Totalitarianism In 1984 By George Orwell

Totalitarianism, a form of government that has absolute authority over all aspects of its citizen’s public and private lives. Media persistently regulated to convey that those in power are great and always right, citizens are closely monitored to identify any form of rebelliousness; propaganda is plentiful and a police state is held to oppress and instill a sense of powerlessness in people who dare think of fighting back. A single party is in power and has no competition, and is never challenged by any opposing ideas. The purpose of Orwell’s 1984 was to warn people of totalitarianism coming to fruition and stop it before it becomes too powerful to prevent.
In addition, with totalitarianism people are indoctrinated to avoid reality, and as Orwell