Tyrants have existed throughout history and each of them go through similar phases before their reign ends or they die. Hitler, Stalin, Xerxes, Saddam Hussein, and Antoninus Caracalla are all examples of tyrants who have consolidated or inherited absolute power and eventually lost it all. In the book “1984” we are not given much information about Big Brother, the leader of the party, but by comparing his methods and actions for ruling with tyrants of the past, we can speculate on the future of the party. Betty Glad, author of “Why Tyrants Go Too Far: Malignant Narcissism and Absolute Power”, defines a tyrant as “one who seeks and exercises powers for his own rather than the general interest, does it outside the law, and creates a political order based on extreme cruelties and mistrust” (Glad 2). There have been many …show more content…
Does Big Brother, the leader of the party, and Oceania’s ruler rule as tyrants? Everyone who has read “1984” would agree that Big Brother is a tyrant, and their reasoning would just be that he rules like a typical tyrant. This paragraph provides definitive proof that Big Brother is a tyrant by comparing his actions with those of past tyrants. Starting with the secretive eyes and ears of the party, the police thought. In Nazi Germany, “Hitler's secret police network. blankets Germany with thousands of informers, spying on the opponents of the Nazis as well as members and leaders of the Nazi party itself” (Glad 11). Both Hitler and Big Brother ruled over their people by instilling fear in them, which is a very tyrant-like thing to do. According to Glad, tyrants normally rule without laws, do things for their own gain rather than that of their people, and use extremely cruel tactics against their enemies (Glad 2). Big Brother recently took over power, so he “must act as cruelly as necessary to secure himself, and establish a reputation for harshness,” (Glad
The Turning Point for Computers: Apple’s 1984 Mackintosh Commercial Analysis In retrospect, Apple’s first Mackintosh computers commercial in 1984 has been extremely successful, it was aired during the Super Bowl and it managed to precipitate a new perspective towards computers and technology, in general. The advertisement had a strong liaison with George Orwell’s novel, “1984” where the Big brother was the dictator controlling a whole nation of people and they were all inferior to him. According
their thoughts on a matter they cannot properly protest or speak out against injustices. While a person’s vernacular is not the reason that society takes a downturn, but the other underlying factors contribute to the idea of language being powerful. 1984 represents “The Party” and the elite as a whole, as flashy, smart and intelligent. These people know how to keep a country interested, unworried, or even bored if those people so wished with the words given. “Who controls the past,” ran the Party slogan
explanation, a reason, or a story as to why something happens. Revolutions have explanations, tyrants have reasons, and history is their story. In 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, both characters in power have reasons as to why they are in those positions. The arguments these characters use can be analyzed for their effectiveness, seeing as both achieve the intended goals. While the 1984 and Brave New World societies differ, the arguments each leader uses are similar, though
accumulation of power. In George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984, Winston Smith is a low-ranking government official under the oppressive reign of his leaders, Big Brother. He is just one example of the many characters in written works that will eventually be defeated in one way or another. In British literature, it has become evident that characters affected by tyrannies have ultimately experienced loneliness, paranoia, and defeat. A tyrant is defined as any person in a position of authority who exercises
human brain. The humble origin of the human brain, however, has lead to some flaws. Reality is not an inherently constructed, or constant picture. The brain not only falls victim to dealers and tyrants of illusions, but also to its own flawed hardware. Big Brother is one example of a tyrant of illusions. In 1984, Big Brother seeks to create his own version of reality, and succeeds for the most part. Oceania's form of government entirely depends on the people believing what they’re told. If they were
presence of totalitarianism in countries like Germany and Russia during World War II. With totalitarianism, the government control citizens’ actions and lives. The dystopian 1984 by George Orwell is about a totalitarian government and reveal the historical influences of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin on Orwell’s 1984. In 1984, Oceania is under The Party’s control. Big Brother is the core totalitarian element in Orwell’s novel. Big Brother represents a symbol and somewhat of a security blanket for
slavery. Ignorance is strength” is a phrase the people of Oceania were taught in 1984 (Orwell 6). 1984 is a novel written by George Orwell which depicts an imperfect dystopia with a totalitarian and controlling government. Such factors which came to influence Orwell in writing 1984 was his point of view against Marxism. As a socialist, he did not agree with such viewpoints and portrayed how Marxist ideals could go wrong in 1984. According to allaboutphilosophy.org, Marxism is “the system of socialism
“In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the People.” A quote by Eugene V Debs in his speech in Canton, Ohio, on June 16, 1918. Enter dystopia. In a universe already tarnished by future time and changing, pessimistic ideals or unconventional social standards, tyrants have the tendency to act as the main antagonist who enforce the moral laws of their worlds upon the innocent
dystopian future are brought as examples of the possible consequences of issues of the current time and are proven long time ago to be a successful tool to attract attention of the audience to the problems of modernity. In 1984 Apple decided to implement this idea in its famous “1984” Macintosh commercial video and introduced their vision of the future of information era. In accordance to this strategy they described dystopian world that is related to the world where IBM dictates its rules, while Macintosh
reflects Orwell's desires to eliminate power from an omniscient government. Throughout 1984, writer George Orwell depicts society’s members living oppressed lives. Government also appears excessively controlling and tyrant-like. With the usage of extended metaphors, details, and ominous diction, writer Orwell warns readers of government’s extreme power and their individual oppression. This
Orwell has an idea for a government in his novel “1984” based on what was occurring around him the years during the Second World War. In 1984 the totalitarian governments most like drew his inspiration was the Soviet communism and Nazi fascism. Both grew from hate towards a specific circumstances. Their ends came in different breaths releasing the country of its hate. Big Brother is run by a group of individuals which believe to have a perfect society is to control through fear. In the appendix a
civilization. In George Orwell’s 1984, Big Brother controls his people into obedience through a variety of methods. First, Big Brother destroys and censors the dictionary for Oceania and creates Newspeak to defeat the purpose of articulating oneself. Secondly, he monitors his citizens to assure that no one is going against the Party and its government. Thirdly, if all else fails, Big Brother imposes torture that reshapes and rebuilds one’s mind into conformity. In George Orwell’s 1984, obedience to authority
1984 demonstrates a dystopian society in Oceania by presenting a relentless dictator, Big Brother, who uses his power to control the minds of his people and to ensure that his power never exhausts. Aspects of 1984 are evidently established in components of society in North Korea. With both of these society’s under a dictator’s rule, there are many similarities that are distinguished between the two. Orwell’s 1984 becomes parallel to the world of dystopia in North Korea by illustrating a nation
future. He who controls the present controls the past." (George Orwell 1984 ch.3) This quote from Orwell's great story "1984" is a true example of how governments try to control our life through changing and lying about the way information is introduced to the people. The creative idea of brain washing and media effect was introduced by George Orwell in a dystopian novel that was published in 1949. The name of the story is 1984, which is a year that comes thirty five years later. Orwell tells us about
Paper 3: Apple’s 1984 When computers began to enter homes in the 1980s, many Americans were apprehensive to adopt the new technology with its confusing interfaces and ability to absorb massive amounts of data. With grand allusions to George Orwell’s dystopian novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four”, Apple’s 1984 Macintosh commercial contains gray, lifeless images of a dictator speaking to the masses of brainwashed, robotic-like people via a mono-color video screen. An attractive girl runs through the complex