Essay Archive - The Repressive Governments of Zamiatin's We and Orwell's 1984
The Repressive Governments of Zamiatin's We and Orwell's 1984
Throughout time, people have wondered what happens when government gains complete
control not only over people's actions, but over the thoughts that precede them. Is it even
possible to gain such omnipotence over human nature that human beings will renounce all
individuality? If such a society could exist, would human nature truly be conquered, or just
subdued sufficiently that the will of the few could be contorted into the will of the general
population? The British author Eric Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell,
and....
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