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    In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the continent of Oceania, is a totalitarian society in which people are disciplined incessantly by The Party. The protagonist of the story, Winston Smith; has firm beliefs that The Party is glorified, which is proven correct because in reality the people of Oceania have been conditioned to live a certain way so they’re molded to their society’s ideal version of a perfect human being. Therefore, the government creates a fraudulent society that leads citizens to have

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    portrays a society where the government has total control over the civilians. Living in a totalitarian-like government, Winston, the main character in the novel, begins to conform on the outside; but, internally questions the society he is living in. Orwell uses symbolism, characterization, repetition, and tone to help further this motif demonstrated by Winston. Orwell reveals the dangers of having a totalitarian government, by exploring the themes of individuality, government, and love in his novel

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    destroy the ability to have basic freedom. You weren't able to have a say to whether this policy was fair or unfair and if you spoke your mind, you would get prosecuted or executed. This is what it was like in Czechoslovakia from 1948-1989 living in Totalitarian Regime and Communism. But in all of that fearful and unpredictable mess, was Vaclav Havel. In the future, he would become the last president of Czechoslovakia and first president of Czech Republic. He was a major part in the Velvet Revolution,

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    his readers the imminent threat of the severe danger that totalitarianism could mean for the world. Orwell takes great measures to display the horrifying effects that come along with complete and dominant control that actually comes along with totalitarian government. In Orwell’s novel, personal liberties and individual freedoms that are protected and granted to many Americans today, are taken away and ripped from the citizen’s lives. The government takes away freedom and rights from the people so

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    Totalitarian Regime in Gilead Republic The Handmaid’s Tale is a distillation of the real-world events that were happening before the book was published. In this novel, she talks about a handmaid living in the Gilead Republic, newly formed republic that is controlled by a theocratic dictatorship government. Theocratic dictatorship is a type of government in which laws are based on a particular religion. One leader, a dictator, rules the government, and there is neither power nor person above the leader

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    Strength and weaknesses of totalitarian theory: The theory successfully tells his readers that, to derive nation towards a bright future it necessary to control everything. And for a person who is patriotic, he may find it amusing to promote his own ideology instead of supporting a diverse society. The theory’s main drawback is that the ruling elites are deciding each and everything that the people have to do, even their learning. For example, in Mussolini’s regime the people were indoctrinated through

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    Heda Margolius Kovaly’s life was shaped under the two most prominent totalitarian leaders in history: Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. Both of these leaders implemented their own form of government and policies in an effort to create a “perfect” society. Hitler chose a more militaristic approach, whereas Stalin chose an economic and political style to gain control. Heda believed that many Germans and other anti-semitics were drawn to Hitler’s Nazi party because, “it gave them the opportunity to snatch

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    author George Orwell envisions a society where citizens struggle with the totalitarian government and its brutal regime. Orwell displays the actions of Winston Smith, who struggles throughout the course of the book finds his own thoughts and start a societal revolution due, to the grasp of the Brotherhood . The Brotherhood has quite a striking similarity to the German rule and those involved during Hitler's reign. The totalitarian government of Oceania 1984 relates to the oppression of censoring ideas

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    totalitarianism is based off of a specific ideology, every totalitarian government or group can be different from each other. There is no single established definition for the term, however all definitions of totalitarianism contain commonalities. New World Encyclopedia states that these commonalities include getting a mass population to follow a specific ideology, instituting control, and setting up repercussions for those who go against the totalitarian state. By defining totalitarianism, it displays the

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    Although the government in The Hunger Games paints an extreme totalitarian government, the idea of government corruption is still present in our society today, even in America. Governments are far from perfect and the American government is riddled with lobbyists that sway decisions in their favor and place their needs over the commonwealth’s. Gary Hart, a former US senator, recalls his time in office and observes that the US government is “perversely and systematically dedicated to special interests

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