Pandemics in Terms of Social Psychology Based on George Orwell’s Anti-Utopia “1984”

Abstract

Social epidemics are part of history and to some extent influenced the course of state-building processes, having a direct impact on the formation of public opinion and consciousness of an individual and community. Winston Smith, the main character of the dystopian novel “1984,” was repeatedly influenced by totalitarianism. In fact, he is a representative of the public who became a victim, a rebel and a victim again. The totalitarian machine was intended to wipe out any resistance from the face of the Earth. “Who controls the past controls the future; whoever controls the present controls the past.” It shows that in order to achieve its ultimate goal, the government controlled its own “truth.”