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Use Of Control In George Orwell's '1984'

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George Orwell’s 1984 is a novel about a dystopian society, mainly London under the control of the political party Ingsoc which uses their overwhelming influence to control the actions of nearly all party members.The thought that thoughts of sex and other natural impulses and feelings will lead to contradictory thought than those of the party which could spark a revolution.The main character Winston describes London as verry grey in this quote”Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue, there seemed to be no color in anything, except the posters that were plastered everywhere.” ( page 4) .Ingsoc uses a variety of methods, spies, hidden microphones, telescreens (cameras)... too spy and listen to population in order to prevent such a revolution and to practice full control over the oceana inhabitants. There a some outliers who rebel against the party but those are taken away by the thought police whos job is to make sure no one is secretly rebelling against the party. Even though the population of Oceania is being repressed by the thought police there are still plenty of instances that demonstrates that some natural impulses simply can’t be repressed. …show more content…

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