Title: 1984 Key Questions: Why is the war in 1984 never ending?  | SparkNotes
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1984
George Orwell
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Why is the war in 1984 never ending? In 1984, the endless war enables the ruling class to remain in power while the lower classes remain powerless. In Goldstein’s manifesto, he observes that a country that is productive will eventually become prosperous, unless something is done to destroy the fruits of that productivity. War is the ultimate solution to this problem.