The social criticism in george orwell'S 1984

CHAPTER II 
LITERATUR REREVIEW 
 
This chapter presents the review of related literature which includs previous 
study, sociology literature approach,literature and sociology, social criticism that 
includes fascism, totalitarian, and social discrimination. 
2.1 Previous studies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Some people wrote the thesis about Orwell‘s novel. At this point, the writer 
was inspired by three theses, two theses about Orwell‘s written byAndi Farid 
Arifuddin (2015), Susilo Pribadi (2006) and the last was written by Andi Tenrioji 
(2010) about Mark Twain‘s novel. 
 
 
 
 
 
First, Arifuddin‘s thesis analyzed the novel of 1984 by George Orwell. He 
said that 1984 is a novel depicting hegemony political, leadership, influence of 
Big Brother to the social life of civil society in shaping social behaviour and mind 
set on behalf of the British socialist (Ingsoc). Winston is the main character of the 
rebellion by stealth in the face Hegemony well as the party's strength in the novel 
1984.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Second,Pribadi wrote about Aspect Psychology or the anxiety of the main 
character (Winston Smith) in George Orwell's 1984. In Pribadi‘s thesis, he 
observed that how the anxiety of a major character was reflected in George 
Orwell‘s 1984. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Last, The Prince and The Pauper novelby Mark Twain. Andi Tenrioji's 
thesis Analysed Social criticism Tudor dynasty aspects such as social inequality in 
education, economics and politics, as well as the suppression of humanitarian 

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values, and violence against children.