Doublethink

be free is to be a slave, the child would never seek freedom because he or she does not want to be a slave. This is another example of doublethink in 1984, because the meaning of the word freedom is the exact opposite of the word slavery, but the citizens of Oceania can understand that freedom is the same as slavery if they employ the principles of doublethink. This is just another way for the Party to control its subjects without it being a hands on process. Oceanian citizens will not seek…

It is the reason, more so even than unknowingness or fear of abduction, that Party members blindly accept all Inner Party ideas, regardless of how absurd they may be. Doublethink, as Winston reads in a book supposedly written by notorious rebel Emmanuel Goldstein, “means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them” (Orwell, 214). This system of thought comes in…

Big Brother Is Watching You Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a world where you have no privacy whatsoever? Or live in a world where you are being controlled by the government? In the novel Nineteen Eighty Four, written by George Orwell, Orwell talks about Winston Smith, a party member, who has no freedom to do anything because “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU” (Orwell 2). The government, or in this case Big Brother, uses many philosophical tools to manipulate party members…

suppresses any dissent through the use of Thought Police and its “Ministry of Love”. However, despite the use of these institutions to directly oppress the people, the language of Oceania itself is used in suppressing dissent, with concepts newspeak and doublethink passively controlling the people with little effort on the side of the ruling party. Many critics such as Shah argue that the writings of George Orwell warn of the intrusions on freedom by an oppressive government through artificial…

The struggle to achieve happiness is a common theme in literature as it is relatable to all readers. In the novels 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, the characters Winston Smith and Bernard Marx struggle against government control in their attempt to achieve happiness. In both novels, the advances in technology and changes to social order aid the governments to form a totalitarian regime that limits human rights and make way to full control over the humans. Ultimately…

Throughout history language has been used as a medium of communication for people. Over time the English Language is constantly evolving and with that comes the decay of the language itself. This decline causes people’s lives and reality to be altered. The English Language is experiencing this decline due to censorship, doublespeak, and carelessness with words in general. Censorship is one of the leading causes of the decline of the English Language. Censorship is caused by over sensitivity to…

George Orwell is one of the most perused writers from the 20th century who led a captivating life and had complex political views. George Orwell’s life was reflected in his books Down and Out in London and Paris and An Homage to Catalonia. 1984 and Animal Farm are also both works of literary art that Orwell wrote which reflect his political views. Animal Farm is an allegory of the Soviet Union and its ironies, and 1984 is a dystopian novel that shows a not so distant future from our own.…

supplement the manipulation, there exists Doublethink and Newspeak. Doublethink is a complex thought control method and Newspeak is a simplified language used in Oceania (Orwell 15). Normally, a language is derived from a culture not necessarily implemented straight by a government like in Oceania. In the novel, Winston has a dream that reveals his true past about how the Inner Party tore apart his family instead of the distorted past created by Doublethink (Place 2). Family and unity…

themselves power and distinguish any thought of rebellion from society. When Winston says “All that was needed was an unending series of victories over your own memory. "Reality control," they called it: in Newspeak, "doublethink."” he introduces one of Big Brothers many laws, doublethink (source A). A reality control created b to diminish thoughts of rebellion from society. He also mentions another law called facecrime, “In any case, to wear an improper expression on your face was itself a…

Consider the last time you heard people utter the phrases “ignorance is bliss”, “boys are stronger than girls”, and “the client is always right”. What do all three of these well-known sayings have in common? Well, they all focus in enslaving the mind to limited viewpoints, ones that focus on the least amount of effort. Let’s examine what is meant by being ignorant. According to Oxford English Dictionary ignorant describes the state of being “destitute of knowledge, either in general or with…