Orwell Response

In George Orwell’s novel 1984 a few themes are presented. One of the main themes of the novel is psychological manipulation. The Party fills their minds with propaganda and makes the people believe that they are “always doing right by the people” all the time, even when they are doing wrong. The Party constantly watched the people 24 hours a day in order to try to catch them doing something that are not supposed to be doing. The Party makes everybody participate in exercises every morning and make them work long days of work. The Party does this in order to keep the people physicals exhausted as well as miserable. Also when people are arrested they are forced to endure extreme torture. For example, Winston is tortured for a long period of time. From being tortured he comes to terms with himself that nothing is more painful and powerful than physical pain. Physical torture and physical control instills fear in people allowing for the Party to have total control over the people both physically and psychologically.