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On the surface—novel tells the story of a futuristic society controlled by a police state and governed by the all-seeing Big Brother. It’s a cautionary
On the surfacenovel tells the story of a futuristic society
controlled by a police state and governed by the all-seeing Big
Brother. Its a cautionary tale of the use and misuse of power and
technology. 1
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A dystopian novel, looking pessimistically at our future.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMrcJFrUgTM The novel, published in
1949, has become a part of common language, with terms like Big
Brother used when people like Edward Snowden reveal the
over-reaching powers of our government. 2
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In 1983 Apple Steve Jobs read the following story before
showcasing a preview of a commercial he planned to run during the
Super Bowl: "It is now 1984. It appears IBM wants it all. Apple is
perceived to be the only hope to offer IBM a run for its money.
Dealers initially welcoming IBM with open arms now fear an IBM
dominated and controlled future. They are increasingly turning back
to Apple as the only force that can ensure their future freedom.
IBM wants it all and is aiming its guns on its last obstacle to
industry control: Apple. Will Big Blue dominate the entire computer
industry? The entire information age? Was George Orwell right about
1984? ( "1983 Apple Keynote: The "1984" Ad Introduction". YouTube.
April 1, 2006. Retrieved January 22, 2014)"1983 Apple Keynote: The
"1984" Ad Introduction"YouTube 3
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UZV7PDt8Lw 4
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Power Point Research Project for E12 6
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Orwell, the political reformist 7
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Every line of serious work I have written since 1936 has been
written directly or indirectly against totalitarianism and for
democratic socialism, as I understand it (Stanley235). 8
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Totalitarianism Definition: when the state holds total
authority over the society and controls all aspects of public and
private life. Democratic Socialism Definition: The combination of a
democratic political system with a socialist economic system. King
was a famous example (Sekou). 9
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Wrote 1984 in 1948 shortly after end of WWII. One of Englands
allies was Russia, which was ruled by Stalin. Stalin was famous for
midnight purges where hed round up hundreds of citizens at a time
and murder them in deserted areas. Time period also included:
Hitler, Mao Tse-Tung (China), Franco (Spain) and Mussolini (Italy)
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In Orwells world, these real leaders all controlled citizens
with propaganda and violence This prompted Orwell to create Big
Brother, the ultimate totalitarian leader who dominates all
political, social, and economic activates in his novel (Stanley
242). 11
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1984 Leader worship: Big Brother Joycamps Thought Police Youth
League Nazi Germany Leader worship: Hitler Concentration camps
Gestapo Hitler Youth 12
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He saw the extensive and institutional use of propaganda in the
regimes of Hitler and Stalin, and drew inspiration from this for
his novel, 1984 (Charles George Orwell Links). 13
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Nazi Germany Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels: If you tell a
lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come
to believe it (Aaronovitch). 1984 The past was erased, the erasure
was forgotten, the lie became truth (Orwell 73). 14
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Nazi Germany Reich Marshal Hermann Goring during the Nuremberg
Trials: The people will always do the bidding of their leaders. All
you have to do is tell them they are being attackedit works the
same in every country (Aaronovitch). 1984 The rocket bombs which
fell on London were probably fired by the government of Oceania
itself, just to keep the people frightened (Orwell 153). 15
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Orwells novel is a study of every possible way a nation can be
beaten down by its government: spiritually, physically,
intellectually, by the media, torture, surveillance, and
censorship, to the point where the state can manipulate reality at
will (Grossman). 16
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Aaronovitch, David. 1984: George Orwells Road to Dystopia. BBC
News Magazine. 8 February 2013.Web. 8 April 2014. Charles George
Orwell Links. Orwellweb.com. 1995-2014. Web. 8 April 2014.
Grossman, Lev. 1984. Time. 16 October 2005. Web. 8 April 2014.
Sekou, Osagyefo Uhuru The radical gospel of Martin Luther King. Al
Jazeera America. 20 January 2014. Web. 9 April 2014. Stanley,
Deborah A. Ed. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Research, 1999. 233-255.
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