Saturday, November 19, 2011

What does Big Brother offer the citizens of Oceania in George Orwell's 1984?

In , the party came to power in Oceania after a bloody revolution
some time during 's youth. As it was not democratically elected, it has never purported to offer
its citizens anything, in the way that modern political parties do. 

Looking
deeper, however, the party does make some provisions for its citizens. It rations food, for
example, to maintain an equal distribution of its resources. It protects Oceania from the
military might of Eurasia, its enemy, and later, from Eastasia. It also provides
committees...

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