english Flashcards
Manipulation of Truth and Reality
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strengt
Surveillance and Fear:
“Big Brother is watching you.”
Control of History:
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
Psychological Manipulation:
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
Language as a Tool of Control:
It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.
The Role of Torture:
We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them
Dehumanization and Loss of Identity:
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever
Destruction of Personal Relationships:
“The sexual act, successfully performed, was rebellion. Desire was thoughtcrime
questioning life in the end of the book
‘Was life better before the Revolution than it is now?
mind control
“He was already dead, he reflected. It seemed to him that it was only now, when he had begun to be able to formulate his thoughts, that he had taken the decisive step.”
o brain mind control
“‘We do not destroy the heretic because he resists us. . . . We convert him, we capture his inner mind, we reshape him.’”