Examples Of Doublethink In 1984 By George Orwell

imposed– if all records told the same tale– then the lie passed into history and became truth” (Orwell 34-35). The Party manipulated its people with lies and controlled them in this manner. They can make anyone believe anything, and truth is simply whatever they say. Any idea can be considered truth is there is nothing else fathomable to believe. Newspeak and doublethink are the Party’s use to control how people think and what they believe. Newspeak is the language of Orwell’s novel that made other ways of thought, such as doublethink possible. Doublethink is the idea of holding two contradictory beliefs and believing both as true. At any moment one can question the Party and believe it is untruthful, but then believe that they are remembering a false idea. …show more content…
In doublethink, words are used according to the Party’s acceptance, and undesirable words are eliminated from the language. People in society are deceived by the Party through their language: “War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength” (Orwell 4). The Party declares this as truth, but it just just another method to exert complete control and their desired way of thinking. It is apart of the concept of doublethink. Through these methods, most people accept the new truth the Party creates, but not Winston. Winston prevails the truths he knows in attempt to rebel against the false truths the Party advocates. He cannot accept that he alone cannot preserve the facts; yet, he uses these facts he remembers in an effort to deal with the reality of the Party’s manipulative control and distortion of