Thesis - George Orwell wrote 1984 as a political statement against totalitarianism. C. O'Brien D. Julia E. Shop owner III. Propaganda A. Ministry of Truth B. Ministry of Love IV. Orwell's thoughts on totalitarianism A. From life experiences B. From a writers point of view "Orwell observed that every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it" ("George Orwell"). George Orwell has been a major contributor to anti-communist literature around the World War II period. Orwell lived in England during Wo