Communism vs. Socialism vs, Ingsoc

Communism is defined as a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. Its an economic theory favoring a classless society and the abolition of private property.

Socialism is defined as a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

Ingsoc is the political ideology of the totalitarian government of Oceania in the book 1984.

Communism is related to socialism because of the fact that socialism is the back bone of communism. Socialism and communism are alike in that both are systems of production for use based on public ownership of the means of production and centralized planning. Socialism grows directly out of capitalism; it is the first form of the new society.

This relates to Ingsoc because everyone has to wear the same articles of clothing and they are not allowed to say anything bad about Big Brother. The way Ingsoc is set up, it is a mixture of communism and socialism. Everyone has a specific duty and has to abide by those rules.