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Doublethinking George Orwell's 1984

Alienating the Audience

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The Control of the Party and the Betrayal of Family

The older generation barely remembers life before the party's control, whereas the younger generation is raised to see the family as just a unit of the party structure, with the party actively teaching children to betray their parents. The party's control leads to an atomizing force where all life revolves around the state. The cognitive dissonance experienced by the outer party members is evident, with Parsons exemplifying blind faith in the party and expressing eagerness to appease it, even when facing severe consequences.

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