tes, "you had to live-did live, from habit that became instinct in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized" (5). As well as being watched by telescreens, the citizens have police patrols who "skim down between the roofs" in helicopters and snoop into their windows from time to time (4). Furthermore, the people are being watched by undercover Thought Police who walk among the individuals in society in search of criminals. Winston believed that a man called O'Bien was part of a secret society dedicated to the overthrow of the state. To his detriment, he later discovered that O'Brien was not only a true member of the Inner Party, but also a Thought Policeman. People who are opposed to the government system can obviously never be sure whether someone is a friend or an enemy and must live in constant fear of being discovered. Thus, by controlling its citizens through surveillance, the government is able to ensure the loyalty of its people and maintain its power. Obviously, the Party does not concern itself with the public welfare as it eliminates it individual freedom and the right to privacy. This clearly demonstrates the anti-utopian nature of the novel.
             The government also controls its citizens by preventing relationships. By making it impossible for individuals to act upon their natural desires to love, the party is able to "prevent men and women from forming loyalties which it might not be able to control" (68). People are granted the privilege of ma
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