Social class theory strongly applies to the book 1984 by George Orwell. 1984 centers around a society that has an extremely oppressive government. A social class lense, which evaluates the distribution of power through the characters and what happens as a result of this, is highly applicable to this book. In 1984 the Party has complete control over the residents of Oceania and uses heavy monitoring, torture, and brainwashing tactics to remain in control.
By closely monitoring all citizens, the Party can ensure that all of their strict rules are being followed and no crimes or conspiring is occurring. Every area, every home, every room that the people live in have a screen that allows the Party to carefully monitor everyone at any point in the …show more content…
Everything had gone black. For an instant he was insane, a screaming animal. Yet he came out of the blackness clutching an idea. There was one and only one way to save himself. He must interpose another human being, the body of another human being, between himself and the rats. In this scene The Party uses Winston's biggest fear against him, rats. The party uses fear and torture to keep people from disobeying their rules. Here we see how far the torture goes and the intense physical and emotional trauma it causes.
Finally, another tactic the Party uses is brainwashing in order to keep total control. The screens can be used to display messages at any time to anyone. A common phrase the Party uses is “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength.”. These are messages that are constantly displayed to people that support the party’s ulterior motive.
Throughout the entire novel we see the party constantly using different methods of remaining omnipotent such as surveillance, torture, and brainwashing. This novel leaves readers wondering if the party would have been capable of remaining in such a state of control without using these oppressive methods. Is this the only way a group can remain in such a powerful
By closely monitoring all citizens, the Party can ensure that all of their strict rules are being followed and no crimes or conspiring is occurring. Every area, every home, every room that the people live in have a screen that allows the Party to carefully monitor everyone at any point in the …show more content…
Everything had gone black. For an instant he was insane, a screaming animal. Yet he came out of the blackness clutching an idea. There was one and only one way to save himself. He must interpose another human being, the body of another human being, between himself and the rats. In this scene The Party uses Winston's biggest fear against him, rats. The party uses fear and torture to keep people from disobeying their rules. Here we see how far the torture goes and the intense physical and emotional trauma it causes.
Finally, another tactic the Party uses is brainwashing in order to keep total control. The screens can be used to display messages at any time to anyone. A common phrase the Party uses is “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength.”. These are messages that are constantly displayed to people that support the party’s ulterior motive.
Throughout the entire novel we see the party constantly using different methods of remaining omnipotent such as surveillance, torture, and brainwashing. This novel leaves readers wondering if the party would have been capable of remaining in such a state of control without using these oppressive methods. Is this the only way a group can remain in such a powerful