In another blog post I had talked about a children history book where capitalists are dehumanized, seen as horrible people. The party uses propaganda to get the children to believe this. The easiest way to assimilate or plant propaganda in a community is by attacking the youngest generation. Children who have no judgement on their own and who will believe everything that is said to them. And they do believe all of these facts about capitalists. The party has succeeded. Also, Winston decides to talk to an 80 year old prole about what life was before the revolution. was it really better, as the textbokk clamed, he got no real answer, but he did have some information that proves that at least part of the texbooks were somewhat right, like the fact that capitalists could disrespect others But books are not the only place where we can find propaganda and censorship and other ideologies of totalitarianism. A few songs are seen in the book. Here are some lyrics of two different songs: What kind of songs are these?! They are really creeping me out... They send a chill down my spine... Songs about death and killing... I wonder if the people are afraid of them too... They are probably used to them though. The songs probably have no actual meaning anymore, after years and years of being sung. However, they have a meaning to me. The song on the left is about two people reporting each other to the Thought police. Two friends who betrayed each other, or two arch nemesis... the story doesn't say. But the songs does explain this: the fate of those being reported is death.''I sold you and you sold me,'' meaning that they have reported each other... The following line: ''There lie they, and here lie we, Under the spreading chestnut tree,'' is a metaphore for their bodies that have been buried under the tree. The song on the right is not as scary... for the most part. It starts off with bells, or churches, saying random lines about fruits ad money (farthings are coins). The middle part of the song is unknown... But the very last part is: ''Here is a chopper to chop off your head'' which is actually really creepy! Now, we don't yet know the rest of the song so why that line is there we don't know... But I have a feeling that we will know pretty soon... and I can't wait to find out! (April second: O'Brian knows the line, it's "'When I grow rich,' say the bells of Shoreditch". The song still doesn't make much sense. This is a passage from Goldenstein's book clearly stating that the advance in technology made it easier for the government to control people's mind. Writing, and then radios and tvs, made it easier to spread propaganda. The result of this: "private life came to an end". Citizens will be watched 24 hours a day, subjects to fear and control. In other words, literature has made it easier to control people and spread propaganda.
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