Title: 1984 Journal: 27, 29 & 32 – mlandon9470
Headings: 1984 Journal: 27, 29 & 32
1984 Journal: 27, 29 & 32
Content: -To goldstein, war is never ending because it unites the country. -The primary purpose of warfare is to use the machinery products. -There isn’t much scientific or technical progress because that would require thought and creativity but that is prohibited in Oceania. -The two great aims of the Party are to conserve and create reality and make abstract thinking impossible. -The three groups that humans have been divided into are low, middle, and high. -The three huge countries have similar political systems. -The four ways that a ruling group can fall from power are, either it is conquered from without, it governs so inefficiently that the masses revolt, it allows a strong and disconnected Middle group to come into being, or it loses its own self-confidence and willingness to govern. -The Proles are the biggest threat to big brother. “Crimestop” is when people in this world get rid of any unwanted thoughts. “Doublethink” is so important because the the Party wants complete control of everything.