ver the minds of all of its citizens. As a result it uses various forms of torture, such as electro-shock therapy, to brainwash any deviants that stand in the way of the Partys ultimate ideal of a puritan landscape of thought. It is this desire for complete power, and the horrifying practices carried out, which ultimately prove the incompatibility between the individual and the Party.Thus, the concept of the individual is incompatible with the ideals of the Party. This is proven by the following facts: the criminal nature of Winstons unique thoughts, and the writing thereof; the unlawful acts he carried out due to his unorthodoxy, such as maintaining a secret and promiscuous relationship with Julia, and the political ramifications of the sexual act; and lastly, the deconstruction of his individualism at the hands of the Party, due to its hunger for power over the mind. It is not surprising then, that among the imposing doctrines of the government of Big Brother, the character of Winston Smith was eventually wiped out. In conclusion, a passage from Winstons diary: To the future or to the past, to a time when thought is free, when men are different from one another, and do not live alone to a time when truth exists and what is done cannot be undone: From the age of uniformity, from the age of solitude, from the age of Big Brother, from the age of doublething greetings! ...
