The social criticism in george orwell'S 1984

Party fell from power in 1991. Then the new Chinese with a penalty of death 

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began to rise with the market economy. 'S Thousand-Year Reich lasted less than 
thirteen years, before it ended with the military defeat in World War II. 
The history of the Soviet Union and Maoist China confirms this analysis.
They were far less expansionist than Nazi Germany, and their most tyrannical 
leaders – Stalin and Mao - ruled until their deaths. But at the same time, the 
demise of Stalin and Mao reveals the stumbling block that the Nazi would have 
eventually faced too: succession. Both Stalin and Mao fumbled here, and perhaps 
Hitler would have done the same.
People know about the government system for a long time ago. Such as in 
1991, there were Nazi Germany, Stalin, and Mao in China. Nowadays, there are 
various government systems such as totalitarian, democratic, liberal or other 
governmental systems. These systems will at least affect the social conditions of 
societies, either in whole or in part. When a governmental rule affects the social 
conditions of society, it indirectalso affects the individual's human life which is 
nothing but an individual society in the structure of the governmental order. 
The United States is a constitutional democracy with a highly complex 
government system impacts the social life ofpeople, politics, economics and 
health. Lineberry (1983: 35) in Government in America People, Politics, and 
Policy wrote that there are four theories to help the political process in the 
American political system. First Democracy theory, in democracy, the influence 
of individual citizens is substantial, particularly through such institutions as 
political parties and election and people prefer democracy to other government 
forms. Second, Elitist theory, which holds that American policymaking 

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dominatedby a handful of men and an even smaller handful of woman. Third, 
Pluralist theory, when many centres of power (frequently organized into interest 
groups) compete with one another for influence, pluralism prevails. The last 
Hyperpluralist theoryis an extreme form of pluralism, combining strong groups 
with a weak government, and that the effectiveness of the system is threatened.
In addition, based on the description above on the theory of politic America 
in its application and the consequences imposed on the condition of society in the 
political world, it is clear that there are governmental powers, differences of men, 
women and groups. If the system of government in terms of politics will affect the 
social life of local comunities, so it can influences us in terms of economic and 
health.
In contrast to the system of government adopted in the 1984 novel, as it has 
been stated earlier that the system of government described by Orwell is a 
totalitarian system of government and the writer also explained about government 
system of America. Although the both of government systems above effect of
two different arrangements between American democracy and Orwell's 
totalitarian novel are same. Thesame systems are appearance from the impact to 
the society, such as positive impact and negative impact. 
In conformity with some impacts of the government system in a country are 
positive and negative. It indicates that the improvement or development of the 
country related to the government system of that country. On the strength of
some issues above, the writer interests to examine the social condition of society 
to observe the impacts of government system adopted in 1984 novel, this research 

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is expected to give descriptive on the reader that a government system results 
social imbalance. Social imbalance intended is the march of events in different 
behaviour between high, middle, and low class. The highes class are dominance 
and full of luxury, in contrast the affection and injustice law are happening in 
lower class. So the writer determines the title of this analysis is TheSocial 
Criticism in George Orwell's 1984.