In Oceania, peer pressure is a vital element of society. Big Brother determines who everyone's peers are by splitting citizens up into the Inner Party, Outer Party, and the Proles. Big Brother also forbids any interactions between members of different peer groups. We see this peer pressure throughout the novel. There is peer pressure related to Two Minutes Hate because technically, citizens are not required to partake in Two Minutes Hate. However, everyone is forced to partake in it due to an innate fear of death and vaporization. Another example of peer pressure is related to the Anti-Sex League. The Anti-Sex League pressures members of Oceania to abstain from sexual activity. Humans are social creatures and Big Brother uses this natural quality
