1984 is a book about a corrupt leader who resembles a big government. George Orwell the author of the book was passionate about horrors and wrote about such atrocities in brilliant satires. In the novel 1984 Orwell foretold a society under the all powerful, omniscient Big Brother. 1984 is a cautionary tale which cautions us about the dangers of a totalitarian government. He mentions ” For citizens of this future world, there is no hiding, no such thing as privacy. Big Brother is always watching you.” (pg.2)
This quote is a warning of the dangers of a totalitarian government in the future. This is similar to Hitler because he also watched the Nazis and the Jews and was also very controlling.
Adolf Hitler is another leader who is similar to Big Brother. He is similar to Big Brother because he is very controlling and is obsessed with power. “Hitler was a rationalist and materialist…. What interested Hitler was power, and his belief in Providence or Destiny was only a projection of his own sense of power.” This quote shows how obsessed Hitler was with power and being able to control people. ” Black magic, white magic – Hitler is the typical person with no firm foundation, with all the shortcomings of the superficial, of the man without reverence, quick to judge and quick to condemn.” He had no feelings and didn’t think twice about his actions. This relates to Big Brother because he was also quick to judge he never gave anyone a second chance it was either your equal or your dead.
A cult of personality arises when leaders such as Big Brother and Adolf Hitler use mass media to create a heroic public image through unquestioning flattering and praise. Hitler created a cult of personality for himself by making himself seem god-like and infallible. “Personality cults are most common in regimes with totalitarian systems of government, that seek to radically alter or transform society according to (supposedly) revolutionary new ideas.”(pg.1) This quote relates to Hitler and Big Brother because they both transformed society into their revolutionary new ideas using propaganda and technique. Hitler and Big Brother presented themselves as god-like to gain people’s appeal.
Hitler has taken part in many cruel actions that relate to Big Brother. One action Hitler has taken part in that relates to 1984 is the holocaust. In the holocaust he killed millions of Jews because he was prejudice against them which relates to Big Brother because he was prejudice against intelligence. Another action Hitler has taken part in that relates to 1984 is anti-Semitism. He used anti-Semitism to advance his career and to consolidate his power. This relates to Big Brother because he also used anti Semitism to gain power. He was prejudice against intelligence and made everyone equal.
Adolf Hitler has taken part in many actions that relate to Big Brother. The holocaust is one action Hitler has taken part in that relates to Big Brother. In the holocaust he killed millions of Jews because he was prejudice against them which relates to Big Brother because he was prejudice against intelligence. Big Brother also used other methods of stopping those who were intelligent such as the memory chip which erased peoples memory.
Anti-Semitism was another method Hitler used to advance his career and to consolidate his power. Hitler blamed the Jews for political gain often using them as a scapegoat to gain more power. The Nazi party played on historic fears and complaints with great effect. This relates to 1984 because Big Brother also used people’s fears as a way to consolidate his power. They both did anything they could to gain power.
1984 is a cautionary tale which cautions us about the dangers of a totalitarian government. He mentions ” For citizens of this future world, there is no hiding, no such thing as privacy. Big Brother is always watching you.” This quote is a warning of the dangers of a totalitarian government in the future. Hitler is similar to Big Brother because they are both obsessed with power and use a cult of personality to create a heroic public image. Hitler is prejudice against the Jews and used them as a scapegoat for what he has done. Big Brother is prejudice against intelligence and they both kill anyone who is a threat to them. They both are strong leaders who will trick and play off people’s fears to gain more power.
