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As stated by Winston, "Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime is death”(Orwell 34). In this quote, we are revealed to the negative effects of the totalitarianism. We see that Winston and the other characters have no sense of privacy and are forced to believe what the Party wants the characters to know. Thoughtcrime is a crime that is committed by having unorthodox thoughts that are unacceptable to a society. Thoughtcrime is an example of the lack of privacy that people have in 1984. By not being able to think a certain thought or believe in a certain thing the people’s lack of privacy is demolished. The people have no privacy to do, think, or say what they want. Thoughtcrime is an example of why the lack of privacy shows the dangers of