The novel 1984 by George Orwell focuses on Winston Smith, a thirty-four year old member of the ruling Party of London in the nation of Oceania. The Party controls everything its citizens do through psychological manipulation and the control of information, technology, and language as well as physical control. The Party enforces this by watching its citizens every move through telescreens and promoting the invented language of Newspeak, whose purpose is to prevent rebellion against the party. It is for these reasons that Winston hates the Party and everything it represents and attends the Two Minutes Hate where Winston becomes interested in another Party member named O’Brien, who he believes is a member of the Brotherhood. Winston also notices
