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ORWELL’S 1994. Relevance of His Dystopian Model and Implications of the Recently Discovered “Work”
Ivan Landripet
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The British Government has recently officially confirmed the indications that towards the end of 1949., George Orwell supplied one of it’s departments with names of prominent public figures, whom he considered to be “crypto-Communists” or “fellow-travellers”.
Considering the fact that Orwell was in no way coerced to such an action, his life-long devotion to ideals of democratic socialism, regards for some ideas of communism, and, most of all, his utter aversion for totalitarian practices – it stikes as important to question
his motives, as well as implications of his action, especially those that are presently relevant. For that purose, this paper is reffering to the circumstances that surrounded the making of Orwell’s list, but also to various biographical elements which determined his analytical point of view, and provided specific tone and direction to his fictional and nonfictional works. It was of particular interest to illustrate the overwhelming tendency of the White House Administration toward proposing or implementing certain laws, instruments, and practices,
that can be directly related to Orwell’s vision of totalitarian future, maybe for the first time in the case of Western democracies. Many analysts hold the position that a rapit shift in the U.S. politics is necessary, if we are not to witness numerous aspects of Orwell’s
dystopian model turn from warning to one form of Orwellian reality or another. Interpreted from that perspective, Orwell’s action might prove be the most alarming part of his legacy
Ključne riječi
Orwell; 1984.; Orwell’s list; Orwellian; totalitarism; dystopia; militarism
Hrčak ID:
3429
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.11.2004.
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