One of the many underlying themes of George Orwell’s 1984 is the dehumanization of a population. In the case of Oceania, the powers that be strip away the humanity of its citizens and seek to turn them into non-thinking and non-feeling drones that are dedicated and devoted to the state. Through psychological manipulation; physical control; information regulation; and the deconstruction of language, the party is able to operate its government how it sees fit. The …showed first 75 words of 876 total…

…showed last 75 words of 876 total…George Orwell’s 1984 was a warning for what was to come if history continued to repeat itself. He believed that with the state that the world was in during his time, the dehumanization of a nation was not only possible, but a certainty unless there was a dramatic change in world affairs. Psychological manipulation; physical control; information regulation; and the deconstruction of language, is all that is necessary to dominate a nation and its people.