Orwell suggests that fear and hate are powerful tools of mind control. Which details from 1984 support his view?

In 1984 how does Room 101 help O’Brien accomplish the Party’s mission?
July 29, 2022
In 1984 what role does self-trust play in Winston’s assessment of his sanity?
July 29, 2022

Orwell suggests that fear and hate are powerful tools of mind control. Which details from 1984 support his view?

Orwell suggests that fear and hate are powerful tools of mind control. Which details from 1984 support his view?

In Big Brother’s 1984, the natural emotion of love has been twisted by fear and hate. It doesn’t exist even in Party families, where children spy on their parents and turn them over to the Thought Police. Sex is allowed, but only if the two people don’t love each other. People who are in love are not allowed to marry. The Party cannot risk relationships in which the bonds of love are stronger than the couple’s love for Big Brother. The ritual of Two Minutes Hate is an “act of self-hypnosis, a deliberate drowning of consciousness” that uses fear and hate to control the populace by giving them common enemies. The Two Minutes Hate builds solidarity in a bleak, friendless world. The events in Room 101, where prisoners’ worst fears are used to break their spirit and force their acceptance of Party beliefs, are another example of mind control through a negative emotion.

In Big Brother’s 1984, the natural emotion of love has been twisted by fear and hate. It doesn’t exist even in Party families, where children spy on their parents and turn them over to the Thought Police. Sex is allowed, but only if the two people don’t love each other. People who are in love are not allowed to marry. The Party cannot risk relationships in which the bonds of love are stronger than the couple’s love for Big Brother. The ritual of Two Minutes Hate is an “act of self-hypnosis, a deliberate drowning of consciousness” that uses fear and hate to control the populace by giving them common enemies. The Two Minutes Hate builds solidarity in a bleak, friendless world. The events in Room 101, where prisoners’ worst fears are used to break their spirit and force their acceptance of Party beliefs, are another example of mind control through a negative emotion.