An Analysis Of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

War decimates a once impenetrable community into crumbles. At that singular moment, an oppressor will rise and claim dictatorship upon the people. Their radical rulings expediates until absolute anarchy is thrusted upon the society - and the world. The drive to be in control can lure even the tiniest despot to crawl out of hiding. Once a tyrant acquires their first taste of power, their thirst never quenches. In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell exhibits a dystopian society where civilization is submerged in tyranny and oppression. Orwell’s main character, Winston Smith, is forced to obey and live within this confinement. By emphasizing the environment that Winston is subdued within, Orwell is able to create an alternate universe

During Orwell’s era, Adolf Hitler - Nazi Germany’s merciless dictator - blamed World War II on the Jews. In addition, Hitler went to extensive lengths in compelling his followers that it was the Jews who were at fault. For example, in the essay, “Truth and Freedom in Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four,” an erudite explains how “Hitler. . . had eroded truth by undermining free speech and circulating lies” (Dwan 393). Hitler wanted the Jews to suffer for what they “caused” by placing them into concentration camps. Despite their abundant population, Hitler’s authority overruled them. Those who rebelled were sentenced to labor camps - or death. Similarly, in Nineteen Eighty-Four, Winston thinks to himself how one day, “Syme will be vaporized. He is too intelligent” (Orwell 53; pt.1, ch.5). Whenever Big Brother deemed a person “too intelligent” for his liking, they were vaporized; in other words, they were killed. He holds the same vindictiveness towards intelligent people just like Hitler did against Jews. No one stood up against either tyrants because of the constant terror of punishment against their “crimes.” By comparing Big Brother to Hitler, Orwell distinguishes how both leaders had upheld the foundation of fear to force civilians into a society according to their

Particularly, the events that occurred at the Yalta Conference. In a text written between the exchanges of Theodore Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin, the purpose of the Conference was “to prepare a charter for a general international organization for the maintenance of informational peace and security” (“Yalta (Crimea) Conference”). After Germany and Japan’s abdication, there was the pressing matter of how to discipline them. Nevertheless, disagreements surged as none of the three superpowers were fully satisfied with their bargain. In the end, they left with mutual agreements to settle the disputes within their requited barriers, but that was until Stalin failed to grant Poland free elections. The Yalta Conference eventually led to the Cold War precipitating between America and the Soviet Union. Identically, in Nineteen Eighty-Four, Winston reads how Emmanuel Goldstein wrote that “None of the three superstates could be definitely conquered even by the other two in combination” (Orwell 186; 2. 9). In the novel, there are three superpowers: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. The three are always warring, switching, and allying with each other. They never actually defeat the other; they merely use up each other’s resources. Just like the Cold War - which also ignited the Nuclear Arms Race - America and the Soviet Union never quite attacked one another. Instead, they spent their resources