Doublethink

a result of its prioritizing control over all facets of life despite power. This neglect encompases the novel’s exploration of how a government that seeks power for the purpose of becoming more powerful is a threat to the freedom of its people. Doublethink is the primary example of this, as it entails an individual rejecting personal belief in order to accept the contradictory reality presented to them. In committing oneself to The Party, one also sacrifices their right to individual thought.…

The slogan “Uneducation is Power” captures how the Party remains in control by keeping the masses ignorant. In Goldstein’s book, the Party accomplishes this by being perpetually at war, eliminating contact with foreigners, and fabricating the past. The three superstates are always at war with one another to ensure that the general population does not become more educated. On page 191, Goldstein states, “The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the…

1984 & Animal Farm Comparative Analysis 1984 and Animal Farm are two novels written by George Orwell. These two books overall want the same thing, obedience and total control. In 1984 we have our main character Winston Smith. He is a man who has no love for Big Brother. He does not agree with the rules and wants to rebel. Winston is a man who has no emotions; reason of the party. Big Brother is a dictator. He controls everything in Oceania. In Animal Farm we have the pigs who want to take…

Honors Sophomore English Summer Assignment: Webquest Responses 1984 Webquest: 1. How are Josef Stalin and the Soviet Union reflected in 1984? Josef Stalin and the Soviet Union are reflected in 1984 by Big Brother and the Party. Stalin was revered as otherworldly, as is Big Brother; their respective regimes were “immortal” and invulnerable. This belief was partly introduced because “Soviet history books were rewritten to give [Stalin] a more prominent role in the revolution” (History). Similarly,…

throughout the book and is one of the three slogans for INGSOC, the English Socialist Party. Their goal is to gain control over the minds of the people, and dictate what they think. One of the main brainwashing programmes used by the party was "doublethink". "doublethink" is the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradicting beliefs as correct. This helps the party as they can choose what they want their citizens to believe in. "War is peace" gives a false sense of security to the…

Dear O'Brien, Today, the purpose of this letter is to question you, just like what you have done to all your victims. However, I am merely asking you, not forcing you to answer by asserting “… power over another [man]”. Even if I did have the power, I would not do so, because I am human whereas you are an insane old creature with no kindness for others. Speaking of power, we have reached the purpose of my letter, power. It is not about acquiring power nor about power itself. We all know the…

because the book was written during the rise of communism. In this book, the government known as Big Brother has total control over the people of Oceania through the usage of several tools and idea. Some of these tools and ideas were telescreens, doublethink, thoughtcrime, 2 + 2 = 5, and Newspeak. 1984 is perceived to have the three main sociological perspectives such as functional perspective, conflict perspective, and symbolic interactionist perspective which can be noticed through…

Which of the novels contains more ominous warnings that have come down as reality to our current society? Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and 1984 by George Orwell are dystopian novels both set in a society where there are constraints of one's freedom placed on all individuals. The books seem like someone's skewed imagination, however, these constraints have some ominous warnings and legitimacy that may be represented within the current society. Brave New World touches on the…

The world is everchanging, and time continues to tick by regardless of awareness or desires. With the ever passing of time, comes the progression and advancement of man. While these terms could be interpreted as the bettering of man by many, this is not always the case. Progression is the continuation of moving forward, and advancement can be described as the improvement or modification of some feature. The problem lies in the fact that so often people living in the world are ignorant of this…

Newspeak is the new edition of the English language where words are destroyed and made shorter by combining them with another word which doesn’t mean the same but is made the same, while doublethink is where two words which are contradictory are put together. America uses newspeak and doublespeak in explaining war, government, trade, and much more. Words used by America to appear to the American people as being positive or negative towards…