Summary Of George O Brian's 1984: Torture Methods

In George Orwell’s 1984, O’Brian utilizes heinous methods of physical and psychological torture to deindividualize and brainwash Winston. Winston endures torture methods like beatings, degradation, intimidation, and starvation. O’Brian’s methods of choice are not unlike the various torture methods used throughout history, particularly the methods used by the CIA in the 1950s. Upon the start of the Cold War, the CIA began testing different torture techniques in an attempt to gain the upper hand against Soviets, who were believed by the United States government to have found effective ways of brainwashing their enemies in order to force useful information from their enemies
The United States developed a system which they called a “Special Interrogation