Part+One

To understand the text properly certain concepts have to be understood. One is “thoughtcrime”, another is “doublethink. **Explain in your own words.** The word "Thoughtcrime" is somewhat easy to understand, it is basically the crime of thought. However in this case "thoughtcrime" is extrapolated to the point that if one thinks, does, breathes, anything that goes against societies norms, then they will be seen as "rebels" which will later on be executed. The reader knows that they will be executed due to the 2 minutes of hate, and the constant reminder of public hangings. Another important propaganda device is “Newspeak”, dealt with in chapter 5 of the novel. **Consider Syme’s words: “Don’t you see that the whole range of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible because there will be no words in which to express it.”**
 * Discuss the role of the “proles” particularly the idea that hope lies in the proles. Does it? **

To a certain extent the answer to this question would be yes, the "proles" would be sufficiently numerous enough to overthrow the government. However due to the harsh treatment of the party towards the proles, and the "liberty's" they are given and also the lack of education the overthrow would never take place. The proles represent the peasants in modern day society however like the majority of symbolism within this novel, they are exaggerated.