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             To control human thoughts, intuition, emotions and actions are to control humanity, and that is exactly what the Inner Party had done in George Orwell's novel, Nineteen Eighty- Four. The Inner Party, most often refereed as the Party, had the power to control humanity or at least the civilians of Oceania. Most people that were born during the rein of the Party know no other way of life. They all grew up without emotions, freedom or an identity. Winston who vaguely remembers when times were different fantasizes about overthrowing the government. He realizes that the Party is not unbeatable but that it would take all the people of Oceania to recognize this before anything would change. The problem is that the people of Oceania live in complete oblivion. Every history book has been altered to make the people believe that the Party has been around since man first walked the earth. The citizens of Oceania do not realized that there have been greater generations before; therefore they believe they are living in the finest age in history. Winston describes Oceania as, "Decaying, dingy cities where underfed people shuffled to and fro in leaky shoes, in patched- up nineteenth- century houses that smelt always of cabbage and bad lavatories." One wonders how could anyone feel that this could possibly be the finest era of all time, it also makes one wonder what the worst age in history was or would be like. In all essence, the people of Oceania are unaware of their plight and they know no better. Orwell explains what can happen when emotions, freedom, and identity are striped from human beings and allows a society like Oceania to govern and therefore; no one should allow this to happen.
             Fundamental codes of moral are forced on the people to control their emotions. The people of Oceania are taught to disregard any emotions because having any emotions is a criminal offense. This leaves every person emotionally frustrated and withou...

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