Nineteen Eighty Four

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Nineteen Eighty Four

In Canada, we have the freedom to do almost anything. In the novel Nineteen
Eighty Four, there is no freedom. Although there are no laws in Oceania, there
are consequences to doing thoughtcrime. The consequences are used not for
punishment but for the limitation of people who may perform a crime in the
future. There are many differences in our society today and the society that of
Nineteen Eighty Four. In our society today, we encourage thinking. Even in
schools, children are taught to express themselves in any way possible. Story
writing, acting, or even art, there are a variety of ways to achieve that while
in Oceania, children are taught to spy on their parents to see if they are
having thoughtcrimes. Thoughtcrime is a word in Newspeak that controls any
individual thought. One cannot think on his or her own. He or she can only think
what the government tells or allows him or her to think. If they are ever caught
with thoughtcrime, he or she would be vapourized. Freedom of speech is limited
due to the fact that thought can lead to the destruction of the government.
Speech is also restricted due the Newspeak. Newspeak limits the words one can
use to eliminate thoughtcrime. Without words, one cannot fully express
themselves. The people of Oceania do not have the freedom of expression like we
do. Without thought, there is no expressions of any kind, which makes him or her
a goodthinker. A goodthinker is one that knows naturally, without thought, how
to behave or a...

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