George Orwell: The Callous Nature Of Totalitarianism

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vicious disciplinary force. At a meeting where Napoleon abolishes the animal anthem ‘Beasts of England’, four young porkers begin to protests and, “suddenly the dogs sitting round Napoleon let out deep, menacing growls, and then the Pigs’ fell silent and sat down again” (Orwell a 36). Napoleon uses the dogs to intimidate those with opinions contrary to his own. Eventually, the four young Pigs’ are mangled by the dogs because Napoleon declares them traitors. Napoleon uses the dogs to instill his laws and if the other animals do not agree, they are executed. The animals eventually disregard the idea of gaining freedom as they become further restrained by the Pigs’ lies and abuses.

Likewise, the government control of the population in Oceania is heavily influenced by propaganda and ill treatment. Similarly, instead of songs, the government introduces a new language called Newspeak to influence the thoughts of its population. Roy Harris notes, “The Newspeak of Nineteen Eighty-Four is a deliberately distorted language, designed ...