Fear, an emotion that takes control of you, forces you to act in a certain way and refrain from taking certain risks. Fear takes hold of us day after day. We are afraid of dying, of losing and of failing. In the world of 1984, fear not only controls people individually, but humanity as a whole. The leaders of the Inner Party and the supreme leader of Big Brother controlled the people of Oceania with their fears. Through revolt, love, technology, and control over history, Party members were limited in every aspect of human nature. In 1984, free thought revolted. Physical acts of rebellion never occurred in the world created by George Orwell. Due to Big Brother's lack of freedom of thought, people have turned to thinking to escape the brutal world. Any thought outside of the thought designed by the Party was a “thought crime” (13). The thought of rioting or any thought of hatred directed towards the Party was a crime. Every thought was an act of rebellion. Winston commits many thought crimes throughout the book and eventually the Thought Police arrest him. Not only did he rebel mentally, but he attempted to make a physical revolt by joining the “brotherhood” (171). Even physical relationships and love rebel against the party. They dislike any human relationship that is not for the benefit of the Party, such as the relationship between Winston and Julia. Attempting to hide their relationship, the two must sneak between television screens to continue their connection. Winston protested against the Party in his own way, but ultimately failed by falling in love with Big Brother (298). Love still exists in the novel 1984 because everyone loves Big Brother, or will love it. Winston and Julia “loved” each other, although their love was probably more centered… middle of paper… shows the easy manipulation of children. The main message of Children's Story tells us that the unawareness of children and adults makes it easy to control and influence thoughts and beliefs. In 1984, Winston tells us that the people "unable to understand" the Party's point of view turn out to be the ones who teach it most successfully (156). These people never fully grasped the “flagrant violations of reality” and never understood what the Party required of them (156). The messages of both 1984 and The Children's Story send a strong message to our government, keep people informed. Children also need to be aware of who they are pledging allegiance to, why they pray to God, and who God is. Adults need to be aware of government issues, especially politics. People need to be aware of what each politician stands for and know what their beliefs are.
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