Summary Of Chapter 9 Of 1984 By George Orwell
In Part 2, Chapter 9, of 1984 by George Orwell, Winston is reading Goldstein's book and is trying to finding out why the Party does things in a certain way. The main component of the Big Brothers control is war. Goldstein claims that destruction is the vital act of war. He does not mean that it is the destruction of the enemy. Goldstein states that war is necessary to destroy the wealth in the society that is instigating the war. He is saying that destruction makes it easier for the Party to take over.
The main idea is that the war destroys material items so that people are always really poor. If there was no war, they would not rely on the government as much and become more independent, which makes them think about rebelling against the Big
brother. War is a needed for the Party because it keeps everyone peaceful so they do not rebel against the government. “War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent.” If they did not have war the citizens would feel more independent. The government would lose power and control of the people and everything would be chaotic. The government’s act is not beneficial to the people as of now, because it needs the people to be mindless sheep, in the long run would be more beneficial if the government did not control everything.
The main idea is that the war destroys material items so that people are always really poor. If there was no war, they would not rely on the government as much and become more independent, which makes them think about rebelling against the Big
brother. War is a needed for the Party because it keeps everyone peaceful so they do not rebel against the government. “War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent.” If they did not have war the citizens would feel more independent. The government would lose power and control of the people and everything would be chaotic. The government’s act is not beneficial to the people as of now, because it needs the people to be mindless sheep, in the long run would be more beneficial if the government did not control everything.