Summary Of The Novel 'The Party'

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The rationale why the government is so strict with sex is because they are afraid of families keeping thoughts from them and nobody being able to report the information. Sex and family makes private loyalties separated from the government. At the point when there are private loyalties, it is more probable for there to be rebellion against them. In the novel The Party encourages children to sell out their parents for thoughtcrime. Furthermore, they also worry about not having power over the people so they control marriage, family, and remove the joy of amorous relations. The only way people are able to have sex is by getting a prostitute who doesn't belong to Oceania. For example, in the novel Winston has sex with an old ugly prostitute but

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