Similarities Between Animal Farm And 1984 By George Orwell

George Orwell, the author of 1984 was well known for his blatant political views and his ability to “make political writing an art” (“The Political Ideas of George Orwell”). His two most popular novels, Animal Farm and 1984 are both satires on totalitarianism, something that Orwell was famous for. In the novel 1984, Orwell portrayed the effects of a communist society through the fictional character Winston Smith. Winston makes it evident throughout the novel that the government has total control and is able to keep each citizen under constant watch. The main literary component, “Big Brother” was used to show the control that the Party had over the people of Oceania through constant surveillance. By establishing the perfect totalitarian society

State Department” (Storrs). This Red Scare was much more severe and lasted quite a bit longer than the previous Red Scare which followed World War I. Communists living in the United States were punished in a multitude of different ways. One of the most severe cases reported was Julius and Ethel Rosenberg whose “espionage charges resulted in execution” (Storrs). Precautions were taken on a wide scale, in 1947 President Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9835 which was also referred to as the “Loyalty Order”. The Loyalty Order “mandated that all federal employees had to be analyzed as to whether they were truly faithful to the government or not” (“Second Red Scare”). Not only was this Executive Order put into action but all government employees were also required to take an oath of loyalty to the U.S. Government. The fear many citizens had throughout the Red Scare grew so intensely that “Thousands of people were arrested on suspicion, careers were ruined, and communists were banned from entry to the USA,” (“Red Scare”). Anti-Communists reason for fear was later proved true when in the early 1990’s it was revealed that “more than three hundred American Communists indeed did pass information to the Soviets”

With the knowledge that people in the past have become traitors and took part in espionage it makes it much more difficult to trust others. It is obvious in today's society that we still take many vital precautions when it comes to security. With mistakes that have been made and consequences that we have dealt with the Western Society is no longer willing to forgo security measures. Without the occurrence of this detrimental event we would likely still be lacking in regards to security and balance in government