An Ideological Threat
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SummaryOrwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four examines a society plagued by war, hunger, and ever-present government surveillance. Lack of resources and the prospect of death face all citizens everyday, and yet their ruling body is in no danger of losing its power. This body, the Party, employs bizarre and extreme measures to ensure its survival, limiting education and resources to the lowest classes of the population. This is reminiscent of communist or dictatorial governments of the past, except that the “dictator” is an ideology, and Party members do not indulge in their positions of power, living in conditions not much better than that of the teeming masses.
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- Winston Smith is an Outer Party member; he works directly for the Party and enjoys some of its benefits.
- The book Winston receives from O'Brien illustrates the greatest danger of the Party, its self-preservation.
- The strength of Nineteen Eighty-Four lies in its ability to convey a warning of the harms of a society governed by unquestioning faith.
- Orwell's development of the Party illustrates the dangers present in any fanatical belief or ideology.
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