By: George Orwell

1984

Written during the Cold War George Orwell wrote this book in 1948 as a

prediction of what the future would hold

1984

Oceana – Britain (Orwell’s homeland) the U.S.A. and others

Eurasia – Soviet Union and it’s neighborsEastasia – China and it’s neighbors

Setting

UtopiaA place of ideal

perfection in laws, government, and social conditions.

Imaginary Societies

DystopiaA place where

everything is as bad as it can be.

Imaginary Societies

Socialism – a theory of government in which all members of society share equally in the production and distribution of goods.

Totalitarian – a system of government in which all aspects of people’s lives are strictly controlled by their leaders.

Government

Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed towards influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position by presenting only one side of an argument. Propaganda is usually repeated and dispersed over a wide variety of media in order to create the chosen result in audience attitudes.

Propaganda

Used during

WWII to

influence women

into the

workforce.

Used in WWI to

influence young

men to join the

Army.

Used to influence young

men to serve on

submarines, which was

(and still is) an

undesirable duty

station.

Big Brother

Is Watching