustrating a nation that remains isolated under an almighty ruler.
North Korea is a country that is ruled by a dictator and has a communist government. A communist government rules all the land and gives the same amount of money and supplies to all the people in the country. “Daily Necessities were obtained from the Public Distribution System (PDS)” (95,Hassig). The PDS shut down in 1995 because foreign aid was cut off expect for Pyongyang, the capital city. In rural areas, a lot of the children were born as “no-count” meaning that when they were born they weren’t counted as part of the existing society and didn’t have supplies given to them. North Korea was once a unified country with South Korea until September 9, 1948 when it became a separate country. From 1910 to 1945 Japan had ruled
A journey to North Korea and Oceania are very similar. They both have powerful leaders that control everyone and everything. Both their governments are totalitarian, they do not tolerate any individual freedom. All citizens think alike, if they disobey the rules of the government they will be sentenced to torture, death or sent to a concentration camp.
1984. Oceania is ruled by a totalitarian government. Totalitarianism is a system of government that is dictatorial and requires complete obedience to the government. In George Orwell’s 1984, he creates a totalitarian government that relates to events in history and modern day government.
1984. Oceania is ruled by a totalitarian government. Totalitarianism is a system of government that is dictatorial and requires complete obedience to the government. In George Orwell’s 1984, he creates a totalitarian government that relates to events in history and modern day government.
The populace is scared into believing that any expression of defiance, even in their own homes, is illegal. Any violation or possible threat to the Party?s power will result in re-education and then, usually, death by vaporization or gunshot to the head. Telescreens constantly monitoring the public keep them weak and afraid. The omnipresent posters reminding them that the supposed Big Brother is watching them at all times also keeps them rigid and on alert. Citizens become hyperaware of their facial expressions, and everything they say has to first be mentally checked for any possibility that the phrase could be taken in a different manner, an illegal one. The Party also keeps the population in a near-constant state of exhaustion, the result of working long, hard, and tedious jobs. People are too tired to bother rebelling or harboring rebellious thoughts and ideas. By keeping them feeble and powerless, the government can make sure they won?t rise up against the Party.
Most people probably think 1984 is completely fiction, but there are many drastic similarities between 1984 and North Korean Society. These societies have forced labor camps, powerful dictators or government parties, and the use of propaganda. Both of these societies slowly gained power over many years and took full control of their country or territory. On the other hand, they differ when it comes to they way they designed their governments. Both 1984’s and North Korea's societies are similar in the ways they control, torture, and deprive their people, but differ when it comes to government organization.
Things to know: 1984 was a book written about life under a totalitarian regime from an average citizen’s point of view. This book envisions the theme of an all knowing government with strong control over its citizens. This book tells the story of Winston Smith, a worker of the Ministry of Truth, who is in charge of editing the truth to fit the government’s policies and claims. It shows the future of a government bleeding with brute force and propaganda. This story begins and ends in the continent of Oceania one of the three supercontinents of the world. Oceania has three classes the Inner Party, the Outer Party and the lowest of all, the Proles (proletarian). Oceania’s government is the Party or Ingsoc (English Socialism
For example, products like alcohol and cigarettes are distorted to benefit The Party. These products are labeled differently to alter your perspective on what you are buying.They are labeled with the word victory, victory gin and victory cigarettes. The food is rationed among the citizens of Oceania. The proles are given the least amount of food but they are provided with more alcohol and drugs such as victory gin and victory cigarettes to numb them from rebelling against Big Brother. These manufactured goods are also made poorly,victory gin taste nothing like real gin and victory cigarettes nearly fall apart when Winston tries to smoke one to numb his pain. “He took a cigarette from a crumpled packet marked VICTORY CIGARETTES and incautiously held it upright, whereupon the tobacco fell out onto the floor”.(5) Real cigarettes do not crumble and fall apart upon grabbing one. “He took down from the shelf a bottle of colorless liquid with a plain white label marked VICTORY GIN. It gave off a sickly, oily smell, as of Chinese
The society within 1984 though much like the society in Fahrenheit 451 has many differences mainly in the way it is set up and how the government runs. The Inner party makes up only 2% of those that live within Oceania. They make all of the policies, and
The party controls everything every citizen says, does, and even thinks. They manage this using many types of manipulation both psychological and physical. Citizens are forced to believe everything the party wants them to believe. Also the presence of the telescreens, the thought police, the junior spies, and loyal party supporters force people to heavily filter themselves so that they only say, do, and think things that are within the guidelines of the party. Citizens are forced to live by the party’s 4 slogans: WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH, and BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea^ One of the more secretive countries in the world is North Korea, in a lot of ways, Kim’s regime is similar to that of Big Brother’s. Outlawed actions or crimes against the regime lead to either death or forced labour camps. People are constantly surveyed by the regime and punished if they step out of line. Another similarity is that both countries are short on supplies, while Oceania is short on things like boots and razor blades, the North Koreans are having shortage of food, starving many. Lies, stories and manipulation both play big parts in these two countries.
In Orwell’s 1984, he displays psychological manipulation through Oceania’s government which it uses to control its citizens. This includes the use of propaganda, control of content, and ethnocentrism. The Party’s methods of control relates to real life events repeated in history such as the Nazi Regime from 1933 to 1945 headed by Adolf Hitler and common patterns in cultural history.
Understanding how North Korea as a country defines itself in a changing world. Where do they derive their customs and practices, political standings and military power? Define North Korea’s history leading into the modern age and define its culture and characteristics and how they interact with the world today. Understanding a subject as broad as the term culture begins where the culture began with the birth of civilization and the people that influenced it. There are many factors that play a role in the shaping of a nation none so much as turmoil and conflict and the Korean peninsula saw its fair share for the better part of a millennia. A complete statistical breakdown of North Korea shows a struggling nation that strongly depends on