1984 Similarities Between Mao Zedong And Orwell's

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While Mao Zedong’s China and Orwell’s 1984 society share many similarities, Mao Zedong shows difference by running a communist regime, slightly different to that of a totalitarian regime found in 1984. Before Mao Zedong was exposed to the ideals of Karl Marx, Mao Zedong was enrolled in a school called the First Provincial Normal School. At this school, Mao led an organization called the New People’s Study Society, and this is where Mao began to form his intellect and politics. Rebecca E. Karl, in her book titled, Mao Zedong and China in the Twentieth Century, discusses the importance of this educational space for Mao Zedong. Karl states, “A student organization that Mao led, produced many future members of the Chinese Communist Party: friendships

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