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 act according to the government. In society today,
             there is freedom of expression everywhere. In magazines, on televisions, on
             people themselves and even communication. People express themselves
             through their clothing, while in the book, everyone wears the same thing.
             There is no freedom of expression whatsoever. In both magazines and
             television, people express their opinion all the time with
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