1984 Reading Blog #1

In George Orwell's novel 1984, the fictitious nation of Oceania is controlled by "the Party" led by Big Brother who can see everything as well as knows everything.The Party establishes equality and conformity through the control and suppression of ideas and thoughts: books are banned and the citizens weren't allowed to believe any other way than what they were told to. The Party chose what of the past they wanted to reveal to the citizens.The Party also controls society through intimidation and threat of government espionage. The Party constantly monitors the actions of citizens through telescreens and the Thought Police, they are always being watched. Anyone who rebels in words, thoughts, or actions are taken away.They are taught to love Big Brother and the Party. The society created by Orwell's Oceania is clearly a dystopia. A dystopia is any society characterized by misery and often oppression of the people through government force. In 1984, the Party controls everything in the life of its citizen through fear. The Party forces its citizens to love Big Brother and accept government control of their lives by restricting various personal liberties, such as books and even thought.