Similarities Between 1984 And Nazi Germany

For both Big Brother and the Nazi party their legacy depended on the youth of their communities. Children would be brought up being taught the way of their successors so that one day they could follow in their footsteps and keep the party alive. “From the 1920s onwards, the Nazi Party targeted German youth as a special audience for its propaganda messages. These messages emphasized that the Party was a movement of youth: dynamic, resilient, forward-looking, and hopeful”(United States Holocaust Memorial Museum2). Hitler was aware that the support of his youth would encourage others to get involved, ages young and all. It would ignite a fire that was

Nobody can disagree with the fact that George Orwell’s vision, in his book 1984, didn’t come true. Though many people worried that the world might actually come to what Orwell thought, the year 1984 came and went and the world that Orwell created was something people did not have to worry about anymore. Many people have wondered what was happening in Orwell’s life and in his time that would inspire him to create this politically motivated book. A totalitarian world where one person rules and declares what is a crime and what is not, is something many people would have been scared of a lot. The totalitarianism in 1984 is very similar to the Nazism that was occurring in Germany with Hitler. This could have been the key thing that motivated

     1984 and Brave New World, written by George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, respectively, are both books that reflect the authors vision of how society would end up at the course it was going at the time of the writing of the book. Both books were written more than fifty years ago, but far enough apart that society was going in a totally different direction at the time. There are many ways to compare these two books and point out the similarities. On certain, deep levels they are very much the same, while at first glance, on the surface, they are very different. One point that in some parts is the same and some very different, is the governments in each of these books method’s of control.

Although Big Brother does not appear anywhere throughout the novel, he appears to always be “watching [the people]” implying that the party leader knows every act that a person commits (2). Big Brother parallels to the leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, because both are worshipped by their people. Also, Orwell describes Big Brother of having a “black mustachio’d face” which resembles the physical features of Joseph Stalin (Orwell 2). Equally important, Joseph Stalin would “eliminate anyone who might oppose him” and his ideology just as the Ministry of Love would torture anybody that would oppose Big Brother (“Joseph Stalin”). As a matter of fact, any negative remarks about Stalin’s government resulted in one’s departure to a forced labor camp administered by the Gulag. Even “telling a small joke about a government official [was] punishable up to 25 years” in a forced labor camp (“Russiapedia”). Orwell alludes to Gulags in his novel by writing that being in possession of a diary could be “punished by death, or at least by twenty-five years in a forced labor camp” (Orwell 6). Therefore, committing a crime often resulted in being dispatched to a forced labor camp in both 1984 and Stalin’s era. The Stalinist period managed a totalitarian government in a similar fashion to that of Orwell’s government. The Party in 1984 was only “interested solely in power”

1984 by George Orwell is a novel set in a dystopian near-future London, the chief city of Airstrip One, Oceania. The people in Oceania are under the control of the Party. Big Brother, or BB, is the face of the Party and the leader of this great power that rules over Oceania. He is a dominant figure who acts as a trustworthy entity for the people he governs, but ironically is their worst enemy in many ways. His posters, captioned “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU”, can be seen everywhere in the streets of London. These posters give the reader a physical description of what one can imagine Big Brother to look like. He is a man of about forty-five with a heavy black moustache and ruggedly handsome features that make him look scary but leader-like. Most people in this society are unaware of how they are brainwashed and controlled by the Party. Big Brother controls Oceania with various carefully designed techniques, some of which are: keeping the Outer Party in control with the 24-hour surveillance, Reality Control and by controlling the proles -- by keeping them ignorant and luring them through privileges.

In George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four”, Winston, a rebel who lives in a dystopic society challenges the totalities regime of Big Brother. The all-knowing Big Brother controls everything in Oceania. Anybody who despised the Party will be punished, arrested or abused, until their heart desired Big Brother. In this novel, it is unknown whether Big Brother is fictitious or an actual human being. Nevertheless, he symbolizes fear, hate, and pessimism to the people of Oceania.

In a totalitarian country, any ordinary citizen’s powers are limited, if at all possible. Although any individual is treated like a part of the society, he has no chances to play a vital role in it. A person is to follow officially dispersed propaganda and obey the rules, which intend to control everything. The totalitarian system uses any means including manipulation, intimidation and even the worst forms of repression just to achieve the main goal -  staying in power. George Orwell’s 1984 and Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest are very similar novels which describe two different societies being mainly focused on individuals opposing the existing systems. In Orwell’s novel, the

Big Brother is the name of the Party Leader in 1984. This quote is seen throughout the novel and it literally means that you are being viewed. Everybody is being watched all the time. The Party monitors every aspect and everything that the citizens do and they make sure that everyone knows that they are being watched. This quote influences how the characters act, speak and live their lives. Big Brother is similar to the National Security Agency (NSA) because they monitor our phone calls and our online activity. While they do not watch our every move, they are able to monitor much of the activity of many Americans without disclosing they are doing so. Social media is monitored. In 1984 and in everyday life, we sacrifice our privacy for protection.

How does Big Brother control everybody? They control the history, the language, and intimidate people into silence. When the party in 1984 controls history and facts, it leads to double think. Doublethink is when you hold two contradicting thoughts in your head at once. The inner party people are

Orwell draws from features of these totalitarian regimes in order to create the setting in which the story takes place. In the novel, the narrator describes big brother on the poster as a “mustachiod figure”. This figure is a reference to the

”Nobody has ever seen Big Brother. He is a face on the hoardings, a voice on the telescreen. We may be reasonably sure that he will never die, and there is already considerable uncertainty as to when he was born.” The plot of 1984 is created around the myth of Big Brother. He watches you and everything you do, and those who think or act in a way that is not wanted by the leading

The book, 1984 by George Orwell, is about the external and internal conflicts that take place between the two main characters, Winston and Big Brother and how the two government ideas of Democracy and totalitarianism take place within the novel. Orwell wrote the novel around the idea of communism/totalitarianism and how society would be like if it were to take place. In Orwell’s mind democracy and communism created two main characters, Winston and Big Brother. Big Brother represents the idea of the totalitarian party. In comparison to Big Brother, Winston gives and represents the main thought of freedom, in the novel Winston has to worry about the control of the thought police because he knows that the government with kill anyone who

Big Brother is the Tyrannical Leaders. Winston and Julia are the rebellious non-conformists. The number one themes in both is “Power Corrupts”. This theme is in Animal Farm, 1984 and in the real world too. Animal Farm: Pigs are equal-

In George Orwell's 1984, a light is shining on the concept of a negative utopia, or "dystopia" caused by totalitarianism. Totalitarianism is, "a form of government in which political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life…" and any opposing political and/or cultural expressions are suppressed. Having lived in a time of totalitarianism regime, Orwell had a firsthand account of its horrific lengths and negative affects. Within 1984, Orwell derives aspects of the actual government of his time to create, "The Party", "Big Brother", and the "Thought Police". Using these fictional recreations of reality, Orwell's 1984

Winston works in the Ministry of Truth, which is in charge of all information distributed to the population. Each time someone is found guilty of thought crime or the enemy in the war changes, all data will be modified to fit the current truth. Orwell shows how Winston’s character slowly develops and realises the severity of the situation and so becomes less passive. The major modifications in Winston’s character appear after he meets Julia. He becomes more critical of the Party in thoughts and more rebellious in actions, because he has found someone to share his opinions with.