1984 Repression

1984 Repression

1984

In 1984, George Orwell portrays a dark, pessimistic world where Airstrip One (Or London) is ruled by a totalitarian regime and where a government tries to control every aspect of one’s life. A manner of ways to do this includes technology (like the telescreen that monitors voice and sounds), the exploitation of language, Psychological Manipulation, Control of Information and alteration of History. Also the government grows to a point of being so paranoid that a single disloyal thought is considered a crime. To prevent “Thought Crime”, The Party creates techniques such as “doublethink”, the ability to hold two contradictory ideas in one's mind at the same time.
The protagonist, Winston Smith, sets out to test the limits of the Party’s power. He does this in a number of ways such as having a prohibited affair with his lover, Julia. Together, both of them attempt to form a rebellion that would overthrow the party. One of the most interesting characters in the novel is a high posted Party member called O’Brien. O’Brien pretends to be on the same side as Winston until the last chapter where he is revealed to have tricked Winston, who is caught being disloyal to the Party. O’Brien is also hinted to have one been against the party at one stage of his life, but was caught and “converted” by the Party. The text below is written in his perspective.

  O’Brien views the Party as immortal. It cannot be overthrown. All it desires is pure power, nothing else. O’Brien compares the Party to the Nazis and the Russian communists, who had a similar system and methods but failed to succeed the way the Party did. The Party builds their world with hate and fear because of their will for tightening their grasp. They work to create a world of victory after victory and success after success. The more power they gain, the less they tolerate. A world of fear and at the same time a world of triumph.
The Party does not eliminate freethinking individuals...