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In the Newspeak language, there is a word, ''Ownlife,'' which means idvidualism and eccentricity. The people have no freedom or privacy... especially not the party members. When they are not at work or doing an activity like sleeping or eating, a party member was supposed and assumed to be at the Community Center. This way, the party members hve absolutely no spare time. They are also are never truly alone except in bed, but then they are watched by the telescreens. Walking alone by yourself was dangerous, it would make people suspecious... Having an ownlife was suspecious, you were never supposed to be alone. Individualim could lead to rebellion, or ideas of rebellion. Individualism meant that a person somehow hd privacy. Individualism meant having secrets. So if someone thought or saw someone else being alone, that person could report him or her, because they could be suspecious of him or her.
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