Tuesday, July 31, 2007

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"'If there is hope,' wrote Winston, 'it lies in the proles.'"

Winston Smith observed the shoddier quarters of Oceania. Amongst the screaming children and poor women, he saw hope. But he failed to see it in reverse.

There was no hope. Change was not forthcoming. The government remained in power without any sign of an emerging opposition. The proles continued their lives unceremoniously, without any serious complaint. They hadn't a need for change. Indirectly, they contributed to its existence.

The novel depicts a sharp divide in the two classes, between 15% of the population, and the remaining poorer people called 'the proles'. To effectively convince the reader of the possibilities power has in abolishing individual thinking, Orwell portrayed a totalitarian government that used extreme physical force on the the 15%, the outer party. The author implies that starvation and torture can conquer one's mind.

The book goes into imaginative detail. Targeted party members were subject to an organized lifestyle of scrutiny and risk punishment. There are endless examples of gag-me-with-a-kerchief methods employed by the government which gave Oceania's constituents no opportunity to revolt. Telescreens. Big Brother. Hate Week. Ministry of Love. Thought Police. Antisex League. Poverty, hunger, vaporization. That wretched Victory Gin, you could forever feel its vile aftertaste. The flavor of helplessness.

Yet 85% of the population required little to no supervision at all. The proles didn't present a risk to the leadership. All that was needed to keep them marching to the country's beat was the withholding of a little education and eliminating the concept of a better life.

Effective mind control is as simple as that.

There was something familiar, even personal, with the proless in the yard behind Mr. Charrington's shop tending her washbin. As she went to and fro her clothesline, stuffing her mouth with pins, she broke into constant chimes of song. She seemed truly content, or as Winston put it, she was beautiful. She had no desire for a change. Her ignorance was her bliss. Her bliss was the government's bliss, its ability to survive while unjust.

Indoctrination can come in far more comfortable teaspoonfuls than Victory Gin. I am skeptical with regards to the real-life possibilities of O'Brein's radical methods. But I know the woman behind the yard, and SHE's not guilty of crimethink; of independent thought. Neither does she have reason to. As long as all she knows is her
soapy water and the pitter-patter of her children's feet running around the pavement, she'll be content with her less-than perfect life. The party will continue to reign.

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massages like these are preached daily by religions & non religious alike, the first 2 parts of the book is non fiction, but I wonder if part 3 where Winston is forced into DOUBLETHINK , is based on reality it seems force works only to suppress Short term. its rather the indoctrination esp. in childhood, which can put BIG BROTHER into a reality.

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"didn't you stand a chance of satisfaction with your VAIBELE role when you first started out?"

I thought the correlation is obvious. Like the proless in the novel, there are many women in our traditional veibele role that are really satisfied. The ultimate question is if the ignoramus, anesthetic way to pass life without necessarily being unhappy, would be anyone's preference over more conscious living.

Is being satisfied our objective in life? As humans we yearn for more. We want challenge, despite the bitter flavors it can occasionally present itself in. It's what makes us productive, it's what makes us really happy, it's what makes it worth it.

Once you learn that there is more out there than the comfy-cushioned cradle we're raised in, there is no going back. You can't backspace the things you discover while sneaking that first illegal peak. And you can probably never be content in that simplistic way again. But I have yet to hear of someone who's gone through the (painful) journey of enlightenment, that they regret having been exposed.

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"the first 2 parts of the book is non fiction, but I wonder if part 3 where Winston is forced into DOUBLETHINK."

There is nothing new in the first 2 parts of the book, it's a typical depiction of the evils of power and its influence on the body. History itself has unfortunately told this story already, and in even more horrible ways.

It's the third part that made the book a historical classic that, even today, influences politics. I think that despite the popularity of the brainwash notion, part 3 is not feasible. A person that has already had the capacity to think and understand to differentiate between fact and fiction, cannot be psychologically influenced. It's as you mentioned; either early indoctrination or succesful with those that would probably never think of independently anyhow (as in Winston's next door neighbor - in the even you remember the minute details).

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