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The Intellectuals of 1984 - James Nam

James Nam Masters Literature Lv.2 Im John The Intellectuals of 1984 Since humanity has bonded into families and towns and countries, changes have always been made. Those changes, the revolutions, like the farming revolution or the industrial revolution, change humanity in big ways. Some revolutions were made on the systems or the ideologies of the country. By these revolutions, countries gain ideologies like democracy and communism. In the book 1984 , George Orwell strongly opposes totalitarian governments and shows how totalitarian governments monopolize power in the country. Apart from the warning that George Orwell throws to the crowd, he gives a warning to the intellectuals of a country through Syme and Ampleforth. Syme and Ampleforth represent the intellectuals of a totalitarian or a communist government, and they die after being used in a government program, which means that George Orwell is trying to say to the intellectuals and the citizens not to be a threat to...