Tuesday, 11 May 2010

Explain this quote from the novel 1984, "Orthodoxy is unconsciousness."

In the
novel , orthodoxy refers to a citizen's state of mind that accepts anything
and everything that the Party proclaims throughout the dystopian nation. Orthodoxy requires
citizens not to think and openly accept any information given to them from the government. In 's
dystopian society, Big Brother forbids citizens from disagreeing with the Party and keeps them
under twenty-four-hour surveillance. In order to survive, one must unconsciously accept the
Party's propaganda. When Orwell writes, "Orthodoxy is unconsciousness," he is
essentially saying that citizens must not think or question the Party. Citizens act like robots
and unquestionably believe everything that the Party states. Any deviation from complete
submission and acceptance of the Party is considered unorthodox. Unorthodoxy is having opposing,
individual views about the government and society which is forbidden in
Oceania. 

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