Government Control In 1984 George Orwell

In the book 1984 George Orwell shows how life would be with a government that is physically controlling. One way that the government is physically controlling is have the citizens of Oceania to participate in mandatory exercise. Winston wakes up to a noise and he know right away what time it is. He gets up and gets in front of the T.v. and he hears “Thirty to forty group! Take your places, please. Thirties to forties!’ Winston sprang to attention in front of the telescreen, upon which the image of a youngish woman, scrawny but muscular, dressed in tunic and gym-shoes, had already appeared. ’Arms bending and stretching!’ she rapped out. ’Take your time by me. One, two, three, four! One, two, three, four! Come on, comrades, put a bit of life into it! …show more content…
One two, three, four! . . .” (Orwell 1984). This is just one way of many that helps the government stay in control of the citizens of Oceania. Another way the government controls them is by rationing there food. When Winston lived with his family they struggled to eat because of how little food the government gave to them. Winston recalled this in one of his memories saying “He knew that he was starving the other two, but he could not help it” (Orwell 1984). The government controls how much they eat. They give them just enough so that they are not wiry but not enough so that feel satisfied and have no need to rebel. One of their only freedoms they have are Victory cigarettes, Victory gin, and chocolate. The book states “Winston drinks some Victory gin and smokes Victory cigarettes” (Orwell 1984). The government stated that there was going to be a reduction of chocolate then one day when they were at lunch a voice comes on over the intercom. The voice says “As short a time ago as February, the Ministry of Plenty had issued a promise that there would be no reduction of the chocolate ration during