1984 Inner/Outer Circle Discussion
The Party obtains and maintains power in Oceania through psychological manipulation, propaganda, physical abuse, language control. All of these methods allow the Party to grow more powerful with each passing day as the people are ignorant on the structural injustices or are ignoring the fact that they are being suppressed. But the most potent way the Party preserves its power is by psychologically manipulating the people’s minds. The use of doublethink meaning “to hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them” forces the people to eliminate any kind of independent thoughts (Orwell 35). This mind-control technique eventually allow the Party …show more content…
When Winston arrives to the Ministry of Love, he was “kicked and flogged and insulted… screamed with pain… rolled on the floor in own blood and vomit… whimpered for mercy…” (Orwell 273). The use of violence ensure the safety of the Party by eliminating any form of originality. By inflicting fear of physical pain, it demonstrated to be an effective tool to control any thought of overthrowing the government. In addition, the separation of society into three classes also serve to prevent integration of lifestyles that could jeopardize the power of the government. When O’brien came to the Record Department “a momentary hush passed over the group of people round the chairs as they saw the black overalls of an Inner Party member approaching” (Orwell 216). In Oceania, the Inner Party represents the most privileged and has the most power among the three social class. Their job mainly consists of regulating the Outer Party and watching for any indication of betrayal, while leaving the proles to live their regular lives. Yet, they are also being subjected to the rules of the Party, which is abstain from having internal emotions and always hate the enemy. These class distinctions proves to be beneficial for the Party because it maintains the balance of power or lack thereof between the different level of …show more content…
Literally “every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered” (Orwell 155). The past is systematically corrected to make the Party looks faultless in it prediction to maintain the people 's trust. It prevented its citizens from gaining information that might lead them to act out against the government as well as making them believe that they live in a better society than their ancestor. By manipulating all historical records, the “Party seeks power entirely for its own sake… we are interested solely in power…. only power, pure power” (Orwell 263). The goals to gain power just for the sake of its show that they are doing whatever its take to have full control of their constituents. Whether it is exploiting or intruding the people’s lives, the Party is driven to eradicate any threat to the society which display them as inherently
The Party obtains and maintains power in Oceania through psychological manipulation, propaganda, physical abuse, language control. All of these methods allow the Party to grow more powerful with each passing day as the people are ignorant on the structural injustices or are ignoring the fact that they are being suppressed. But the most potent way the Party preserves its power is by psychologically manipulating the people’s minds. The use of doublethink meaning “to hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them” forces the people to eliminate any kind of independent thoughts (Orwell 35). This mind-control technique eventually allow the Party …show more content…
When Winston arrives to the Ministry of Love, he was “kicked and flogged and insulted… screamed with pain… rolled on the floor in own blood and vomit… whimpered for mercy…” (Orwell 273). The use of violence ensure the safety of the Party by eliminating any form of originality. By inflicting fear of physical pain, it demonstrated to be an effective tool to control any thought of overthrowing the government. In addition, the separation of society into three classes also serve to prevent integration of lifestyles that could jeopardize the power of the government. When O’brien came to the Record Department “a momentary hush passed over the group of people round the chairs as they saw the black overalls of an Inner Party member approaching” (Orwell 216). In Oceania, the Inner Party represents the most privileged and has the most power among the three social class. Their job mainly consists of regulating the Outer Party and watching for any indication of betrayal, while leaving the proles to live their regular lives. Yet, they are also being subjected to the rules of the Party, which is abstain from having internal emotions and always hate the enemy. These class distinctions proves to be beneficial for the Party because it maintains the balance of power or lack thereof between the different level of …show more content…
Literally “every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered” (Orwell 155). The past is systematically corrected to make the Party looks faultless in it prediction to maintain the people 's trust. It prevented its citizens from gaining information that might lead them to act out against the government as well as making them believe that they live in a better society than their ancestor. By manipulating all historical records, the “Party seeks power entirely for its own sake… we are interested solely in power…. only power, pure power” (Orwell 263). The goals to gain power just for the sake of its show that they are doing whatever its take to have full control of their constituents. Whether it is exploiting or intruding the people’s lives, the Party is driven to eradicate any threat to the society which display them as inherently