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Reality In George Orwell's 1984

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“There is an objective reality out there, but we view it through the spectacles of our beliefs.” –David G. Meyers. Similar to this quote, the people of Oceania believe what the Party says to be reality, even if it counteracts the laws of mathematics and physics. Therefore, in the world of 1984, it was possible for Big Brother to decide what is real or not.
Big Brother and the Party is able to thoroughly manipulate the minds of the party members so that the laws of nature no longer exists to them, unless they state otherwise. “[The
Party] control[s] matter because we control the mind” (Orwell 274). By rewriting the past and eliminating emotions, they are able to influence what the citizens of Oceania believe to be possible. Newspeak is also …show more content…

Since the government has authority over what people think, they can be easily convinced to believe everything they say.
Brainwashing is a key factor to changing one’s perception of reality. Referring to the stages of integration to go back into society, Orwell writes. “‘There is learning, there is understanding, and there is acceptance.” Through each step, rebels, like Winston, are forced to relearn their understanding of the Party and Big Brother. Torture and interrogation is another method used by the Party to manipulate their citizens. “‘We convert him, we capture his inner
Pakpahan 2 mind, we reshape him. [...] We make him one of ourselves before we kill him’” (Orwell 255).
Also known as “reeducation” the Party seizes the mind of rebels and reforms it so that they become followers of Big Brother.
The world of 1984 is a society with no true knowledge of history or science and therefore, cannot progress. “‘Who controls the past,’ ran the Party slogan, ‘controls the future: who controls the present controls the past’” (Orwell 34). Since the Party decides what is recorded as “history,” they can easily control what people believe to be true or not. Without knowing what happened in the past, people will just continue to repeat the same mistakes. This will

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