How have they created equality or conformity?
- The government, Big Brother, controls everything and closely monitors all activities of citizens.
How have they reduced conflict, specifically in regards to religion, relationships, and individual rights?
- All people are required to agree with Big Brother so whatever Big Brother says goes. Indiviual rights are not much of a concern. If an individual thinks thoughts against Big Brother they are promptly disposed of.
-On the outside looking in, the society of 1984 is a dystopia. The people have very little personal freedom and are always under the watchful of Big Brother. Some people, like the main character, have similar ideas about the oppression of Big Brother, but many of the individuals in the story are oblivious and simply go along. This begs the question of whether or not the classification of 1984 society as a dystopia is because it truly is or because we know the greatness of freedom and liberty.
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