Warning to Teens

The role that I play in presenting a warning to teens today is to obey authority. In the novel and especially in book three, Winston got tortured many times because he didn’t obey the first time he was told to do something. If he would have obeyed O’Brien when he was being interrogated he wouldn’t have gone through as much torture as he did. If you would just follow as you are told, everything will be alright. Disrespecting and not listening to authority will only lead to trouble later down the road.  Another warning to teens is to not be afraid to report people who commit wrong doings. The main job of young people is to help point out those who are committing things that are against the law. The youth should report a crime if they see one for example, thoughtcrime. Even if you find that your parents are doing something as bad as thoughtcrime, you must turn them in. You might think it’s immoral to turn in your own family but it’s for their sake. Who knows what could happen if they are not cured of their wicked thoughts? I believe that I am a very important figure in establishing these warnings to teens in the present day.

Society's Role

Society has no responsibility to preserve their own privacy. The responsibility only belongs to the Party and to the party only. Society is incapable of having their own duties. The party’s current agenda is all anyone needs. People don’t really need privacy, which is why I’m always watching. The main reason for the telescreens is to protect and watch over our citizens. With privacy, who knows the dark secrets someone could hide or what crimes society would commit. So no privacy is best for everyone’s sake. The only ones who are an exception are people who help execute the party’s plans. For example, an inner party member such as O’Brien. They are trusted beings who can handle being able to switch their telescreens on and off. Anyone outside the inner party therefore cannot be trusted because they haven’t ultimately proved their utmost loyalty to the party. The Party controls all and needs to stay in power.  The balance would be disturbed if people did as they pleased just because they wanted solitude. If society had any role in their own responsibilities the party wouldn’t be able to maintain their authority.  The only role society should have is to follow the policies of those who lead them.

My Views on Privacy and Government Control

Today’s privacy and government policies are just what we need in order to maintain a structured society. The ultimate reason is because it controls the actions of the individuals. I agree with today’s current system of surveillance which watches people in community places such as parking lots, malls, and other public places. Similar surveillance devices such as telescreens and hidden microphones are the same and are only meant for the protection of the citizens. Government control keeps fear circulating because if a person knows that they are being watched, they are less likely to commit the crime. Anyone with criminal feelings will have second thoughts and will not go through with the crime as easily.  It is a good thing that we are able to track what citizens do and are able to surveillance them. If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear, so I believe that observation isn’t wrong at all and is in turn good for the benefit of everyone. What the people don’t realize is that constant scrutiny keeps them safe unless they are planning to conduct a crime which they shouldn’t do, which leads me with to my last reason. I agree with today’s privacy policies because without government control, the society’s people would be too incompetent to handle themselves and are incapable of making decisions of their own. People would run amuck doing as they please and in turn would work against our goal of creating a structured environment.

 

How Propaganda Influences Me

Propaganda impacts my social and personal choices because I control the entire society with the use of propaganda. My personal choice is to persuade the citizens of Oceania that I am all that they have, all that they will have, and that the way they are living now is as good as it gets. I’m influenced by propaganda because it gives me more authority as the people have no choice to give into it as they do not remember past history. Propaganda is important because it is a very powerful weapon as it controls the minds of the citizens. An example of propaganda that I use is “Big Brother is Watching You” which gives the people a sense of protection and makes them desire to worship me even more. The propaganda techniques the party uses allows me to control and install fear into the people which ultimately gives me power. I’m influenced to produce more propaganda for the intended audience of Oceania in order to create a society that I rule over. As I see how people react to the “truth” that the party feeds them, I realize how much leadership we have over them and how we can use it to our advantage to maintain our sculpted society through propaganda techniques.