In the society of Oceania in 1984, the ruling party, or "Big Brother" controlled everything, including one's own thoughts and feelings. A person could not even truly express the way they thought or felt because of the threat that there was someone from the thought police around, or that they were watching what you were doing on the telescreen at that exact moment. Some things were especially effected by Big Brother, such as the common language of the country, their marriage and family life, and how society in Oceania influences and puts pressure onto its citizens. All of these things are profusely different in this novel, than they are in the world we live in today.
The language that they commonly speak in Oceania is Newspeak. In their civilization, it was ex
pected that it would have finally superseded Oldspeak, or common English, by the year 2050. One of the important themes in this novel is the language because it represents the fact that "Big Brother" is controlling the language and ideas that its citizens can express. Their ultimate goal was so that no one could communicate anything to question the party's power.
This passage has a significant role in the third section and the book as a whole. It relates to the theme of fear and to the pain that the society is inflicting on him. This passage also shows how the society affects him, O'Brien is trying to convince him that two plus two is five, this is difficult for Winston to admit to and say aloud. O'Brien now endures more pain on him until he agrees with the concept. Society tries
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