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George Orwell

Author of

Orwell was heavily

influenced by the spanish

civil war (1936-39)

Where General Franco

(supported by Hitler and Mussolini)

began a coup to depose the elected government

The outcome of the Spanish civil war

tested the military power of Germany

and Italy and pushed the world away

from the peace movement

1984: Context

Written in 1948, where:

  • the british economy was poor
  • The British Empire was disolving, but newspapers were reporting triumphs
  • USSR was becoming a peacetime foe.

Important terms:

Totalitarian

A government/political authority

that demonstrates absolute and

centralized control.

Dystopian

An imaginary place (often in the future)

where the condition of life is extremely bad:

deprivation, oppression and terror

Militarism

A government that maintains a strong miliary force

1984: The Novel

Takes place in "Oceania"

-A future British Empire (?)

- Has U.S. implications: currency =$

Winston Smith

Stands seemingly alone

against a corrupted world.

O Brien

= oppressive party

Is depicted as "Old British" ruling class

-All seeing and knowing

-Ultimate power and authority

The world of 1984

parrallels Stalinsit Soviet Union

and Hitler's Nazi Germany

- Betrayed by a Revolution

- Subordination of individual

- leader worship

Big Brother

Can be compared to Stalin

and Hitler

"joycamps" // Concentration or work camps

"thought police" // Gestapo; SS

"Youth League" // Hilter youth

Use of Propaganda: "Victory Mansions", "Victory Gin"

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