What are the two central goals
of the inner party?
Goals of the Inner party
 Extinguish all thought
 Control all people
How is perpetual war no
different than perpetual
peace?
How is perpetual war no different
than perpetual peace?
 War creates scarcity of
goods and food and
allows the Party to
keep inhabitants under
control and dependent
on the party.
 The party is the “savior
and protector”
 The people will never
rebel against the party.
Why does the inner
party alter the past?
Is it important that
our present society
remember the past?
Why does the inner party alter
the past?
 This shows Big Brother to be infallible.
 By erasing the past, there is no means
to compare with the present, and
therefore, we do not know if it is better
or worse.
What purposes do
advanced science
and technology
serve in Oceania?
 The advancements limit one’s privacy
and control citizens.
 The aim is opposite of improving one’s
life.
What is the greatest threat to
the Inner Party losing its
power?
What is the greatest threat to
the inner party losing its power?
 Freedom of thought within the Inner and
Outer party;
 Refusal to practice Doublethink
Would the Inner Party authorize the
military to bomb its own people?
Would the inner party authorize
bombing its own people?
 Yes. This would create fear of the
enemy and a greater dependence and
adoration of the party and Big Brother
as the protector.
Who
determines
what is true,
moral, and
sane in our
society today?
Can true,
moral, or sane
change in the
future?
Who determines what is true,
moral or sane?
 Religion?
 Government?
 Tradition?
 Individual?