Novels Exam  >  Novels Notes  >  1984 - Summary, Themes & Characters  >  Repression - Themes, 1984

Repression - Themes, 1984 | 1984 - Summary, Themes & Characters - Novels PDF Download

A successful totalitarian state cannot accommodate private loyalties, since private loyalties will often trump loyalty to the Party. Because sex and family create private loyalties, the Party must somehow control these social acts and constructs. Thus, the Party brainwashes children to believe that sex is despicable, unpleasurable, and merely a means to create new Party members. Chastity is encouraged, sexual drives become repressed, sex is seen as a "duty to the Party," and all potential private loyalties are thus eliminated.

Chew on This

Try on an opinion or two, start a debate, or play the devil’s advocate.

The fickleness of Winston Smith’s varicose ulcer is indicative of the Party’s successful sexual repression of its constituents. Sexual repression is the Party’s most potent tool of power and control.

The document Repression - Themes, 1984 | 1984 - Summary, Themes & Characters - Novels is a part of the Novels Course 1984 - Summary, Themes & Characters.
All you need of Novels at this link: Novels
40 docs
40 docs
Download as PDF
Explore Courses for Novels exam
Signup for Free!
Signup to see your scores go up within 7 days! Learn & Practice with 1000+ FREE Notes, Videos & Tests.
10M+ students study on EduRev
Related Searches

Repression - Themes

,

video lectures

,

Exam

,

Important questions

,

Objective type Questions

,

Themes & Characters - Novels

,

mock tests for examination

,

Previous Year Questions with Solutions

,

Repression - Themes

,

Summary

,

past year papers

,

Viva Questions

,

practice quizzes

,

ppt

,

Semester Notes

,

Themes & Characters - Novels

,

1984 | 1984 - Summary

,

1984 | 1984 - Summary

,

Free

,

Themes & Characters - Novels

,

MCQs

,

Extra Questions

,

study material

,

1984 | 1984 - Summary

,

pdf

,

Sample Paper

,

Repression - Themes

,

shortcuts and tricks

;