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Essay / 1984 Critical Analysis - 2355
In 1984, George Orwell created a communist society in which the government had all the power over the people and continually exploited them in every aspect of their lives. Orwell has the government of 1984, the Party; use distinct methods to govern the masses that are largely effective. The methods mainly used manipulate the naturally existing love and hatred in people. By tapping into these emotions, people are filled with a feeling of love and adoration for Big Brother, coupled with fear towards the enemy. This method is particularly effective in Oceania, the society of 1984, which is a broader metaphor to show the downsides of a totalitarian type government and how too much power in the hands of a few is a terrible problem. The government's goal of maintaining power and inequality is primarily because it creates a docile and malleable population, a nearly free and continuous workforce, and an impenetrable class structure that can promote its ideals that do not only benefit them and their quest for absolute power. The systematic reasons for the government/Orwell's choices are proven by his use of diction, images, details and language. The docile population who are continually encouraged by the government never question its leadership. This further perpetuates the government doing what it wants while the people don't notice at all. Having a population so seriously ignorant of what the Party does will further foster the blind adoration and love people feel for Big Brother. The very few people who don't fit into the lemming pack fear the Party and the system too much to have a full-scale official rebellion. In the book Winston received from O'Brien as part of the Brotherhood, it is mentioned that a hierarchical society similar to that of 1984 can only function "on a basis of poverty and ignorance" (Orwell