Indoctrination Essay - Threat of Torture

How do dystopian regimes use threats to indoctrinate citizens?

Use of the threat of torture and humiliation to frighten people into believing their views undoubtedly.

Finish the quote from The Handmaid’s Tale:

“we’re supposed to look; …

this is what they are there for, hanging on the Wall”

How does North Korea link to The Handmaid’s Tale?

Ruled by third-generation totalitarian leader Kim Jong Un, the government maintains fearful obedience by using threats of torture, executions, imprisonment, enforced disappearances, and forced labour. It systematically denies basic liberties, including freedom of expression, association, and religion. 

Finish the critical quote about The Handmaid’s Tale:

“Citizens are given visual warnings about …

transgression of society’s laws by the public display of the bodies of ‘salvaged’ traitors.” – Baty

Finish the quote from 1984:

“if detected it was reasonably certain that it would be punished by …

death, or at least twenty-five years in a forced-labour camp”

How did World War Two influence 1984?

Estimated 30,000 – 40,000 forced labour camps in World War Two.

Finish the critical quote about 1984:

“It is the shock of realising that human beings can be … brainwashed and tortured into losing the essential qualities that make you …

human, such as loyalty, trust, morality or even the ability to think” – Peters

Finish the quote from Q:

“third-tier …

institutions”