Created by James S., Sylvia, and Agartu: Eng. 12 Honors, Fall 2019
The ink and diary
represent what remains of one’s freedom of thought and speech when living in a
totalitarian society. Whilst speech can be controlled via constant monitoring
and fear of repercussion, it is impossible to control one’s thoughts. In a
diary, thought can be expressed without censorship or punishment.
The bullet stands for
war, as the society expounded in 1984 is strongly affected by it. The
government takes advantage of the state of war by brainwashing the citizens with
military parades and hatred rallies against the enemy, legitimizing all of that
with the motto “WAR IS PEACE”: war is needed to maintain peace at the borders
not letting enemies in and, consequently, to keep population secure.
The newspaper reinforces the censorship and
filtering of information in the society of 1984. In 1984 being a “blind
follower” who consumes information without question is heavily idealized, one
of the slogans contained in INGSOC: Ignorance is strength, aptly encapsulates
the significance of this symbol towards the progression of the story.
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