1984 Slogan Analysis

In "1984", a book written by George Orwell, Winston Smith is a citizen of Oceania and works within his government and seems to be extremely against them. Winston constantly talks of how they erase history and they don’t want anyone in the society to be smart. Throughout the novel we watch his journey as he tries to escape the government in which he lives in. The government in Oceania is overrun by people who are power hungry and have tricked the people into believing whatever they are told to believe in by the Party. In the novel they constantly say the Party (the governments) slogan of "War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, and Ignorance is Strength". These three slogans are constantly obeyed, and show everything that the Party represents. Each of the slogans has two meanings; one for the Government and one for the people obeying the oppressive rules.

War is Peace is the first part of the party slogan. In the 1984 oppressive society, they keep the masses believing that constant wars against other countries …show more content…
Freedom is slavery means that total freedom is a way to become completely engulfed in your emotions and weaknesses. An example is how the Party encourages young women to stay pure and keep themselves from being romantically involved in any way. The society's beliefs about romantic relationships are extremely strict; there is not much freedom because they feel that romantic feelings enslave people. If you are always in love and in relationships, you are giving yourself to the pain and unhappiness that they can cause, and are you constantly think about it. To the party that is not freedom. So the people have been taught that freedom to be themselves and express themselves actually leads to enslave one to sentimental vices and emotions. To the Party, people with freedom means the people in the party no longer have power. In conclusion, the people cannot be free in order for the party to remain in