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Oceaniassocialstructureisfashionedinawaythatthegroupofpeoplemost likelytorebel,theproles,areunabletobecauseoftheirnonexistenteducationandalsobecausetheyare notallowedtograduateintotheParty.ThePartymembersthemselvesareexpectedtoplacetheirfull loyaltyinthePartyandneverhaveanydoubtsregardingthepropagandathegovernmentreleases.Lastly, inRoom101,Winstonfacespunishmentforhissecretrebellion,atthehandsofPartyleader,OBrien. OBrientortureshim,andwhiledoingsodiscussesthePartysmotives,themainforcedrivingtheir ambitionsbeingpower.Duringthesetorturesessions,OBrienstressesthelackofinfluencetheindividual hasontheirgovernment,whilesimultaneouslyprovingthatthegovernmentdoesinfacthaveknowledge thattheindividualistheonlyforcebetweenthemandabsolutepower,hencethereasonwhytheParty goestosuchendstosuppressindividualism.NotonlyisitathreattoOrwellsfictionaltotalitarian government,butalsototalitariangovernmentsintherealworld.Thosegovernmentsgaintheirpowerby
Aliferis2 havingcompletecontrolovertheircitizens,andbyessentiallystrippingawaytheircitizenshumanity.In 1984,Orwellexaggeratesthatideaandgivesthereaderaninsideviewofthelengthsthegovernmentwill gotototearawaytheindividuallyofitscitizensforthesolesakeofgainingpower.Livinginasocietylike that,whereeverywordandthoughtthatissaidorthoughthastobegovernmentapproved,allowsnoroom forhumanitytogrowanduseitscreativemindtofindwaystofurtherimprovethehumanrace.1984 servesasawarningtohumans,awarningwhichtellsofthehorrorsthatcanensueifhumanitychoosesto godownthepathofabsolutegovernment.Despitethepowerthatisgainedinthesegovernments,that powercomesatacost:thehumanityofothers,afeehumanitycannotbeartopay.Itisthisheftycost, whichultimatelypreventsusfromfacingtheinhumaneworldOrwellwarnusofcreating.