This contrasts his famed anti-communist novel Animal Farm, for he wrote 1984 with the intent of highlighting the danger associated with any unrestricted governing system. This can be seen when Orwell has O’Brien make the assertion, “‘The object of power is power (272),’" in the middle of a lecture his is giving Winston. Here it becomes clear The Party is an evil entity as a result of its prioritizing control over all facets of life despite power. This neglect encompases the novel’s exploration of how a government that seeks power for the purpose of becoming more powerful is a threat to the freedom of its people. Doublethink is the primary example of this, as it entails an individual rejecting personal belief in order to accept the contradictory reality presented to them. In committing oneself to The Party, one also sacrifices their right to individual thought. Orwell wrote 1984 with the intention of igniting a response of fear from its readers, and what better way to do this than by threatening their loss of
This contrasts his famed anti-communist novel Animal Farm, for he wrote 1984 with the intent of highlighting the danger associated with any unrestricted governing system. This can be seen when Orwell has O’Brien make the assertion, “‘The object of power is power (272),’" in the middle of a lecture his is giving Winston. Here it becomes clear The Party is an evil entity as a result of its prioritizing control over all facets of life despite power. This neglect encompases the novel’s exploration of how a government that seeks power for the purpose of becoming more powerful is a threat to the freedom of its people. Doublethink is the primary example of this, as it entails an individual rejecting personal belief in order to accept the contradictory reality presented to them. In committing oneself to The Party, one also sacrifices their right to individual thought. Orwell wrote 1984 with the intention of igniting a response of fear from its readers, and what better way to do this than by threatening their loss of