Political and psychological aspects of submission in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

This thesis aims to focus on the psychological and political aspects of the dominant ideology in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) and to explore the psychological motives behind the societys submissiveness to the oppressive nature of totalitarianism. In this regard, firstly, the basis for the main character's, Winston Smith's, so-called rebellion and his position as a resistant figure in society are questioned in tandem to reveal the network of power relations in the novel. Secondly, the ideological ground of the citizens' subordination to the ruling ideology is explored in relation to the