Response to Orwell

The one topic that I wanted to address was the manipulation of reality and how everyone was forced to think. Since Big Brother was like an overall dictator there was no real need for anyone to try and go against the government, which rarely happened anyway in that society. One major characteristic of society that I found a little awkward and radical was the fact that everyone was basically forced to think alike, and if one opposed the government it was never to found out about. With everyone to have the same thoughts thee was really no freedom among the people. To me it seems as though every person is a walking robot that has been programed to prform a certain duty and nothing else that would break that constant rotation.

One example of this is when the topic of marriage and sex was brought up. The government married no two people together for the reason of attraction and love (as a contrast to what is performed in modern times), but for the reasons of reproduction for the party and nothing else. It was also stated that these reasonings to marry are instilled from a very young at age to everyone and that there are even groups that were created to instill the thoughts of abstinence unless otherwise established by the government and the use of artificial insemination only. The explanations used in the book make you realize how "brainwashed" the party has made everyone.

Another way that the party and BB manipulated reality was the destruction of all files and records of people and history, while also having people create new history books which are not accurate at any cost. When Winston spoke on how people just "disappear" I, like others, wondered what would could have happened to that person and who would want to destroy records of that person's existence. I found that insane due to the fact that everyone has the right to be remembered. But then I remembered that BB was all about being in control, and if evidence was around about other things or even what happened to people that "diappeared" then he would possibly lose some of his overall power.