George Orwell 's ' Mein Kampfi '

The author of the novel 1984, George Orwell, is a political critic. Therefore, he used very precise descriptions of situations and words to provide the reader a clear understanding of the entity he is criticizing. When Winston describes the destruction of past records to create new ones to Julia, he says: “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And that process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” (pg. 162). Here, instead of only saying “Every record has been

He believed that “Aryans” were the purified race. He pronounced that his race must remain pure in order to one day take over the world. For Hitler, the ideal "Aryan" was blond, blue-eyed, and tall. Although Hitler was not even close to looking like an Aryan, he showed the love he had for them. His mind-set was very racist and discriminatory. He had the idea of a “master race” and he discriminated anyone that wasn’t a part of it. He believed that the Germanic people were the only purified race and everyone else was filthy. The Nazis began to put their ideology into practice with the support of German scientists who believed that the human race could be improved by limiting the reproduction of people considered "inferior." The only way Hitler could carry on his “master race” was by getting rid of every non-aryan. He went on a hunting spree for every Jew, Gypsy, homo-sexual, etc. He thought they were not pure and didn’t belong on earth, and this expresses the hatred and how discriminatory he was towards anyone that wasn’t German. By doing this, the Nazis grew in power and had the German society following them, which shows the control and power of Hitler’s words and actions. When Hitler and the Nazis came to power, these beliefs became the government ideology and were spread in publicly displayed posters, on the radio, in movies, in classrooms, and in newspapers. Hitler traveled in planes from city to city, spreading the word of the Aryan-race. He spoke to radio stations, educated children in school, posted pictures and many posters, but he mostly gave brainwashing speeches that tricked most of the German Society to follow him. He used blind obedience to grow his idea. Although most Germans followed out of fear, others seemed to resist and go against

A dystopian society is one with restricted freedom, whose values are worshipped by citizens who live in fear of surveillance or punishment. In 1984 by George Orwell, the protagonist lives in a futuristic world, controlled by big brother and the inner party over aspects of human life. In Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr, the fear of egalitarian policies, and the dangers of equality take over. In The Purge by James DeMonaco, the citizens relief to self-regulate violence and to protect themselves and their family from the protagonist. All dystopian literature shares similar characteristics, winston which is the protagonist in 1984, he lives in a society where the government takes over and tries to brainwash the citizens making them believe they live in a illusion of a perfect world. Winston is depicted and physically ill, but strong enough not to give in. “Who controls the past controls the future, who controls the present controls the past.” (Orwell 12). George Bergeron is the protagonist in Harrison Bergeron, the government makes him wear a radio, which broadcasts noise over these radios to interrupt the thoughts of smart people like George. ‘’Screams and barking cries of consternation came from the television set’’ (Vonnegut 2). Sergeant was the protagonist in the purge, he risked his life by saving others life for a night of horror. The Purge, Harrison Bergeron, and 1984 were all based off government, society where there is limiting and controlling the population. ‘’We

One of Hitler’s many ambitions for Germany was to achieve total Aryan supremacy. Hitler wanted to make all Germans perfect physical specimens. All of them tall and strong with blue eyes and blond hair though he himself was short, with brown eyes and hair. Hitler claimed that the Germans were the purest Aryans and therefore superior to all other peoples. Hitler made sure that all Germans knew this, he told the German people what they wanted to hear, that they were in fact the master race and that they were superior to any other persons. Although many were opposed to Hitler’s idea of Aryan supremacy the German people supported him enthusiastically regardless.

“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.”

Hitler suffered a dislocated shoulder was arrested and was sent to prison. The judges gave him a minimum sentence of 5 years and recommended an early parole. The prison was the Lansberg fortress, from which he was released after 8 months. While in prison he started to write his famous book, Meine Kampf, which became the political bible of the Nazi party, within it Hitler, looked forwards to the creation of a third Reich. In succession to Charlemagne Holy Roman Empire, and Bismarck’s second empire.

In the case of Germany its political State’s purpose was to “preserve and improve the race [for] progress in human civilization.”(Mein Kampf 1). This concept of race in which Hitler speaks appears to be influenced by the work of Arthur de Gobineau who in his book The Inequality of the Human Races(1853-1855) discussed the superiority of the white in the Aryan race, “negroid and yellow” races. He writes, “yellow races are thus clearly superior to the black”(205) because “he commits none of the strange excesses so common among the negroes” such as “kill[ing] for the sake of killing.(206) Although these definitions and interpretations of race and Germans as the race that “transformed western mind in the fifth century” as Aryan are not correct in our time, they had real life consequences when Hitler declared that the folk state “right and obligation are: that purity of the racial blood should be guarded, so that the best types of human beings maybe preserved…[for] a more noble development of humility itself”(Mein

