897 Living in a society with limited freedom of expression is not, in any case, enjoyable.

A Totalitarian society is a good example of s ch a society, beca se altho gh it provides control for the people, it can deny them a great deal of freedom to express themselves. The fictional society in !eorge "rwell#s $98% also stands as a metaphor for a Totalitarian society. &omm nication, personal beliefs, and individ al loyalty to the government are all controlled by the inner party which governs the people of "ceania in order to 'eep them from rebelling. & rrent society in America is m ch more democratic. (t contrasts with "rwell#s society of $98% beca se comm nication, personal beliefs and the people#s loyalty to the government are all determined by the individ al. (n order to 'eep the people of "ceania in conformity with the desires of the governing (nner )arty, the (nner )arty controls several aspects of the people#s lives. &omm nication, for one, is controlled for the benefit of the nation. *ewspea' is a modified version of lang age that is enforced pon the people in order to limit their expression. +yme and ,inston, two middle-class wor'ers in "ceania, disc ss the concept of *ewspea'. +yme reveals that he s pports the system, demonstrating how he has been brainwashed by the (nner )arty who enforces the system. .(t#s a bea tif l thing, the destr ction of words... /o haven#t a real appreciation for *ewspea', ,inston... 0on#t yo see that the whole aim of *ewspea' is to narrow the range of tho ght1 (n the end we shall ma'e tho gtcrime literally impossible, beca se there will be no words in which to express it. 2p. %34. "ne can detect from this 5 otation that the people of "ceania, as a gro p, have been brainwashed by the (nner )arty to se only *ewspea'. +yme, for one, nderstands the p rpose of it, and he still complies with the system beca se he has been trained to do so. The concept of *ewspea' is designed to control personal beliefs of the citi6ens by limiting their form of expression as +yme explains. 7 t when the governing system is not followed, Tho ght )olice are sed to prevent tho ghts that oppose the nation. .8ow often, or on what system, the Tho ght )olice pl gged in on any individ al wire was g esswor'. (t was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time. 2p. 34. There is no do bt that - thro gh both *ewspea' and Tho ght )olice - the system of government in $98% has ade5 ately prevented the people from thin'ing against it. ,hen all this s rveillance is placed on the people, they learn to comply with their co ntry and event ally begin to val e it a tomatically. At the end of the story, aft er ,inston is acc sed by the Tho ght )olice of tho ghtcrime and is tort red, he finally conforms to the general tho ghts of "ceania. .8e had finally won the victory over himself. 8e loved 7ig 7rother. 2p. 9%:4. This 5 ote indicates that the inner party has done everything that was necessary to preserve ,inston#s loyalty to the nation. ;ven ,inston, who at one time was against his government, has now been .fixed. to s pport it and love his leader. The government of "ceania has gone to great lengths to change ,inston#s mind, and as always, they have gotten what they desire. America in $997 is m ch different from "rwell#s $98% beca se, for one, freedom of expression is a dominating factor in American comm nication. (n conversation as well as newspapers and maga6ines, a variety of views and opinions are openly expressed. &ensorship is not enforced to a high degree. As an example, demonstrations and protests are often held which co nter certain governmental policies< laws or propositions are often spo'en o t against in p blic. The fact that these rebellio s actions are not p nished by the government proves that the government of America is

m ch more lenient than that of $98%. The expression of s ch a variety of beliefs comes from the freedom of individ al beliefs. The tho ghts and opinions of the individ al are not maintained by the government< the government does not have a system to control the tho ghts of the individ al. This is why one commonly sees s ch a variety of beliefs and ideas spread in advertisements and media. =or instance, while there are often advertisemen ts for meat, leather or f r prod cts in maga6ines and s ch, other advertisements often try to s ggest a more h mane treatment of animals, therefore contradicting the idea that animals sho ld be 'illed for h man cons mption. The modern American government f lly allows any given belief of the individ al people. And beca se o r beliefs vary, o r opinion of the government can vary. ,hile some people s pport their nation, others defy it beca se they have the independence to do so. *eo*a6i s'inheads traditionally wear an American flag pside down on their clothing or b rn the flag. There is no policing that prevents people from doing this beca se the government gives them the freedom. All in all, modern Americans have an extremely high level of freedom regarding all forms of expression. The story of $98% reflects a society that totally contrasts with America today. ,hile "rwell#s objective was primarily written to exaggerate the Totalitarian>&omm nist and other conditions of society s rro nding him, $98% presents an important g ide to life for modern Americans. ? st as a major objective of learning American history is to ens re that we do not repeat o r mista'es, $98% can give warnings to both government systems and individ als regarding how society sho ld not be controlled. The vigoro s control system presented in the boo' stands as a method by which no American wo ld want to live.