Totalitarianism in History and Novel 1984

In the novel 1984, George Orwell creates a perfect totalitarian government warning the West countries (such as Spain and Russia) what their society may become in thirty five years. This book was written in 1949, predicting what may happen in the near future if totalitarianism was not rebelled against.

Totalitarianism is a form of government in which the state controls all aspects of life. The totalitarian government controls politics, economics, values and beliefs of its society. Many countries had a totalitarian government, such as the Soviet Union which was ruled by Joseph Stalin.

Joseph Stalin promoted himself as dictator of the Soviet Union after Vladimir Lenin’s death. Stalin used terror and propaganda to control his society. Citizens were forced to obey all rules of the government. They were spied on to be sure that everyone obeyed all the rules; if any rules were broken there were severe punishments, sometimes even death.

In 1984, the society was very similar to the society of the Soviet Union when Stalin was ruler.

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In Orwell’s society, the party watched every single citizen all day and if any rules were broken the citizen would be sent to the Ministry of Love where they were tortured. The party eliminated every word that could describe a rebellion. Even thinking a rebellious thought was against the law. The party had an ability to control the past, the present and the future.

Big Brother, who was known to be the ruler of the party, was to make the citizens feel loved, protected and comforted, although he could also be a great fear.

All over Oceania there were signs that said “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU”. Big Brother was the face of the party. It was never known if Big Brother actually exists. Big Brother symbolizes the party’s