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Can you find influences in 1940/50's to show how Orwell formulated his initial ideas for his distopian world for "1984"
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“Can you find influences in 1940/50’s to show how Orwell formulated his initial ideas for his distopian world for “1984”. One of George Orwell’s most controversial novels “1984” is bursting with his own views and ideas about the world in which he most distastefully lived in, and more importantly the corruptions which enticed the world to a self-destruct position. “1984” was primarily based on Orwell’s ideas and feelings in which circled his life on a day to day basis, they appeared to be like a unwanted disease that would not leave his thought on any account, and this could not be shown more apparently then in “1984”. One of the major themes that are inflicted upon the people in Oceania is totalitarianism. This theme runs continuously throughout the whole novel, but when it is at its most dominance is when Winston is being created into a lover of the Party and Big Brother, and not someone who see’s it for it’s true motives. ‘How many fingers, Winston?’ ‘Four! Stop it, stop it! How can you go on? Four! Four!’ ‘How many fingers, Winston?’ ‘How many fingers, Winston?’ ‘Five! Five! Five!’ The one main figure in the novel that represents totalitarianism fully is Big Brother, us as the audience do not have any contact with him as a character and this was purposely done, so the emphasis of the novel lies entirely on Winston’s feelings and nobody else’s. If the audience got too close to other characters then it would be impossible for Orwell to have his feelings expressed and learned intently. If there is anyone in the world of history that Orwell depicted Big Brother on I think it would be the legendary but feared Joseph Stalin. (1) “Stalin was in many respects a most unlikely leader of a great nation. Physically unattractive devoid of warmth and spontaneous enthusiasm, not a good speaker and not a great thinker, Stalin failed to project any charisma at all, nor did he give the impression of being a great villain. Nevertheless, he left his mark on Soviet and world history like no other figure in this century”. I believe this indestructible figure was more closely related to Big Brother then what had once been perceived. Big Brother was a mere figure whom had an impact on everybody’s lives, whether they realised this or not. This is proved most indefinitely by the increasing follow ship of once ordinary people, who now have a pure hatred towards people they have never been in contact with. “The little sandy-haired woman gave a squeak of mingled fear and disgust. Goldstein was the renegade and backslider who once, long ago (how long ago, nobody quite remembered), had been one of the leading figures of the party,” The process in which the people of Oceania have changed in absolutely unnerving, they appear to be faceless objects, and the only thing they seem to be hanging on for is the repulsive Hate week.
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