Hate will always be present. There was never a time where no one man, organization, or country hasn’t hated another of it’s kind. This poses the question then: Can a society hate based on hate survive? Obviously this is the goal of The Party in the book 1984, to brainwash people into believing that the only emotion is hate. It is difficult to pinpoint the results, but both article and opinion can be used to answer this question.
In the book, our main character, Winston, and our main antagonist, O’Brien, argue about this question, while Winston is being tortured. O’Brien argues that this society can exist, if the
Party were to have absolute control over every aspect of every single person’s life. So, far they can instill fear into the population …show more content…
Yes they have an hour everyday of screaming obscenities at Goldstein, but they end the propaganda with a symbol of Insog, which subdues the crowds into a calm demeanor. Winston argues that a society based on hate cannot function, because it would, “have no vitality. It would
Disintegrate. It would commit suicide.” (276-277). Winston could not continue with his argument, because every time Winston would make a decent argument, O’Brien would pull the dial and put Winston into a large amount of pain.
Analytically, O’Brien is correct because his methods with result in, “making him suffer, and making them full on obeying.” (276-277). People are able to be tortured so much that they cannot remember or associate with friends or even family, and it is easy to mind control children.
It is already happening in the beginning of the book, with children regarding no relationship with their parent and selling them to the thought police. Philosophically, Winston is correct, because humans are humans, and according to history, humans can never be controlled forever. Even in ancient times, the ruling power always gets thrown down. Even the real world society this book is based on, gets overthrown and all the power gets executed. So, even if O’Brien’s allusions
In the book, our main character, Winston, and our main antagonist, O’Brien, argue about this question, while Winston is being tortured. O’Brien argues that this society can exist, if the
Party were to have absolute control over every aspect of every single person’s life. So, far they can instill fear into the population …show more content…
Yes they have an hour everyday of screaming obscenities at Goldstein, but they end the propaganda with a symbol of Insog, which subdues the crowds into a calm demeanor. Winston argues that a society based on hate cannot function, because it would, “have no vitality. It would
Disintegrate. It would commit suicide.” (276-277). Winston could not continue with his argument, because every time Winston would make a decent argument, O’Brien would pull the dial and put Winston into a large amount of pain.
Analytically, O’Brien is correct because his methods with result in, “making him suffer, and making them full on obeying.” (276-277). People are able to be tortured so much that they cannot remember or associate with friends or even family, and it is easy to mind control children.
It is already happening in the beginning of the book, with children regarding no relationship with their parent and selling them to the thought police. Philosophically, Winston is correct, because humans are humans, and according to history, humans can never be controlled forever. Even in ancient times, the ruling power always gets thrown down. Even the real world society this book is based on, gets overthrown and all the power gets executed. So, even if O’Brien’s allusions