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Images of Life in 1984

rced to participate in the Two Minutes Hate (p13):- Began with a hideous, grinding screech- Face of Emmanuel Goldstein, the Enemy of the People, flashed onto the screen- Goldstein then delivered usual venomous attack upon the doctrine of the Party, denouncing the dictatorship of the Party (p14).- Party members then broke out in rages and leap up and down, ending by chanting B- B,B- B.- They were always being watched for symptoms of unorthodoxy (p26).- Each morning, they awoke to an ear- piercing whistle (p33) from the telescreen. They were then prompted to take part in various exercises from an instructor on the telescreen. When doing these exercises, known as Physical Jerks, they could never show any dismay or resentment (p39).- Party members worked in one of the four ministries: Minitrue, Minipax, Miniluv, or Miniplenty.- Main character in 1984, Winston Smith, worked in Minitrue. His job was to rectify (p40) history.- Other co- workers did not speak with each other.- The Party members were brainwashed into believing anything that the Party told them to believe. This was achieved through doublethink. They believed what the Party told them even though they knew that the opposite of what was being told to them was true as well.- The result of the use of doublethink on Party members caused their quality of life to decrease. The Party lied to them, telling them that the quality of life was increasing, even though they knew it was decreasing. Although they knew the truth, they were forced to believe what the Party told them (p62).- Party members could not possess memories (p62).- Everyone lived in horrible conditions (p62).- Could not trust anybody in fear that they would report you to the Thought Police and have you vaporized (p65). This held true within families as well.- Could not let your thoughts wander in public places or in front of telescreens because facial features may not be perfectly under control (p65).- Women who worked for th...

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