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Freedom And Liberty - College Term Papers

Freedom And Liberty

and Liberty (a book review of George Orwell's 1984)
Living in a society
with limited freedom of expression is not, in any case, enjoyable. A Totalitarian
society is a good example of such a society, because although it provides control
for the people, it can deny them a great deal of freedom to express themselves.
The fictional society in George Orwell’s 1984 also stands as a metaphor for
a Totalitarian society. Communication, personal beliefs, and individual loyalty
to the government are all controlled by the inner party which governs the people
of Oceania in order to keep them from rebelling. Current society in America
is much more democratic. It contrasts with Orwell’s society of ...

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workers in Oceania, discuss the concept
of Newspeak. Syme reveals that he supports the system, demonstrating how he
has been brainwashed by the Inner Party who enforces the system.
"It’s a
beautiful thing, the destruction of words... You haven’t a real appreciation
for Newspeak, Winston... Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to
narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thougtcrime literally
impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it. (p. 46)"

One can detect from this quotation that the people of Oceania, as a group,
have been brainwashed by the Inner Party to use only Newspeak. Syme, for one,
understands the purpose of it, and he still complies with the system because
he has been trained to do so. The concept of Newspeak is designed to control
personal beliefs of the citizens by limiting their form of expression as Syme
explains. But when the governing system is not followed, Thought Police are
used to prevent thoughts ...

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Added: 9/8/2007 10:22:17 PM
Category: Book Reports
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