Manipulation In 1984

In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the government operates by a Party system under which there is only one Party who controls all of Oceania. They believe the only way to control everyone is to change the past, present, and future to their favor and by manipulating the public’s opinion (Jacob, Lawrence). According to the article “Political Skills or Lying and Manipulation? The Choreography of the Northern Ireland Peace Process” written by James Lawrence, in order to be successful in manipulation, the elites will have to communicate a distinctive set of information. In 1984, all of the historical records, documents, and newspapers were changed to manipulate all the citizens into thinking the Party is doing what is right. The Party system in 1984 manipulates the …show more content…
The people of Oceania have little to no privacy; the Party is afraid that if they have privacy, the citizens will rebel. Therefore, the telescreens the Party watches the citizens through makes it easy to catch rebels. The Party will capture the people who rebel, and beat them, torture them, brainwash them, and more, leading the rebellious citizens to suffer severe consequences. The Party employs two types of repression towards the people: demonstrative and implicit. They arrest people, torture people, and cause people to disappear, but they also use surveillance and isolation as repression (Vladimir 9). In the novel 1984, Winston is the main character of the novel, and Julia is the girl that Winston ends up falling in love with. They both hate the Party, and they rebel against it, which strengthens their love. O’Brien was a man who Winston had a deep admiration for because he had privileges. O’Brien is a member of The Party of Oceania and helps the Party capture Winston. O’Brien tricked Winston into believing that he was a member of the anti-Party Brotherhood, and he