The Nature Of Power In George Orwell's '1984'

1. Through punishment, denial of knowledge and the suppression of free thought the Party is able to maintain power in Oceania. The party’s all-seeing nature is the most effect form of control because it breeds a society that is afraid of revolt. Through the creation of print, radio, and television the Party is able to enforce “complete obedience to the will of the State” (Orwell 206). The people are now under complete surveillance and surrounded with propaganda, giving the Party the ability to see and dictate what the people do. By keeping the people in constant fear and ignorance the Party is able to maintain its power.
2. I agree with that O’Brien’s statement is misguided; I believe that absolute power is more about influence then an overshadowing of the people. Having power through authority is better than having power through suppression. The idea that power is gained from “pain and humiliation” is wrong because suppression does not
It is the Party’s goals that are evil, and the way in which they accomplish them is just as evil. Free thought is what makes a human human. O’Brien explains to Winston that The Party is “not interested in the good of others;” it is “interested solely in power” (Orwell 263). The Party’s goals are corrupt, their only concern is maintaining power. As a party who stands to manipulate people’s feelings and beliefs, it is clear that they do not care about the society.
8. In Winston’s case I believe that his betrayal was to get away from the torture but afterwards he could not forgive himself enough to forget what he said. When they awkwardly meet after the torture, Winston describes how in that moment you truly “want it to happen to the other person” (Orwell 292). In and after that moment his feelings for Julia may have been altered but I do not believe that it discredits the way he felt about Julia before. What it does is show that their personal pleasures have always outweighed any connection that they shared with each