Orwell uses this quote to convey the psychological lens because he is able to be inside the reader and characters minds. As for the characters, the author is able to go into a deeper thought as to how they are reacting as to knowing that there is no possible way to get around the Thought Police, and they mine as well be “...think[ing] of [themselves] as a corpse” since it is difficult to live a somewhat normal life in the future of 1984 (Orwell 135). This quote adds to the overall message of the novel because since the beginning of 1984, Orwell has mentioned the government many times and how life is different in future since Winston has been able to go there; from this quote readers are able to get an inside thought from the characters on how

Though written sixty-five years ago, 1984 by George Orwell was chosen by TIME magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005. Orwell’s depiction of a futuristic dystopian society makes the novel prophetic and thought provoking. We will divulge into: Orwell’s background; Winston Smith, the novel’s protagonist, and the origin of his name; the structural conventions in the novel; Orwell’s use of important characters that’s never-seen; the story’s turning points, the mentor, the “item”, and the “secret”; Julia as the “goddess” and the “temptress”/femme fatale; Orwell’s use of Charrington and O’Brien in terms of foreshadowing; and if what Winston learns is inevitable, a surprise and/or a disappointment.

-The Aryan race all started in prison when Hitler wrote the Mein Kampf. In the Mein Kampf he wrote about his racial beliefs and the Aryan race. The Aryan race was the race that Hitler supported and was part of his beliefs. The Aryan race is a race of “purity”, meaning that if they stayed “pure” they would one day rule. The perfect Aryan has blond hair, blue eyes, and was tall. The “Aryan” race was not as glory as it sounded and did not work out for Hitler like he hoped. The race was threatened by a couple of things, one being Aryans married with non-Aryans. The Aryan race was considered the “master race” and was Hitler’s belief.

One’s life must be lived, not controlled. Humanity continues to succeed by being able to and strongly in the face of an obstacle. However in two of George Orwell’s most famous novels, the characters are unable to stand against this corrupt force. George Orwell (June 25, 1903-January 21, 1950), a well known British novelist, presents two novels which depict the struggle between a human and his society, where both dig deeper into the effects of propaganda, fear, lack of freedom, and control of people. George Orwell, born in India to British parents in the early 20th century, spent a large time of his 20s in wars and battles, and was surrounded by other Europeans who constantly spoke of totalitarianism and similar forms of governments. After listening to everyone around him speak of these ideas, he began to write many books which revolved around the concept of a government’s absolute power, and one’s struggle to enjoy the simple pleasures of life despite this overarching control. Each novel features a more progressive and aware protagonist, who is cognizant of the unjust and repressive injustices being committed by their government. However, even they have difficulty thwarting the efforts of their unrighteous governments, and eventually succumb to its pressure, proving the immense power that the government possesses. This essay will discuss each novel separately according to the three main supports given.

The Holocaust was one of the biggest genocide in the world. Over 17 million people died in it mostly Jews. There where more things to The Holocaust World War 2, Hitlers rise to power, and Anne Franks Diary. These events all happened at the same time reflecting on one another. The Holocaust was one of the worlds worst events in history.

Mein Kampf was crucial to Hitler’s political uprise. It was Hitler’s autobiography, made up of two volumes that contained two main purposes; to help him attract Nazi Party followers and to outline his devious plans for a greater, more powerful Germany (We Remember the Holocaust). He wrote the first volume while in Landsberg Prison in November 1923. He figured he needed to gain control of Germany and its surrounding countries a slightly different way after he was arrested for his partake in the Beer Hall Putsch, a failed attempt to take over the government of Bavaria. Hitler wrote the second volume the following year, during his gradual dictatorial uprise. The first volume was eventually published on July 18, 1925, and the second volume was published the year after (britannicaschool.eb).

His idolization of war also began in Vienna. Determining that Germans held racial superiority over the world, he convinced himself “the finest thing men could do…was to go to war and conquer foreign peoples”(Shirer,18). Upon learning of the outbreak of the Great War, Hitler recalled “I am not ashamed to say that, overcome with rapturous enthusiasm, I fell to my knees and thanked Heaven from an over flowing heart for granting me the good fortune of allowing me to live at this time.” (Toland,12)

Hitler was arrested and sentenced to five years in jail. While Hitler was in jail he wrote the Mein Kamph which means "My Struggle." The book revealed his beliefs and ideas for Germany's government and his plans on taking over Europe. He believed that Germans were superior humanity and Hitler wanted to keep Germany "pure." He said Jews and Slavs were the evils of the world. In December 1924, Hitler was released after serving only nine months.