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1984 Propaganda Writing

The Oceania society depicted in the 1984 George Orwell novel is simply driven by propaganda. It seems as though every citizen of the “Super State” country must interact with a daily intake of propaganda create by the government so that control is maintained. Even the “non-citizen” Prolitarian community, which is the ignorant majority, is lead into a life filled with propaganda that inflicts feelings such as fear and hatred so that they can be controlled in a mental manner. Every person in Oceania is continually reintroduced to propaganda on a day to day basis so that they adore what their government does and whole heartedly hate any person who is against their ideals. The book is about control. Controlling a majority keeps the minority in place. The government in the novel knows that its citizens can be kept at an appropriate level of control if a lie is constantly told.
As you know everyone in Oceania is working for the be...

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