As the man's lips gripped the rim of the cup and drank the hot drink, the reflection of two eyes in the darkened coffee grew enormously. The man immediately curled his lips and put the cup down on the wooden surface with dissatisfaction. His hairy arm appeared from beneath his cotton shirt as he reached for the glasses containing packets of sweet crystals. He took the packages labeled Stalin, Hitler and World War II and threw them into the caffeinated drink. Within seconds, a thick, fragrant cream labeled “Totalitarian Governments” crashed forcefully into the coffee. A tarnished spoon went around the outer edges of the cup, binding the crystals and cream together and, unknowingly creating themes for the book in which Big Brother would become a regime: this was George Orwell's cup. Written in 1944, the 1984 themes are reminiscent of the fascist and totalitarian governments formed in the early 20th century. George Orwell is considered one of the most creative and expressive political writers of the 20th century, particularly for his views against communism and totalitarian regimes expressed in his novel 1984. Orwell perceived communism as “A new, dangerous form of totalitarianism, a powerful tool for controlling the masses." Orwell's hatred of communism began with the communist leader, Joseph Stalin, who he called “a master with a bloody mind” (Rossi 1). Orwell's views were consolidated during his participation in the Spanish Civil War; throughout his experience, Orwell was subjected to communist propaganda, which led to his distrust of authority and hatred of fascist and communist governments (Rossi 2). Orwell's views, together with his participation... in the center of the paper... star” Encyclopedia of Judaism, Encyclopedia of World Religions. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2006. Modern World History Online. File Web Facts, Inc.. April 13, 2014.Orwell, George. 1984. Ed. Erich Fromm. New York: Harcourt, 1949.Parascandola, Louis J. “Love and Sex in a Totalitarian Society: An Exploration of Ha Jin and George Orwell.” Studies in Literature and Philosophy 33.1 (June 2005): 38-49. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. vol. 262. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Literature Resource Center. Network. April 12, 2014.Roelofs, H. Mark. “George Orwell's Darkened Utopia.” Religion and Literature 19.3 (Summer 1987): 11-33. Rpt. in twentieth-century literary criticism. Ed. Kathy D. Darrow. vol. 276. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Literature Resource Center. Network. 12 April 2014.Rossi, Giovanni. "Orwell on Fascism." Modern Age 54.1-4 (2012): 207+. Literary Resource Center. Network. April 12. 2014.