Fear tactics are a key component in The Party’s method of brainwashing their citizens, when people fear the government, there is tyranny. Thoughtcrime is the criminal act of holding unspoken beliefs or doubts that oppose or question the ruling party and Big Brother, the fear of partaking in this crime is instilled upon Oceanias’ citizens and in particular, the protagonist, Winston Smith. “He could not help feeling a twinge of panic. It was absurd, since the writing of those particular words was not more dangerous than the act of opening the diary… The thought police would get him just the same. He had committed the essential crime that contained all others in itself” (21). As Winston is grasping for freedom, he is also in constant fear of getting
