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What is the meaning of Ingsoc in 1984 by George Orwell?
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In George Orwell ’s 1984, Ingsoc is the political philosophy and system of governance that arose when Oceania was created. It is derived from English Socialism, which was the dominant political system when England was still a separate country. The supposed purpose of Ingsoc is to ensure the collective well-being of all of Oceania’s peoples through revolutionary socialism. In practice, it depends on constantly reinforcing the people’s unthinking obedience and loyalty to the Party and Big Brother. The novel’s unnamed narrator provides the
three sacred principles of Ingsoc: Newspeak, doublethink, the mutability of the past. These principles are tightly interwoven. The first example given of Newspeak is “war is peace.” This idea fits with the mutability of the past, as history and current events are constantly being rewritten by workers such as Winston in service to the Party. A necessary component is doublethink, which allows the human mind to retain two contradictory messages at the same time.