Dystopian Society In 1984 By George Orwell

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Some societies have complete control and domination over their own people without the citizens even knowing it. 1984, a novel written by George Orwell, is about a dystopian government where the Party controls all of Oceania and it’s people. Almost every single person living in Oceania is heavily controlled by the party, and because of this no one raises opposition to the Party’s limitless amount of power, which then enables even more control over Oceania. In George Orwell’s 1984 The Party believes that in order to retain power the right thing to do is to completely control everyone in Oceania by using the art of manipulation in multiple forms such as Doublethink, Newspeak, Childhood conditioning, and even torture.
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