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…. This is totalitarianism on the most intimate level. The criminal's own brain becomes a police state--as Alex puts it when he had a violent thought, "skorry [quick] as a shot came the sickness, like a detective that had been watching round a corner and now followed to make his…

…. The lights are dimmed but not turned off completely. Systems of surveillance are extremely important in totalitarian regimes. The Handmaids are not permitted the luxury of privacy or free interaction with one another because someone is always watching them…

…that the Oceania government is corrupt and that he is doomed from the beginning. And in Frankenstein, Victor is unaware that his ambitions to rival God could have unforeseen consequences. The totalitarian government in 1984 seeks to control its subjects in almost…

…encounters, and to fail to offer the correct greetings is to fall under suspicion of disloyalty. Specially created terms define the rituals of Gilead, such as “Prayvaganzas,” “Salvagings,” and “Particicutions.” Dystopian novels about the dangers of totalitarian…

…in 1945, and of course a great political novel 1984, which was published in 1949. In most of his writings Orwell wrote about politics. In 1984 , he tried to show what the world would look be under totalitarianism. He was trying to get his point across…

…In 1984, Orwell makes excellent use of symbolism to further enhance the novel's themes. Orwell wrote 1984 as a political message to warn future generations about the dangers of totalitarian societies. He urgently relays this message through various…

…public servant, who is wise, educated, selfless and dedicated, but he places him in a totalitarian state (because this is what Socrate’s ideal state ultimately represents – the totalitarian sophocracy). There is no freedom of speech, as poets and musicians…

…piece of literature or as a dream of what the future could be like, it was written as a warning of what could happen as a result of communism and totalitarianism. This was not necessarily a widely popular vision of the future at the time of publication…

…, and recapturing the universal theme of a totalitarian society will aid in comparing and contrasting both books, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding and The Children’s Story by James Clavell. People will abuse power when it is not earned and by manipulating…

…, and Hitler. All three were totalitarian figures who frightened all as the world saw the horror of their powers. Posters of these men were hung all over their countries to give the effect that you could not escape their presence. Hence the term in 1984, “Big…