George Orwell's 1984: An Examination Of Controlling Governments

George Orwell’s 1984 ~ An Examination of Controlling Governments
“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” This is the idea of a totalitarian government. Expressing the ability for one’s self to have free thought concerning their own well-being. In George Orwell’s novel “1984”, he demonstrates that in the world established telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
The Party has rule over every aspect of their citizen’s lives, and one of the way they do so is by keeping them unaware of the lies and deception that goes on around them. One way The Party keeps the citizens in the dark is not letting the citizens know the true nature of the war that is taking place. An example of this from the text would be, “‘I remember …show more content…
The Party wants the citizens to believe that the war that is happening is of utmost important. In reality the war is not what it seems. Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia’s war is an internal affair. This basically means that the three are potentially not even at war, but rather using the guise of war to keep the ulterior motive hidden. The citizens go through blood, sweat, and tears for a cause that truly doesn’t matter. Another way The Party deceives the people is blatantly lying about crucial aspects of their lives, such as food supply. During the story Winston goes to the cafeteria, this is what transpires, “It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grammes a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be REDUCED to twenty grammes a week” (59). The Party is telling their citizens that the chocolate ration was raised, when earlier Winston “erased” the information pertaining to the fact that it was lowered. The Party is lying to the people because they know that they are all brainwashed or too scared to stand up to them and say what they know