I have to write an essay describing the place and role of each of the three classes of people in Oceania and elaborate on why and how the government of Oceania wishes to foster inequality among its citizens. Any ideas? Thanks!!
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The Three Classes
The inequality maintains Oceanian society as it is. The high stays high, the middle stays middle, and the low stays low.
The Inner Party has all kinds of simple luxuries: clean homes, good quality food and cigarettes and liquor, "off" switches on the telescreeens. As long as the Outer Party and Proles don't have these things, they feel the inequality. They fight for tiny things like cooking pots and razor blades and consider obtaining one a great victory. Hence they do not strive for greater victories. They believe tht these things are in short supply because of the war, so they are willing to do without them for the war effort. The war, of course, uses up goods so that they do not end up in the hands of the lower classes.
I hope this helps a little.
The Inner Party has all kinds of simple luxuries: clean homes, good quality food and cigarettes and liquor, "off" switches on the telescreeens. As long as the Outer Party and Proles don't have these things, they feel the inequality. They fight for tiny things like cooking pots and razor blades and consider obtaining one a great victory. Hence they do not strive for greater victories. They believe tht these things are in short supply because of the war, so they are willing to do without them for the war effort. The war, of course, uses up goods so that they do not end up in the hands of the lower classes.
I hope this helps a little.
Thank you so much this is very helpful!!
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