First 1984 Reading Journal

In the book 1984 by George Orwell, equality is created by the government, known as the "Party". The Party controls and supervises everyone in a very careful and detailed manner. While the Party tries to create equality throughout the society by making people think they are happy and content under their rule, they are really manipulating the people of their thoughts and ideas by using the idea of Thoughtcrimes. With the consequences of a so-called thoughtcrime, people learn to control their thoughts, their ways of thinking, and their actions. Religion, relationships, and individual rights are abolished altogether. The idea of becoming distant with human relationships is one of the main themes of the book. Individual rights have been taken away. The telescreens are ways of keeping the people under close watch, their every move seen, allowing no room for mistakes or self-control. Everything is controlled by the government, specifically Big Brother. This reduces the conflict in seeing things differently. Since everyone is required to think and act the same way, there is no reason for there to be any conflict. Conformity is forced within the society by manipulation in the government.With the Party always watching and the rules set up in the society, people are forced into believing whatever they are told. Clearly, the government has attempted to make a utopian world, yet it can not exist. With the oppression and forced conformity throughout the society, it creates a dystopia. Though the people are told that they live in a perfect world, it can not be. Everyone is happy enough to live on and not think differently about where they live; however, they are unable to think for themselves and live in fear of their lives, concluding a dystopia has been created, rather than a utopia.