Slogans Of 1984 By George Orwell

What is truth? Many believe that truth is what we are taught and the words we know, but the basic question Orwell raises in 1984 is whether there is any such thing as “truth.” Fromm further argues that the beliefs of truth explained in 1984 are “a development which is taking place in the Western industrial countries.” The three slogans discussed by Orwell are war is peace, freedom is slavery and ignorance is strength, which are, in fact, a reality in present day society. The first slogan Orwell addresses is the belief that war is peace. In their society, keeping the masses believing that constant war being waged is actually a way of maintaining peace due to the patriotism, devotion and sacrifice it elicits. The people living in this country become unified as one during war and use times of conflict as a way of
The people living in this society have been taught that freedom to act actually tends to enslave one to sentimental and unessential vices and emotions. They believe if they are constantly embroiled in relationships, they are subject to the turmoil and unhappiness that they sometimes cause. To them, allowing themselves to become vulnerable is nearly the same as being imprisoned due to the negative feelings they associate with relationships. On top of relationships, entrepreneurs in the United States have the freedom to start their own businesses but at the same time are enslaved to the government as a result of all the rules and regulation put into place. For example, the government places thousands of regulations on restaurants to keep them up to government standard even if it is not in the best interest of the restaurant. Although the companies may have freedom tot form, any freedom they have begins to be chipped away as each regulation comes into place. The idea of freedom may be appealing at first but when reality settles in, the idea of freedom morphs itself into