Caleb Kreeger Professor Barbara Schiffler English 100 September 25, 2013

A Man A are !eorge "r ell is a reno ne# a$thor, essa%ist, an# &o$rnalist, b$t is also political ell 'no n for his harsh criticism of the corr$pt orl# he li(e# in) *nli'e other ortho#o+ citi,ens,

"r ell ca$ght onto the ambig$o$s political rhetoric politicians emplo%e# to manip$late the p$blic) -e rote 1./0 to arn the

masses of s$ch tactics the go(ernment emplo%s to manip$late the p$blic li'e sheep) 1t is clear "r ell ha# contentio$s political (ie s23ather than gi(e in an accept the #eca% of his free#om of tho$ght, "r ell challenge# those f$t$re, he ho #are# #ef% it) 4rightene# of the hich #epicts a orl# he

rote a boo' calle# 1./0,

ha# en(isione#

o$l# e+ist if h$manit% #i# not fight bac' in the

ar against in#epen#ent tho$ght) 1n 1./0 a totalitarian state, "ceania, is r$le# b% a #omineering Part% that #oes hate(er it

can to control the of tho$ghts of its citi,ens , both ph%sicall% an# mentall%) "ne 5$intessential element of the Part%6s r$le is their monopol% on ne s, information an# histor% recor#s) Controlling

hat one is capable of 'no ing is a (ital agen#a of a totalitarian societ% an# the Part% ta'es f$ll a#(antage of that) 7hen reflecting $pon the signifigance of Big Brother6s control 7inston 81f both the past an# the e+ternal orl# e+ist onl% in

the min#, an# if the min# itself is controllable9 hat then:; <"r ell,/0= Altho$gh the citi,ens are in#octrinate# in e(ents an# gi(en information on histor% an# the past, the protot%pes the% b$il# onl% e+ist in the min#, as there to sa% hether the% ere not ph%sicall%

or not certain e(ents reall% happene#)

!i(en that, if the citi,ens are onl% gi(en information abo$t the past an# e+ternal reall% 'no orl# from the #eceitf$l Part%, hat #o the%

abo$t realit%: >he% religio$sl% tr$st in their them regar#less of reason) E(er%

#octrines an# blin#l% follo

bit of propagan#a the the tele screens blare o$t, the people tr$stingl% absorb) >he a% in hich information an# ne s is

#isperse# in "ceania is ironic) 1n essence, the p$rpose of the me#ia an# ne s programs is to inform the p$blic an# infl$ence tho$ght) 1n this case, the me#ia is o ne# b% one entit% ith ith

e(il moti(es, to limit tho$ght an# in#octrinate the masses propagan#a) 1n "ceania ar is constant an# is necessar% to 'eep them

$nite#) ?e(er #o the% act$all% ha(e a real enem%, &$st a fallacio$s one) 7inston #isc$sses his opinions on 8 >he ar is not meant to be ar@

on, it is meant to be con

tin$o$s) -ierarchical societ% is onl% possible on the basis of po(ert% an# ignorance) >his ne (ersion is the past

an# no #ifferent past can e(er ha(e e+iste#) 1n principle the ar effort is al a%s planne# to 'eep societ% on the ar is age# b% the r$ling

brin' of star(ation) >he

gro$p against its o n s$b&ects an# its ob&ect is not the (ictor% o(er either E$rasia or East Asia, b$t to 'eep the (er% str$ct$re of societ% intact); 7hile the sheep9li'e proles rall% aro$n# the flag in patriotic fer(or, in realit% the% are fighting an enem% that hates them no more than the% hate themsel(es) 1n fact the% probabl% ha(e m$ch in common the strings for the their o n ca$se) >he concept embo#ie# in 1./0 as also seen in real life ar as e(er% here an# ars ith their enem%) >he ones p$lling ho #i# so for

ere the Part% elite

thro$gh "r ell6s e%es) 1n "r ell6s time,

this seeme# $nnecessar% an# ri#ic$lo$s to him) -e belie(e# the ar machine as hea#e# b% a ealth% elite ho rac'eteere# for

ar to ma'e profit) -e propagates his beliefs b% #epicting an "ceanic societ% hich is al a%s at ar for s$spect reasons an#

e(en s itches enemies if necessar%) Along ith p$tting sp%ing telescreens in front of "ceanic

citi,ens all #a% long, the Part% re5$ires e(er% one to participate in a > o Min$tes -ate) 1n the > o Min$tes -ate,

e(er%one is force# to (ie state;, Emman$el !ol#stein) tho$ght,

a #oc$mentar% of the 8enem% of the !ol#stein represents free#om of

hich the Part% is against, so it is necessar% to

engrain in the people6s min#s that he is e(il) At this point the masses themsel(es ha(e ai#e# Big Brother an# the Part% in eliminating free#om of tho$ght, beca$se the% no themsel(es stea#fast enemies of libert% itself) Another a% in hich the Part% as attempting to ero#e its ha(e ma#e

societ% of free tho$ght b% #a%, the Part%

as thro$gh the me#i$m of lang$age) Aa% or#s from the English

as eliminating

lang$age, narro ing the range of tho$ght for "ceanic citi,ens) 8Aon6t %o$ see that the hole aim of ?e spea' is to narro e shall ma'e tho$ghtcrime ill be no or#s in hich to the

range of tho$ght: 1n the en#

literall% impossible, beca$se there e+press it);<"r ell,3B= >he res$lt

as that the people

conscio$sl% accepte# contra#ictor% #efinitions to be congr$ent@ the% ere (ictims of 8#o$blethin';) >he ps%chological

manip$lation the% en#$re# in their #ail% li(es ma#e them nearl% intolerant to cogniti(e #issonance, n$mbing the $ncomfortable feeling that $s$all% occ$rs hen t o para#o+ical i#eas are hel#)

>hro$gho$t the no(el, 87ar 1s Peace; is repeate#) >his ne spea' term ma'es it impossible to gi(e ar a negati(e connotation,

limiting a person6s e+pression of tho$ght an# controlling their opinions an# beliefs) Big Brother ma'es it impossible for an%one

to #enigrate its (al$es, (erball% impossible)

ma'ing committing tho$ghtcrime

>he concept of ne spea' con(e%s another ironic rhetorical strateg% that "r ell has p$t to $se) *s$all% as ci(ili,ation contin$es, lang$ages a#(ance an# more represent ne or#s are a##e# to or#s are being

i#eas or schemas) 1n this case,

eliminate# an# #estro%e# in or#er to control the p$blic6s abilit% to e+press an# propagate tho$ght) >he p$rpose opposite) 1n riting 1./0, "r ell attempte# to preach to the masses the as the

significance of free#om of tho$ght) B% #epicting a societ% in hich in#epen#ent tho$ght hope# the masses o$l# as almost entirel% era#icate#, he

a'e $p an# reali,e it co$l# happen to orl# as hea#e# #o n the perilo$s as ell on its a% to

them) "r ell belie(e# his

roa# of fascism an# free#om of tho$ght being eliminate#)

3ather than seeing politics as an agent for the people, "r ell sa it as a means for the mone%e# r$ling class to &$stif%

their rapacio$s actions) B% #epicting a totalitarian state li'e "ceania, he #emonstrate# hat co$l# res$lt if the r$ling class

$se# ps%chological manip$lation to its f$ll a#(antage, to #en% its citi,ens their free#om of tho$ght)

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