An Analysis Of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

The main objective of the Party is to change the view of life as a whole. They want individuals to accept the information that is distributed to them, and to forget any past knowledge that opposes the Party’s beliefs. In a situation where the Party is to distribute information, and then later on distribute new information opposing the previous truth, citizens are expected to accept the new truth as the one and only truth they have ever known. Winston Smith works at the Ministry of Truth, where he rewrites past editions of newspapers in order to keep them compatible with changing circumstances and Party policy. Workers are to change simple details and then destroy the past article through “memory holes”. The Party does this to alter history …show more content…
In Airstrip One, Winston Smith is part of a society where truth is a constructed concept by the social authorities with the purpose of maintaining power, which is done primarily through the use of psychological manipulation, and using the manipulation in an inhabitant’s daily life. The most evident application is through extensive propaganda, distributed throughout all of Airstrip One, and overwhelming each individual’s mind with the Party’s beliefs. Maintaining strong influence over society is also done through advanced strategies to monitor behaviour, and being able to distinguish who is disloyal towards the Party. To obtain power to the greatest extent, the Party’s overall objective is to change society’s view of life, and to shape them into a society who will keep the Party in power for a prolonged period of time. If citizens are not educated on other ways of life, then they are incapable of wishing for a life outside the totalitarian government that rules Airstrip One. The Party’s intention is to create a society who loves Big Brother, and will stop at nothing to preserve their