1984: A Political Statement Against Totalitarianism

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It
was bombed in-oh many years ago'" (Orwell 83). This reflects Orwell's own
life experiences as a citizen in war torn England and how he uses this in
1984. George Orwell is famous for two major novels which attack
totalitarianism. The first is Animal Farm a satire describing the leaders
of the Soviet Union as animals on an animal farm. The second novel is 1984
a story of dictators who are in complete control of a large part of the
world after the Allies lost in World War II . The government in this novel
gives no freedoms to its citizens. They live in fear because they are
afraid of having bad thoughts about the government of Oceania, a crime
punishable by death. This is the gem in Orwell's collection of novels
against totalitarianism. This paper will show how George Orwell wrote
1984 as a political statement against totalitarianism.

1984 is about life in a world where no personal freedoms exist.
Winston the main character, is a man of 39 who is not extraordinary ...

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head in with a cobblestone. If you
really want to know, I imagined that you had something to do with the
Thought Police" (Orwell 101). The girl who was following him slipped him a
note while at work. The note said "I love you"(90). They make plans to
meet each other and carry on an illegal love affair. This love affair is
another rebellion against the government. It goes on for some time.
Winston rents a room where he and Julia can be secluded from the outside
world. They meet a man named O'Brien who indicates that he is another
revolutionary. Winston and Julia go to his house to meet with him.
O'Brien gives than a seditious book to read. Soon after that, they are
caught by ...

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