1984+essay

Dear Boethuis,

My name is Weston, I am from the land of oceania, 14 1/2 thousand years from when you were alive. The year now is 1984, the world is harsh, we are run by big brother and the party. You, yourself said, "you cannot impose anything on a free mind, you cannot move its state of inner tranquility, a mind at peace with itself and firmly founded on reason." I am afraid to say now that is no longer true.

Everyday now there are wortkers working on the dictionary of newspeak. Newspeak is based off of English which is now called Oldspeak. With Newspeak the party can control what people can and can't say just make making a word not a word. By the time the final eleventh edition releases there will be no such words as freedom or peace. With such few words people won't even be capable to come up with ideas or plans on how to rebel. To control a person further there is thoughtcrime, the only law in the entire country.The act of thoughtcrime can go a very long way, from enjoying sex to thinking negative about big brother. To make sure that you do not commit thoughtcrime there are telescreens everywhere, in your house, outside, at work."on each landing, opposite of the lift shaft a poster with an enormous face gazed from the wall. it was one of those pictures contrived to follow you wherever you move. Big Brother is watchin you, the caption ran beneath it."

To control people on a further extent they do not want people to enjoy sex. Parent's children are trained at a young age for the anti sex league where they can snitch to authorities about there parents crimes. To go along with the anti sex league are the junior spies. The junior spies are also parents children, they are given training and equipment to spy