Literature and Politics George Orwells 1984
Wold Politics: Formative Exercise Two: George Orwell’s ‘1984’. George Orwell’s ‘1984’ is notably the most famous satirical criticism of both left and right wing totalitarianism. ... All of which emerge in ‘1984. ... Firstly, the introduction to the world of 1984 as a dystopian state whereby everything including thoughts, emotions and actions are dictated and controlled by the Party and the albeit fictitious leader ‘Big brother’. ... Orwell’s ‘1984’ outlines the visualisation of a totalitarian future by drawing upon several elements of our present and past. ... The totalitarian regime described in ‘1984’ is consistent with both political spectrums in the past, but also in the present Chinese totalitarian regime. ... IP-blocking and content-filtration firewalls are at work, dedicated to blocking Chinese internet users from reaching websites beyond the reach of censorship that contain news or any other "pernicious information" such as politics, human rights and minority issues. ... From reading George Orwell’s ‘1984’ one can become quite dubious and fearful of the technological age and the possibility of totalitarian control even with the presence of Human Rights Committees and the like.