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    STUDIA PHILOLOGIA - Issue no. 3 / 2013  
         
  Article:   GEORGE ORWELL’S 1984: THE DANGERS OF TOTALITARIANISM.

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  Abstract:  George Orwell’s 1984: The Dangers of Totalitarianism. This essay analyzes the problem of totalitarianism as presented by George Orwell in his famous dystopia 1984. Attention is paid to the control of language and body. The author considers that Orwell’s pessimism is not justified and historical reality shows that people can fight totalitarian regimes and they can resist tortures if they have powerful ideals.

Keywords: dystopia, Orwell, totalitarianism, control, dictatorial, police, manipulate, Big Brother

 
         
     
         
         
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