The removal of these relationships also means the removal of the affectionate notions, and the idea of self sacrifice for any one but Big Brother. The government also wishes to take away the critical period of raising children, by taking this away the children will loose compassion for anyone other than the state. Bronfenbrenner notes that "in order for a child to develop normally, a child needs the enduring, irrational involvement of one or more adults"(38), without a proper childhood, with involved parents children become high risk for maladaptive emotional and social behaviours and do not develop to their full potential, not only is this dangerous to the child and their future, but to a society as a whole. This has already started to take effect in 1984 with Parson 's children 's. When he is brought to the Ministry of Truth, Winston asks who turned him in, and Parson replies " 'It was my little daughter '"(Orwell 295), the kids do so because they are more loyal and reliant of the state than they are on their parents. The children that are raised in this society have trouble forming a connection to anyone but the state, the works to the Party 's advantage as they are the only person the future citizens will feel anything for. As Winston puts it the children are "ungovernable little savages… [have] no tendency to rebel against the discipline of the Party…they …show more content…
When the governments influence extends to the control of emotions, the results are the decrease in quality of many aspects of life including, relationships, ecology and language. Without these fundamentals of a human society The Party can have total control over it 's citizens, as they have no way to rebel or have their own thoughts. Everything the citizens do aligns with the Party because the only emotions and feelings they can have are are the ones that The Party has selected and allowed them to have. The society that Orwell has created in 1984 serves as a warning to what happens when citizens become complacent and stop actively questioning the government, and blindly follow their policies and believe whatever the government puts out as true. The foundation of humanity and the complex, diverse society that people create depends on the ability for people to be able to form relationships, have different views, believe in different ideas and voice ideas and feelings on topics, The Party has diminished all of these opportunities destroying humanity in the