1984 #1

Those in the Party certainly try many ways to form equality and conformity. They control the history, language, jobs, and even the thoughts of those that live there in Oceania. By not allowing free thought, sex, or an expression of individuality, they're created a sense of conformity where everyone's the same. In the sense of free religion, relationships, and individual rights, there simply aren't any. The people that live there don't get to make the decision of who they're going to worship and believe in, who they can have sex with, and their rights just don't exist. They've created this sense of conformity through many concepts of the Party. They have the telescreen, which promotes propaganda of the Party and how the Thought Police monitor the people's thoughts, the Ministry of Truth, which alters the history of Oceania. I would say that in Oceania, so far, we see a dystopia. The Party is making attempts to create a happy, ideal world for the people to live in, but all they've done is restrict every right that men are born with. For example, Winston finds, "war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength", which we can put into our own perspective and look at ourselves. Our society, although it's certainly not a uptopia, recognizes war as unpeaceful, freedom as a right and privilege, and ignorance as a bad aspect. These meanings put forth by the Party show that their society is certainly not a utopia.