A mountainous discharge towards the party will definitely overthrow Big Brother, but the main obstacle would be how the Proles are constantly under surveillance, meaning there would be no chance to plan an event. But, if a smaller, less intensive eruption …show more content…
But if they were to secretly educate themselves and use their knowledge to devise a plan against Big Brother, they could easily overthrow their rule. If you analyze it, the Inner Party is very sensitive and so orderly that even the slightest outburst could ruin them. People allow themselves to be controlled by powers that are little to nonexistent. There was once an experiment known as the Milgram Experiment. The test was a social/ethical test for the participants and how they react towards a fake authoritative power. The participants were told to press a button that they were told will shock another person in a different room if they answered questions incorrectly. Since the experiment was fake, every time the participant heard a sound cue of an agonizing scream, and were told that they are required to go on with the test. What is surprising is that the participants proceeded with the experiment, though there was no actually power forcing them to, other than a man dressed up, telling them to continue. This goes to show that people will follow and obey the appearance of authority just like the Proles and Party