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3.THE DESCRIPTION OF DICTATORSHIP CONDUCTED BY THE PARTY
Winston Smith,a 39-year-old man,is a civil servant in the Department of Records under the Ministry of truth.Through out his life, Winston has
been trying to be good citizens to obey with any rules and commands under the supervision and control out the strict party. Everyone should obey the rules of
the party, even though it resides in the hearts and minds of the resistance as well as resistance against the dictatorship. .Winston
still comes on every occasion to party. He yells with fist punching to the sky, condemning Goldstein
who becomes a prominent opposition. He pretends to be excited for the praise from the Party and the Big Brother.
3.1 Big Brother’s Dictatorship
Big Brother is the symbol of Party dominance.Big Brother’s presence is everywhere on posters,on cigarette covers,on coins and on telescreens. The
citizens are told that he is the leader of the nation and the head of the Party. In any case, the face of Big Brother symbolizes the Party in its public manifestation; he
is a reassurance to most people the warmth of his name suggests his ability to protect, but he is also an open threat one cannot escape his gaze. Big Brother
also symbolizes the vagueness with which the higher ranks of the Party present themselves—it is impossible to know who really rules Oceania, what life is like
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for the rulers, or why they act as they do. This is illustrated by the following quotation:
“There seemed to be no color in anything except the post that were plastered everywhere.The black-mustahio’d face gazeddown from
every commanding corner. There was one on the house from immediately opposite.BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU,the
caption said,while the dark eyes looked deep into Winston’sown
1984,1949: p.2
3.2 Economic Dictatorship:
Government under communism party is very dominant and powerful. Government decides everything for its people without any equal consideration.
The people must obey what the government has decided by exploitating the people under the label of dictatorship. For example, the limited time of using
electric power for the worker and company. The government has authority to make the light off so the worker or workers cannot work properly.
The government makes the policy under the control of their own is to make people aware how great the government is. It also creates dependency for
the government that the people must obey the government. There is no room or space to voice right of equality to work as what the people like. To say simply, the
government dictatorship implies its strength above all. Those who are against the government can be put into prison without trial. Law legitimacy is under the
government hand. People must agree what the government has decided as the national policy.
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“Even at the best of times it was seldom working, and at present the electric current was cut off during daylight hours. It was part of the
economy drive in preparation for Hate Week.” 1984,1949: p.1.
The phrase “hate week” implies how the laborers get angry towards the government policy. The slogan expresses the people’s desparation because the
government has restricted their work time. It only happens under the communism country because the people are the government workers. That is why the hate
week becomes the symbol of protest to the government. In company the government takes control by making slogan or
advertisement. There is no freedom for the company to decide what they have to do. The government threats that way because they want to show how powerful
they are. It sounds political because what has been made must be known by governemnt. Thus, dictatorship is basically meant to say “yes” or to become “yes”
man though it is so contradictory with the will of all people. The economic is also monopolized by the Government, it is visible from
the product label that labeled of victory that could be seen from the following quotation:
“He took down from the shelf a bottle of colourless liquid with a plain white label marked VICTORY GIN….He took a cigarette from
a crumpled packet marked VICTORY CIGARETTES…” . 1984,1949: p.5 and
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“..a metal pannikin of pinkish-grey stew,a hunk of bread, a cube of cheese, a mug of milkless Victory Coffee, and one saccharine
tablet..”1984,1949: p.49-50.
The citizen were banned to shopping to stores in addition to the government-owned shop
Party members were supposed not to go into ordinary shops 1984,1949: p.6.
3.3 Party Dictatorship With Technology System
