Facecrime occurs when a person cannot keep an impassive face. If a person’s face wears an improper expression, at any time, they could be charged with Facecrime. Examples of this might be, joy during Two Minutes Hate, incredulity when a victory is announced, or disgust in relation to Big Brother or the Party. Any visual cues that may lead to a person’s disdain for the Party must be carefully hidden, lest they be accused of Facecrime.
4g. Ownlife means to be an individual or to long for individuality. To do anything that might set you apart from the crowd, i.e, having a hobby, Thoughtcrime, or loving someone, gives you a sense of being an individual and being in control of your own life. This also means thinking of yourself and not for the good of the group. Doing things for your own benefit is not allowed in Oceania because the collectivism in place states that the individual must not think of themselves, but rather what is good for the Party, and everyone else that is involved in the Party.
4h. Crimestop is the ability that one possesses to stop oneself from committing a crime. Whether it be an unorthodox thought, or an action that would go against the Party, it means to be aware that you are about to commit a crime and stop it before it happens. Stupidity that protects …show more content…
Freedom is slavery can easily be explained as a discouragement for anyone seeking freedom. If a human were taught from grade school that to be free is to be a slave, the child would never seek freedom because he or she does not want to be a slave. This is another example of doublethink in 1984, because the meaning of the word freedom is the exact opposite of the word slavery, but the citizens of Oceania can understand that freedom is the same as slavery if they employ the principles of doublethink. This is just another way for the Party to control its subjects without it being a hands on process. Oceanian citizens will not seek their freedom if they think that it will bring
4g. Ownlife means to be an individual or to long for individuality. To do anything that might set you apart from the crowd, i.e, having a hobby, Thoughtcrime, or loving someone, gives you a sense of being an individual and being in control of your own life. This also means thinking of yourself and not for the good of the group. Doing things for your own benefit is not allowed in Oceania because the collectivism in place states that the individual must not think of themselves, but rather what is good for the Party, and everyone else that is involved in the Party.
4h. Crimestop is the ability that one possesses to stop oneself from committing a crime. Whether it be an unorthodox thought, or an action that would go against the Party, it means to be aware that you are about to commit a crime and stop it before it happens. Stupidity that protects …show more content…
Freedom is slavery can easily be explained as a discouragement for anyone seeking freedom. If a human were taught from grade school that to be free is to be a slave, the child would never seek freedom because he or she does not want to be a slave. This is another example of doublethink in 1984, because the meaning of the word freedom is the exact opposite of the word slavery, but the citizens of Oceania can understand that freedom is the same as slavery if they employ the principles of doublethink. This is just another way for the Party to control its subjects without it being a hands on process. Oceanian citizens will not seek their freedom if they think that it will bring