Reinforcement of Totalitarianism through Manipulation of Collective Memories —— A Study on Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four_英语论文

摘要

《一九八四》是一部政治性寓言小说，作者乔治·奥威尔以反讽手法虚构出一个极权主义状态下，公众生活与隐私受政府全方位控制、监视的社会形态，警醒世人提防任何形式的极权主义成为现实。本文探索了大洋国政府如何通过创造一种新的话语体系、篡改所有形式的文献资料来篡改人们的集体记忆，并强加给人们错误的客观事实，以加强极权主义统治。

关键词：极权主义；集体记忆；篡改；政治

Contents

1. Introduction1

1.1 About George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four1

1.2 Theme of the Paper3

2. Review of Relevant Studies.4

2.1 Studies on Orwell and His Novels .4

2.2 Studies on Totalitarianism in the Novel5

3. Prevailing Means of Totalitarianism in the Novel.7

3.1 Mass Surveillance7

3.2 All-encompassing Propaganda Campaign10

3.3 Restrains on Family Relationship.11

3.4 Fabrication of Enemy of the Party.12

4. Manipulation of Collective Memories.14

4.1 Manipulation through a New Language System.15

4.2 Manipulation through Archives and History.17

4.3 Manipulation through Objective Truths20

5. Conclusion 22