In the novel nineteen eighty four, george orwell states that war is peace, how is this so?
June 7th, 2009 | by admin |
iwillbegreat asked:
War is peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength ,
can someone explain how war is peace?
Cathy
War is peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength ,
can someone explain how war is peace?
Cathy
One Response to “In the novel nineteen eighty four, george orwell states that war is peace, how is this so?”
By Diane M on Jun 9, 2009 | Reply
In the novel, it’s called “doublethink”, getting people to accept two contradictory concepts simultaneously. Everybody knows peace is good, everybody wants peace. The State in 1984 was constantly at war. Only the enemy changed from time to time. So, the State used the phrase “war is peace”. We want peace, but we’re constantly at war, so we use doublethink to state that they’re the same thing. That’s true of the other statements as well.
As I recall, there’s a discussion of doublethink at the end of the book. You might want to read it.