Winston Smith's Downfall
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In the repressive society of Oceania in 1984, Winston Smith lived a
restricted life in which all activities were aimed towards the good of the Party.
Political and intellectual freedom were completely non-existent. With no laws
separating right from wrong, the whole population lived in fear, which ....
Middle of paper
.... being destroyed by the Party,
who's language, Newspeak was beginning to become used more frequently. The
object of Newspeak was to reduce the number of words in one's vocabulary,
therefore reducing one's opportunity to have free thought. At the Ministry of
Truth, Newspeak words were being used to transform all literary works of the
past into an acceptable state for the present. It was factors such as these
that prompted the intellectual rebellion and desire for knowledge which
ultimately c ....
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