1984: First 3rd

In 1984, the main characters have revealed themselves as Winston and Julia.  Winston works in the Outer Party, in the ministry of truth, and it is never quite revealed exactly what he does there.  It is evidence by the tone of the writing that he is brainwashed, and as a result, brain dead.  The tone is very drab and monosyllabic.  Julia is a dark haired girl, who wears a red sash around her waist.  The sash is said to be representative of the "junior anti-sex league," who practice abstinence for life.  However, she hands Winston a note in the hallway, writing "I love you."  Winston digs that, and they start having a secret love affair, out of the government's will.  The thought police seem to find out that they are doing this, and raid their apartment, putting them through quite a lot mentally and physically.

Well, the government of Oceania doesn't really like love affairs.  Actually, the ministry of love (slang or "newspeak" miniluv)  actually happily tortures its victims!  I think it's probably plain that they don't have a ministry of "love," so why would anyone try to love if the government doesn't support it?  That probably also means that anything not the opposite of the four parties (peace, plenty, truth, and love) is declared heresy.  But why would the government and "Big Brother" (If he actually exists, more on that later,) call the ministries ministries of "truth, love, peace, and plenty?"  Why not "lies, torture, war, and starvation?"  Well that would probably be because there are people out there that want to rock this place to its core.  George Orwell was a big hater on this type of regime, as evident by the usage of his tone, and the biography on the front of my paperback copy.  He would love to think that there was hope.  Either there is another country out there that the general populace don't know about (and judging by North Korea's standards, that's pretty plausable.) or "Big Brother" (if he exists, more on that later) doesn't really get that he can change the meanings of those words.  Maybe, this regime wasn't put into effect too long ago.  But I guess it would have to be more than first generation if the people were already so brainwashed.  Either way, it's worth discussing this, and "Big Brother" (If he exists, more on that later.)