Examples Of Paradoxes In 1984 By George Orwell

Every day and everywhere, everyone's faced with paradoxes, they may not be recognizable because everyone's so used to seeing them in our lives. Everyone encounters paradoxes in their social lives, at work, at school, and in general life. Such as the more you fail, the more likely you are to succeed; The more you try to impress people, the less impressed they’ll be; these are some examples of paradoxes people face in their lives. In George Orwell’s novel 1984 there are three slogans of the party, which are, War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery and Ignorance is Strength. In the book this paradoxical slogan becomes repeated by members of the dystopian society. The slogan reoccurs throughout the whole book and is referenced by many of the characters
The slogan War is peace, Freedom is slavery and ignorance is strength may be a paradox, but then again these slogans are also an infallible truth. These paradoxes are the official slogans of the Party, since the slogan was introduced so early in the novel and continues to be said throughout part one of the book this belief serves as the reader’s first introduction to the idea of doublethink.
There are some reasons as to why the party has these slogans as one of the most important sayings in the book. War is peace in the book means that in this society they make the people believe that they are in constant war, but helps them maintain the peace within the party. The war makes people peaceful because the society is involved in other parties like the anti-sex league, these “clubs” remove the anxiety and wariness of the people by keeping them busy. Without the war, the security that they have built may be threatened therefore, this makes the people not have a doubt and not question the government. Ignorance is strength means that if the people are ignorant and don’t question the government, the government would have more power because the society does not have a
In both these book independent thought is seen as a crime. In Fahrenheit 451 books are banned from the public and in the book 1984 they bann diaries and history books from the public. Another example can be the Hunger Games, in both of these books the children are forced to comply with the government. In the hunger games children are forced to tribute themselves and fight in the hunger games for their lives and in 1984 they are enlisted into the “Junior Spies” they are persuaded and encouraged to spy on their