Freedom And Enslavement In George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

The novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell has many important themes that express what society could be like in the future. This story is told through the eyes of Winston, a member of the Outer Party who does not believe in the ways of how society works. Winston thinks he is alone in the world until he meets someone who has the same beliefs as him. All of the sub-themes in the novel contribute to the altering of major one. The theme freedom and enslavement changes dramatically throughout the story as the main character, Winston, realizes what is occurring in the government. The innovation of freedom and enslavement in Nineteen Eighty-Four is scattered throughout the novel. The more knowledge that Winston gets of his surroundings, the more the reader discovers. In the beginning of the novel, Winston starts off as lonely …show more content…
She has the same thoughts as Winston does (Orwell 123). She is against the Party and disagrees with everything that they provide to the citizens. At this part in the novel, the government’s reign on the citizen’s basic freedoms is still strong. Knowing that someone shares the same thoughts as him makes him feel safe and reassured. He takes a huge risk and moves in with Julia (Orwell 142). This is going against the rules of the Party, but he is clouded by too many emotions for it to matter. Winston is now experiencing two separate lives. He has one life where he obeys the rules and he has another where he is able to speak freely without being punished. Winston and Julia also both realize that their free will is not present in Oceania. Whatever the Party says must be true and whatever citizens say is always wrong (Dwan). Most citizens in Oceania are too corrupt to realize that they are being enslaved and that their basic rights are being violated. The Party has manipulated their civilians so much that they believe anything that is provided to