Propaganda is very important and effective tool in the formation and development of a dictatorship. A dictatorship is a form of government where the ruler has absolute power. An example of a dictator was the malicious Hitler who used modern technology to terrorize humanity. Much like Hitler, Mustapha Mond and his society used the system of totalitarianism (dictatorship) to control the civilized people in Brave New World.
"To be a leader means to be able to move the masses." (41) Hitler was able to control mass amounts of people, which had never previously been done in history. He did this by depriving his people of independent thought with propaganda in the form of devices such as the radio, loud-speaker, books, and the press. Hitler's first plan was to move the masses and then strip away their traditional customs and morals, thus brainwashing the people into following his ideals which included racism, anti-Semitism, and anti-Bolshevism. This can be compared to the propaganda used......
Join Now or Login to view the rest of this paper.
Approximate Word Count: 593
Approximate Pages: 3 (260 words per double-spaced page) |