ght crime because there will be no vocabulary to describe it. Words in newspeak had single meanings, free means without. So the word free did not mean freedom, politically or intellectually this meaning did not exist. Free would be used to describe that the floor is free from dirt. Also, things will never be bad, they will always be "ungood" The government not only was changing the language, but was also controlling human thought. The government figured the more people thought, the harder it would be to sustain good control, so the Thought Police was invented. While watching Two minutes of hate, Winston unconsciously scribbles "Down with Big Brother" all over his notebook. This is an unforgivable thoughtcrime, and doing this could get him arrested and taken to the Ministry of Love, where he will be tortured, or vaporized. Orwell warns his reader about this overly powerful government. People are petrified over what will happen, even if they just write something. Orwell is warning the reader if he does not watch out, government and technology could take over. Oceania is suffering from war, loss of privacy, ignorance, and no freedom. The government decides everything for them. If they do not comply with government rules, they are arrested and tortured until they believe and comply. This is what happens to Winston in the end of the book. O'Brian beats Winston until he agrees that two plus two equals five. The torture method is similar to teaching a baby not to do things; just their method is ridiculously harsher. When a baby tries to touch the stove, the mom says "no" and eventually the baby will learn not to touch that. 1984 is described as a "negative utopia". Throughout the book Orwell creates and sustains a mood of despair. Beginning with the first page describing Winston's apartment sets the gloomy mood of the story. The mood continues as Winston describes his job, and his lifestyle. The employees are forced to watch a telescreen every...
