Modivation of a Monster

Why? Why do dictatators kill inncont people and manipulate the lives of the common man? The simple awnser-

Fear.

I believe that those tyranical leaders who use fear to control people are actually terrified themselves. They are at some point in their life currupted by fear.

For example Adolf Hitler grew up in an opresive home, where is father beat him and two of his brothers passed away. While he was still young his mother and father died of different illnesses. At some point in his life the young Adolf must have felt like he had lost all control. Fear of another tragedy made him insecure and in deep pain. He must have decided at some point that he would regain control, life could not make him small. So he stepped up running from the fear towards power. Really he was feeding that anger towards life, raging to stay in control. Whatever it took. Even if it meant the genocide of a race he felt threatened by. He was afraid.
  

1984

George Orwells novel 1984 is a futuristic fiction novel, its purpose being to show the terrors of living in a dictatiorship where the government really as compelte control, even over your thougts. The novel is from the perspective of a man named winston, who secretly questions the government (Big Brother), although he can't show it. His job is to go back and edit documents, history, literature all to the satisfaction of the government and destroying the original copies. As the novel progessses, Winston makes one of the biggest rebellions against the government, that is he falls in love and has sex. Winston realizes that he will eventully be caught, tortured and then killed but he contines to meet with this woman because he finds that a life withought her is not better then being dead. Eventully he thinks he has found an underground society against the government and he wants to be involved. He is eventully caught and tortured beyond belief, once broken down an brainwashed he goes back out into society. The point of this novel is the dangers of pursuing a utopian society, and the type of government that rules with fear.

The Foolish Kings

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Those who crave power, take advantage of those around them. This talks about the effect it might have on the ones that love them, and how its really their insecurities that make them fight so viciously. The song talks about god save the king in a new way. They need saving because they are so greedy. This reminds me of big brother and Napolian. My favorite line:
and we fight cuz we’d rather break our bones than brave this loneliness we draw blood cuz we’re just trying to draw out some significance
This line is talking about how the power hungry men are the ones who are the most afraid. They only fight because they are in pain themselves. 

I can't get no satisfaction

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The greed that drives a powerful government, is one that is never satisfied. Although this is just true of human nature in general, those who rise to power are corrupted by it. They want more and more power, and if allowed to continue, the power will grow to ever aspect of human life. Dictators must be frustrated, as they never fully feel secure, never have the amount of power they are happy with. So they go on, trying and trying to bend the world to their will. Never getting no satisfaction.

Song #1: 21 Guns

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The first song, 21 Guns is about fighting and what it really does. How horrible it really is, and how people fight for things that they don't really even care all that much about.

This reminds me of both animal farm, and 1984 because in both the people fight for silly and really unknown causes. This relates to my big question, because the dictators crave power and use war. Without really even being willing to fight in the war themselves, they send the people out. Then they sit back and wait for more.

A Bunch Of Animals

George Orwell's novel, Animal Farm is a political satire addressing the Russian revolution by creating animals which represent those people or people groups involved in it. The novel is meant to be one of heavy meaning through seemingly lighthearted humor. It begins with dictatorship of humans and then after the rebellion the animal farm returns to this state only under different leadership, the pigs. The pigs are the main charters as they represent Stalin and Trotsky, and are the main instigators. "Animal Farm" inspires us to question the systems of government within it, by disgusting us with its consequences. The goal of those animals on the farm is one of Utopia, but because animals are corrupt (as humans are) this is not possible. As I study this novel I will ask the big question of: "What is the mindset of the dictators in the beginning and how does that change thought the novel ,how does the power hunger change them?" I wonder about the pigs themselves and how they see everything. What is it that they really want? I believe this will be an interesting angle to take on this novel.