"Doublethink means the power of holding to contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. The Party intellectual knows in which direction his memories must be altered; he therefore knows that he is playing tricks with reality; but by the exercise of doublethink he also satisfies himself that reality is not violated"(Orwell 190).

Many descriptions similar to this are given in the book and help explain the way in which the socialist government of Oceania operates. It explains how a stron

Orwell presented a dark, fearful world in his book. His fluent use of the English language creates the effect that everything has a sense of darkness, hate, or mystery. He explains many times of the "Two Minutes Hate"(Orwell 54) and "Hate Week"(Orwell 176) in order to show the amount of hate incorporated into the society of Oceania. These events are expressions of hate towards Oceania's enemy. The book begins in a dreary mood and progresses into a happier, more positive one, but ends in a dreary defeated felling. The book left me in a bad mood because I found that it projected the image that if one person was ever dominated by another, it would never be possible to escape the domination.

My opinion of the book mirrored the plot of the book. In the beginning when everything is very negative and depressing, it was a long dragging process to read it. As the book progressed to a more hopeful promising state, I began to enjoy reading it. The end was disappointing because of its lack of happiness and leaving me with a sense that life is always a no no-win situation. After th

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