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Brainwashing In 1984 By George Orwell

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Tyrese Nanthavongsa Ms. Krusmark Honors English 2 14 April 2023 The Power Of Omniscient Eyes and Brainwashing One’s home is a place of complete tranquility to many. It is where one can feel at ease and disconnected from the outside world. Generally, the main attraction to the concept of one’s home is the right to privacy and the ability to act how one may please. However, when that home is mended into a space in which the idea of privacy has been erased, there is no longer a place to call “home”. Without a home, there is no safe place left in the world. Eventually, one’s self-being begins to shape accordingly to the environment created by the outside world. George Orwell’s novel 1984 brings light to a fictional reality in which the future of …show more content…

Throughout the novel, Winston Smith regularly reminds the reader of the civilians’ lack of privacy due to the government’s ability to see everything. One prominent concept that reappeared numerous times throughout the story was The Party’s usage of a device known as “telescreens”. These televisions, although typically harmless to the real world, are tools The Party uses to monitor the lives of every individual within Oceania. …show more content…

Despite being in the safety of his own home, Winston describes living in his world as a “habit that became instinct--[to live] in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized” (Orwell 3). Winston’s words in this quote illustrate the power of The Party and how its existence is similar to an entity that is always watching. By using the telescreens, The Party controls the people of Oceania, forcing them to suppress their emotions, words, and actions and slowly shapes them into beings that work to solely serve the party. The idea of living becoming an instinct in the human mind presents The Party’s ability to manipulate people through their constant surveillance. Furthermore, another example of surveillance takes place during Winston’s experience at the “Two Minutes Hate”. “The Two Minutes Hate” is a daily event in the novel that brings the civilians of Oceania together to relieve hatred towards the enemies of the party. However, with Winston’s contrasting views, his time at the “Two Minutes Hate” is filled with

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