“Airstrip One,” the main setting, is illustrated by poor living conditions, rationed food, the “smell of boiled cabbage,” and poor wages. Orwell demonstrates his deep concern for the future, similar to Lang's description of the conditions of the "working class city." “Big Brother Is Watching You” symbolizes a leader who, like Stalin, watches his every move. Total control over the population is reinforced by Orwell's construction of the "thought police", directly influenced by the "NKVD" of Stalinist Russia and Hitler's German "Gestapo". “The Ministry of Peace, which dealt with the war,” demonstrates the ironic application of government policies on the public and the resulting dystopian society. The "party slogans" are repeated: "War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength", imposing on the population a contradictory belief which restricts freedom of thought . Thus, unlike Lang, Orwell goes further and creates a dystopia, condemning