Examples Of Propaganda In 1984 By George Orwell

When people first read George Orwell’s critically acclaimed novel 1984, people wondered if there was a society that actually existed similar to the society in 1984. A lifestyle that didn’t allow people to have an opinion, freedom and kept them from knowing the truth. To some, 1984 seemed like an exaggeration and maybe it was but George Orwell was definitely on to something. 1984 follows the life of Winston Smith in the party-ruled city of Oceania. Winston is constantly under surveillance and lives a very restricted life where his freedom is almost nonexistent. Nazi Germany and the fictional society portrayed in 1984 share similar dystopian characteristics including using propaganda, restricting independent thought and worshipping a figurehead
Propaganda in Nazi Germany was highly used and highly effective. The Nazis focused propaganda to manipulate people’s thoughts on government, global issues and each other.
Kids are raised to look up to Big Brother and they aspire to be a spy for Big Brother. “He (Winston) picked up the children’s book of Big Brother which formed its frontispiece.” (Orwell, 88). Winston also describes the dedication children already have to Big Brother, “By means of such organizations as the spies they (kids) were systematically turned into governable little savages” (Orwell, 28). From Winston’s descriptions the reader can infer that the schools in 1984 really praise Big Brother to the children because the children are the most vulnerable. Children don’t know anything else so the Party is smart at making Big Brother look like a hero to the children. Also with a name like Big Brother children feel a connection to him and are able to look up to him easier. In Nazi, Germany, Hitler tried doing the same with the youth. With movies glorifying Hitler, children look up to him because that’s the only side they are seeing of him and learning