Conform
The phrase “actions speak louder than words” comes into play when a just leader focuses their actions towards protecting the city and the civilians within. If a ruler struggling for the loyalty of their subjects, because of a lack of trust, creates a reason for the people to have to trust the leader in order to survive then the ruler has gained loyalty from their subjects. Based on this reasoning, the Party creates a fear of rebellion by forming a war with Oceania. The war convinces the society that in order to survive the people have to be loyal to the Party. If people are filled with fear the “the consciousness of being at war, and therefore in danger, makes the handing-over of all power to a small caste seem the natural, unavoidable …show more content…
Each person wants to have a beneficial life with the least pain. A leader promising the most beneficial life with the least amount of pain will gain more attention from their people. After proving safety through experiences such as war, and being reliable in the spread of all news, a citizen will have no reason to not conform to the leaders. After accepting the ways of life and realizing her life was more beneficial if she gave her absolute loyalty to the commander, Offred concludes that “the fact is, I no longer want to leave, escape, cross the border to freedom” (Atwood 271). Her wanting for freedom changes to her wanting a better life so much so that she goes from finding possible ways to escape to realizing that “I [she] want to be here” (271). After accepting wanting to be included in the idealistic society, pledging selfless loyalty is the next step. In 1984, Winston battles with the same wants as Offred. He wants freedom for he thinks his life will be more beneficial for he remembers a time before the Party. He also knows the consequences of rebelling and decides the punishments are not worth is. The Party questions Winston in order to see if he truly committed his loyalty to the commander “you are prepared to give your lives. . . to commit murder. . . to commit acts of sabotage which may cause the death of hundreds of innocent people. . . to betray your country to foreign powers” and by the end of the questioning Winston replies with the simple “yes” (Orwell 152-153). He knows what his life will turn out to be if he does not conform just as he has seen others before who had or had not
The phrase “actions speak louder than words” comes into play when a just leader focuses their actions towards protecting the city and the civilians within. If a ruler struggling for the loyalty of their subjects, because of a lack of trust, creates a reason for the people to have to trust the leader in order to survive then the ruler has gained loyalty from their subjects. Based on this reasoning, the Party creates a fear of rebellion by forming a war with Oceania. The war convinces the society that in order to survive the people have to be loyal to the Party. If people are filled with fear the “the consciousness of being at war, and therefore in danger, makes the handing-over of all power to a small caste seem the natural, unavoidable …show more content…
Each person wants to have a beneficial life with the least pain. A leader promising the most beneficial life with the least amount of pain will gain more attention from their people. After proving safety through experiences such as war, and being reliable in the spread of all news, a citizen will have no reason to not conform to the leaders. After accepting the ways of life and realizing her life was more beneficial if she gave her absolute loyalty to the commander, Offred concludes that “the fact is, I no longer want to leave, escape, cross the border to freedom” (Atwood 271). Her wanting for freedom changes to her wanting a better life so much so that she goes from finding possible ways to escape to realizing that “I [she] want to be here” (271). After accepting wanting to be included in the idealistic society, pledging selfless loyalty is the next step. In 1984, Winston battles with the same wants as Offred. He wants freedom for he thinks his life will be more beneficial for he remembers a time before the Party. He also knows the consequences of rebelling and decides the punishments are not worth is. The Party questions Winston in order to see if he truly committed his loyalty to the commander “you are prepared to give your lives. . . to commit murder. . . to commit acts of sabotage which may cause the death of hundreds of innocent people. . . to betray your country to foreign powers” and by the end of the questioning Winston replies with the simple “yes” (Orwell 152-153). He knows what his life will turn out to be if he does not conform just as he has seen others before who had or had not