There Is Only Power Everything is black and white. There are no colors, not even shades in between. There are no blurred lines, no confusion, or question of what is and is not. Only what is known exists. Anything beyond that is not of import. All decisions are made, orders are given and they should be followed to the letter without hesitation. Loyalty only belongs to those who are in charge. There is an assembly of people, one behind another, behind another, behind another. In front marches the leader. A face and a voice that commands all movements - step by step in a perfect line. To think, to inquire, to desire is to walk out of that line - it is to disobey. Then, emptiness. There is nothing because disobedience is death. This is the world
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Sex, specifically, is a repeating topic that describes the Party’s involvement within people’s personal lives. Winston, the protagonist of 1984, judges, “The women of the Party were all alike. Chastity was deeply ingrained in them as Party loyalty. By careful conditioning… the natural feeling had been driven out of them” (67-68). All individuals are forbidden to have sex for pleasure, but it seems that the females of this society are more affected by this rule. It is shown in Winton’s wife, who would refer to sex as a duty to Big Brother. Orwell illustrates, “As soon as he touched her she seemed to wince and stiffen. To embrace her was like embracing a jointed wooden image” (38). Even though it is often she that initiates the intercourse, she displays a fundamental repulsion to it that is ingrained in her by the lessons of the Party. Julia, a romantic interest of Winston, reasons, “If you’re happy inside yourself, why should you get excited about Big Brother and the Three-year Plans and he Two Minutes Hate and the rest of their bloody rot” (133). Therefore, by controlling sex and other such desires, the Party ensures that the interest of the public lies largely to Big Brother and not in personal relationships. This works to detach people from each other and maintain their loyalty to the
Sex, specifically, is a repeating topic that describes the Party’s involvement within people’s personal lives. Winston, the protagonist of 1984, judges, “The women of the Party were all alike. Chastity was deeply ingrained in them as Party loyalty. By careful conditioning… the natural feeling had been driven out of them” (67-68). All individuals are forbidden to have sex for pleasure, but it seems that the females of this society are more affected by this rule. It is shown in Winton’s wife, who would refer to sex as a duty to Big Brother. Orwell illustrates, “As soon as he touched her she seemed to wince and stiffen. To embrace her was like embracing a jointed wooden image” (38). Even though it is often she that initiates the intercourse, she displays a fundamental repulsion to it that is ingrained in her by the lessons of the Party. Julia, a romantic interest of Winston, reasons, “If you’re happy inside yourself, why should you get excited about Big Brother and the Three-year Plans and he Two Minutes Hate and the rest of their bloody rot” (133). Therefore, by controlling sex and other such desires, the Party ensures that the interest of the public lies largely to Big Brother and not in personal relationships. This works to detach people from each other and maintain their loyalty to the