Outline
I. Introduction
A. Orwell's life as it relates to his works.
B. The danger of a totalitarian government.
II. Freedom of mind and body
A. Physical control
1. Extreme force and coercion
2. Effects of torment
B. Psychological manipulation
1. Doublethink
2. Use of propaganda
III. Technology role in government control
A. Compromise of privacy
B. Tele-screen vs. computers
IV. Control of communication
A. Control of information
1. Control of news
2. Control of history
a) Importance of history
b) Repeating history
B. Abuse of language
1. Language as control of the mind
2. Newspeak
V. Conclusion
A. Ignorance of Society
1. Danger of naïve working class
2. Society letting the government getaway with its abuse
B. Significance of Orwell's novel in modern day
George Orwell was the alias of Eric Blair, the author of 1984 and Animal Farm. Orwell was a political writer whose novels and essays criticized the political oppression taking place in Europe in the middle of the twentieth century.
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