1984 Who Controls The Past

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls past.” said Orwell.(pg. 313) George Orwell, the author of the book 1984. The government in the book heavily controls their country and most of all, their citizens; no one can show individuality or uniqueness, but our world and their world are different in a way that the government controls the levels of equality between the people. The government in the book 1984 brainwashes their people into believing that their society is the only right way of life, the government has complete power, and have control over individuality. The author writes about a system of government in which everyone is born to follow and believe in the systems. The party makes them all follow the rules so they will have no way of knowing who the government actually is. In the 1984 they have telescreens installed everywhere, watching every move the citizens make. Orwell writes, “Winston kept his back turned to the telescreen. It was safer; though, as he well knew, even a back can be revealing.” (Pg. 5). They can not act or do as they please, unless it is under the party’s rules. …show more content…
Whether it is who Oceania is at war with, or having thought, there is always an unease that makes the people go to the party because they make them believe that they are in a safe place. If people tend to have thoughts, usually about opposing the party, the thought police will find out who you are and will catch you. The government likes to control the distinctives of their citizens, in order to keep full