Enhanced Interrogation In 1984 And The Real World

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In 1984 and the real world torture is shown to be effective and efficient, but psychiatrists have proven that it is ineffective and mentally damaging.
Enhanced interrogation is used to torture people into confessing. The United States and 1984 both use this to get answers out of people. They did this with Winston to try and cure him. The U.S. uses this to enhance interrogation names so that they don't have to show what it means as in torture. In Arrigo's article, "Enhanced interrogations and torture" (EIT) in certain national defense scenarios"(Arrigo). The military, detective and interrogators are the only people who are “allowed” to be using this tactic but many other countries and people do in other ways. Enhanced interrogation is used …show more content…

Many people use torture to mess with people's mind and to use it against them. They force people to confess and use it to their advantage against people. Orwell states, “A hideous ecstasy of fear and vindictiveness, a desire to kill, to torture, to smash faces in with a sledge hammer, seemed to flow through the whole group of people ... turning one even against one's will like an electric current, turning one even against one's will into a grimacing, screaming lunatic” (Orwell 11). In the book, 1984 Big Brother used torture to their advantage to gain power. In many countries, they do the same thing and many people believe this is not the right thing to do. Studies have shown that torture gives people a traumatizing experience. Balfe and Researchers state, "These postings were made in the year following the release of a major investigation into the Enhanced Interrogation program's inner workings. The article argues that the main lens through which people on this forum made sense of Enhanced Interrogation is horror" (Balfe). These studies have shown multiple people that torture has led to them having long-term trauma and possibly having multiple health and mental conditions. They are having a major toll on the people who have gone through this life. Torture has been shown to have negative effects on people. Balfe's article states, " The Enhanced Interrogation program caused huge