This research paper uses the dystopian novels. 1984 by George Orwell and the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins to analyse the societies of Oceania and Panem through the eyes of their protagonists, Winston Smith and Katniss Everdeen, respectively.
The researcher has used the textual analysis method and the methodologies of Hypodermic Needle, Agenda Setting and Media Gate-Keeping, as well as the New World Order Conspiracy theory along with theories of subjectivity and Agency, throughout the course of this research.
While the thesis statement of this research states that “Despite the efforts of the totalitarian regime, the protagonists of 1984 and The Hunger Games resist brainwashing by the mass media and also prevent the possibility of the formation of a Dystopian New World”; the objectives of this research are threefold. They are as follows: one, to critically analyse the novels through the three chosen mass society theories and mention where they can be applied; two, Elucidate how the texts can be perceived from the New World Order Conspiracy Theory and finally, three, Explain how the select mass society theories can be rejected when it comes to the protagonists of the select novels and also observe the ways in which the protagonists subvert the totalitarian government, thus preventing the formation of a Dystopian New World.
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