1984 Fear

In George Orwell’s 1984, The government restricts the freedoms of the people, by controlling their thoughts to protect the reputation of the party. People are tortured, manipulated and enslaved to preserve the totalitarian party’s reputation. Would risking the basic population’s sense of security to keep the reputation of a dictator like party? In 1984, the people do not have the basic human right to think their own thoughts on the dictator like party in charge. People in Oceania are manipulated into believing that ‘Big Brother’ is in their best interest. In the text, “Until they became conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.” (Orwell, 1984) The party is assuming that the ignorance …show more content…
The government has the thought police crack down on the citizen’s thoughts themselves. In the novel, Winston is brought against his will to a holding cell for months, as he’s waiting. He has visitors come and go. Winston found out there was a reappearing "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU" Part 1, Chapter 1, pg. 3, some people might look at this quote and see it as propaganda for the party, but in reality. It has a much deeper meaning. People do not have the common decency to control their thoughts. The party uses these brainwashing tactics to protect their notorious reputation; even though their number one concern is to have control over their own thoughts. This preserves the government in charge with a dictator like control. In conclusion, the government that controls Oceania is known to keep control of its general population through mind control, torture, and manipulation. Many of the families kids are members of the thought police to report their parents for thought crimes. People who are guilty of committing thought crimes are brought to prisons and treated/tortured worse than murderers and violent criminal offenders. Lastly, the citizens are manipulated every day through the propaganda from the party’s advertising